Procurement Specialist, Supply Chain analyst, purchasing coordinator
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FAITH EDMIN
PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST
CONTACT
*****.********@*****.***
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
WORK AUTHORIZATION
Fully Work Authorized No Visa Sponsorship Required
SKILLS
Proficient in MS Office, PowerPoint, Excel, E-mail, and Internet Research. Interested in reviving knowledge of using SPSS and learning to use other programs.
Customer relationship management
Negotiation skills
Project management.
Data analysis
Problem solving skills
Attention to details
Leadership
Preparation of tender documents and bid evaluation.
Preparation and management of contracts
EDUCATION
November 2023
Master of Science (MS), Health Supply
Chain Management
University of Rwanda,
Kigali-Rwanda.
March 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS),Pharmacy,
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences,
Bangalore-India.
November 2024
SHORT COURSES
Financial Decision making for leaders’
program (Ongoing)- 30/11/2024
Babson College, Massachusetts, USA
CERTIFICATIONS
CPR/AED: Adult, child, Infant
+ First Aid (BLS) - American Health
Care Academy
Industrial First Aid Course by
Occupational Safety and Health
Authority (OSHA) (Tanzania)
Safety and Health Representative
Course by Occupational Safety and
Health Authority (OSHA) (Tanzania)
MEETINGS ATTENDED
SADC Council of Ministers Meeting
Kinshasa/Democratic Republic of Congo,
March 2023
SADC Council of Ministers preparatory
meetings
Tanzania, February – March 2023
42nd Heads of State Summit
Kinshasa/Democratic Republic of Congo,
August 2022
39th Heads of State Summit
Dar es Salaam/Tanzania, August 2019
Manufacturers/suppliers annual general
meeting (Global forum in Africa)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania-July 2019
Discussing with manufacturers and
suppliers on sustainable production,
consumption and disposal
Meeting with various manufacturers
worldwide
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania-August 2017
Discussing with manufacturers on the
benefits of working together, ensuring
both sides perform their duties timely and
diligently
LANGUAGES
Swahili
Native
English
Fluent
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
7 years of experience in purchasing pharmaceuticals, laboratory reagents, medical supplies and equipment for the government of Tanzania and SADC (Southern African Development Community - 16 countries) countries, 1 year of experience in demand and supply planning and 10 months of experience as a contract specialist for a company responsible for the manufacture and sale of construction materials.
EXPERIENCE
Nov. 2023 – to date
Contract Speicalist (Remote)
By Block Contractors Limited-Tanzania
A private Company responsible for manufacturing and selling building materials
Key roles
Reviewing bid documents
Preparing notification of award and subsequent contracts
Ensure contract compliance with legal requirements and company policies
Prepare a report on number of contracts at hand, their duration, level of compliance etc.
Make recommendations to the procurement manager
Develop negotiation strategy for the company
May 2022 - October 2023
SADC Pooled Procurement Services Coordinator
Medical Stores Department, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania
A government organization responsible for procuring, storing and distributing pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, medical equipment and lab reagents required for public services. Also, a manufacturer of few pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
Key roles
Coordinated orders from SADC member states through the SPPS initiative.
Coordinated demand forecast of health commodities from clients (SADC member states) to MSD, Tanzania.
Prepared and submitted reports to the SADC Secretariat and Tanzanian Ministry of Health.
Advised the Procurement Department on medicines to be ordered and their respective specifications.
Stakeholder management
Collecting data from internal and external sources on factors known to affect demand
Supplier relationship management and risk management
Wrote reports on health commodities imported from foreign manufacturers.
Provided technical advice to clients on items requested.
Handled complaints and product recalls from member states.
Organized and attended different meetings.
Modeled data to forecast future demand
Analyzed sales, stock, and other data statistics
Followed up on client satisfaction.
Achievement
Developed the marketing strategy for MSD to market the SADC Pooled procurement services project in the SADC region
Multitasking - As SADC Procurement Manager I had to organize and participate in various meetings with different organizations, embassies, ministers, etc., attend and participate in Heads of State and Council of Ministers meetings, travel to different countries in the SADC region, ensure that suppliers were paid on time, monitor the timely delivery of shipments from different suppliers to be delivered in different countries, prepare different reports to the ministry of health and the SADC Secretariat as well as other tasks.
