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QUEENTER ELIZABETH AMONDI

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Email: ado30x@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE SUMMARY

• A result driven and keen to detail Procurement and Supply Management professional with the experience in ensuring proficiency in all the roles I undertake. Over the years, I have acquired skills in Entrepreneurship procurement and sourcing, Marketing, supply planning and management, inventory management, warehouse management, Project management, contract management. Given my effective service delivery, my desire is to consistently contribute my accuracy and proficiencies to the organization and to add value to the organization by ensuring cost saving is achieved with desired deliverables in quality services to the clients. A Registered member with the Kenya Institute of supplies management (KISM) – Since June 2012 EDUCATION

• Master of Science in Procurement- Ongoing-Mount Kenya University

• Bachelor of Business Management-Supply chain – Mount Kenya University July 2016

• Diploma in procurement and materials management – Mombasa polytechnic university college February 2011 KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Supply chain management

• Import and demand Planning.

• Project management

• Financial analysis

• Negotiation

• Analytical thinking

• ICT Competence

WORK HISTORY

Assistant Manager Planning & Supply Chain management Burn Manufacturing USA LLC; April 2021-Date

Duties and Responsibilities

• Determine the required materials and management processes for new and existing products using Microsoft NAV ERP and generating purchase orders.

• Develop and maintain all MRP and downstream processes related to MRP in Microsoft NAV

• Ensure all output data from MRP is accurate and undertake analysis for any deviations and errors.

• Negotiate terms, production lead times, follow up for payment (as per terms) for international material suppliers.

• Manage inventory levels based on customer demand, agreed min-max stock levels and financial requirements.

• Track production volumes, and monitor customer demand patterns and purchasing trends. Undertake risk assessment and mitigation activities on material availability.

• Develop, prepare, and share planning reports and trends as required

• Ensure proper records keeping of all related documents including Duty Remission, inbound items, clearing documentation.

• Coordinate with departments for clear specifications for accurate supply chain processes.

• Supply and demand planning and spend analysis and communicate of action plans.

• Manage all inbound logistics for materials, spares, parts, and other incoming component.

• Negotiate and develop contracts, terms and deadlines with vendors and suppliers.

• Reconciliation of duty remission scheme materials and lodging of documents with KRA.

• Create and implement procurement strategies and processes that are innovative, cost-effective, and incorporate the growing complexities and challenges within industry whilst driving continuous improvement

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Category Manager

Copia Kenya; July 2018-March 2021

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Director-Procurement and Partner Relations. The key responsibility is to establish and operate efficient and effective Supply chain Processes necessary to maximize profit margins and ensure that organization meets its delivery commitments and implement best practices. Currently handling 7 categories-Electronics, Farm, Energy, Baby, School, Construction and Transport with a minimum of 700 SKUs per Category.

• Develop Categories Strategy, projects and Market Insights-Category pricing and promotions across market channels, