Founder & Principal Advisor, Claraxis Group
Fractional operations, supply chain, commercialization and business development leadership.
Founder & Principal Advisor
Kobe Ofori-Atta
Nearly 20 years working across the manufacturing value chain. Now bringing that operator’s perspective to companies navigating growth, supply and execution.
An operator’s perspective
From supplier decisions to the pilot plant—and the market.
Kobe’s Colgate-Palmolive career began in product development and pilot operations, then grew across process engineering, environmental compliance, procurement, commercialization and plant leadership.
As Plant Manager of the Global Technology Center pilot plant, he directed operations supporting 350+ scientists and managed $25M+ in annual operating and capital budgets. Earlier, his go-to-market work spanned Colgate-Palmolive’s $6B North America Oral Care portfolio.
Through Claraxis Group, Kobe supports manufacturers that need experienced leadership connecting strategy, supply chain, shop-floor execution and growth.
THE OPERATOR’S VIEWClear priorities.
Clear priorities.
Practical execution.
Morristown, New Jersey · Fractional, interim and project engagements
Experience timeline
A career across the value chain.
Plant Manager, Global Technology Pilot Manufacturing
Led pilot plant operations; managed annual operating and capital budgets; served as primary FDA contact; led a USP water system modernization and operational dashboard.
Go-to-Market Strategy & Commercialization, North America Oral Care
Led commercialization work across a $6B portfolio, including workflow simplification and Hello brand integration.
Procurement Specialist, Raw & Pack
Supplier negotiation, dual sourcing and recyclable packaging resin qualification.
Process Engineering & Environmental Compliance
Pilot plant process engineering, equipment and utility validation, quality, GMP, FDA and EHS work.
Product Development & Pilot Plant Operations
Product development, pilot operations, process technology, team leadership and subject matter expertise.
Career dates and scope are based on Kobe’s resume. Quantified business results should be published with approved attribution and context.
Areas of work
Where Kobe gets involved.
Operations Leadership
Plant operations, performance routines, people development, reliability and operating/capital budget stewardship.
Supply Chain & Procurement
Supplier negotiation, dual sourcing, packaging procurement, continuity and end-to-end supply chain review.
Scale-Up & Tech Transfer
Pilot manufacturing, process engineering, equipment and utility validation, and manufacturing readiness.
Quality & Regulatory Readiness
FDA audit hosting, GMP practices, quality audits, EHS and critical systems visibility.
Go-to-Market & Commercialization
Launch governance and cross-functional coordination across marketing, R&D, packaging, procurement, manufacturing, quality and supply chain.
Digital, Data & AI Adoption
Operational dashboards and analytics, plus practical AI adoption to improve information access and decision support.
Let’s connect
Tell me where execution is getting stuck.
We’ll start with the business need and the facts on the ground.