Delivered assigned work on time
July 2019 - April 2022
Senior Procurement Officer (for SADC Countries)
Office established at MSD, Tanzania
Key roles
Advised on specifications for items ordered by clients.
Developed sourcing strategies.
Initiated procurement processes that included preparing tender documents, opening tenders, reviewing bid documents as well as preparing notification of awards and subsequent contracts.
Coordinated and participated in meetings with member states (including presidents), ambassadors, ministers and manufacturers.
Prepared quarterly operation reports and submitted to the member states, prepared monthly reports and submitted to the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, as well as prepared quarterly operation reports and submitted to the SADC Secretariat.
Preparation of annual procurement plan and budgeting
Reviewed and updated inventories.
Cross functional working to review forecast and replenishments plans
Review of company’s procurement policy, guidelines and procedures
Reconciled/resolved order discrepancies with suppliers.
Mobilized funds to address gaps in implementing the SPPS initiative.
Negotiated prices with suppliers.
Coordinated payments to suppliers.
Stakeholder management
Supplier relationship management and risk management
Achievements
Along with the project manager and the IT team, designed and developed the health commodity supply chain management and electronic platform for SADC Pooled Procurement Services.
Established an office within Medical Stores Department to handle Pooled Procurement Services (SPPS) for 16 SADC countries.
Regularly prepared contracts with different incoterms, delivery locations (different countries and regions) and more than 50 item lines in a single contract.
Consistently negotiated prices with suppliers and reduced them by up to 15%.
Resolved a misunderstanding between the Seychelles Ministry of Health and Tanzania's Medical Stores Department that would have led to the disintegration of the two countries' union.
Regularly led teams evaluating 70 or more tender documents from different suppliers worldwide, with different incoterms and currencies.
Simultaneously managed different calls for tender with numerous item lines (up to 200 item lines in a single call for tender)
December 2016 - June 2019
Procurement Officer (for the Tanzanian Government)
Medical Stores Department-Tanzania, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania
Key roles
Advised on specifications for items ordered by clients.
Developed sourcing strategies.
Initiated procurement processes that included preparing tender documents, opening tenders, reviewing bid documents as well as preparing notification of awards and subsequent contracts.
Coordinated and participated in meetings with manufacturers and different hospitals.
Prepared monthly reports and submitted to the Tanzanian Ministry of Health.
Reviewed and updated inventories.
Reconciled/resolved order discrepancies with suppliers.
Negotiated prices with suppliers.
Coordinated payments to suppliers
Achievements
Consistently negotiated prices with suppliers and reduced them by up to 15%.
Regularly led teams evaluating 70 or more tender documents from different suppliers worldwide, with different incoterms and currencies.
Simultaneously managed different calls for tender with numerous item lines (up to 200 item lines in a single call for tender)
December 2015 - November 2016
Pharmacist
Muhimbili Community Outlet (MCO)
Medical Stores Department, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania
Key roles
Received and filled out prescriptions for retail patients.
Counseled patients.
Supervised Pharmacy Technicians.
Examined inventories and kept stock records.
Liaised with medical professionals on patient medications.
Achievement
Resolved the problem of missing pharmaceutical products worth around 60,000 USD by analyzing the ERP system in use.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Preparing e-SPPS system, Dodoma / Tanzania. (April 2022-Oct.2023)
Together with IT team, prepared an e-program for monitoring the flow of orders and health commodities from the SADC member states to the Medical Stores Department and from manufacturers to the SADC member states.
Training on Tanzania National Electonic Procurement system (TANEPs), 02/2020
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
e-procurement system that was used in Tanzania to enhance transparency, efficiency and effectiveness in the public procurement sector
Training on manufacturing solid medicines (Feb.-March 2014)
Srushti Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India
Training on manufacturing oral liquids and pastes (Feb.-March 2013)
Meyer Healthcare (P) Ltd, Bangalore, India
REFERENCES
Available upon request
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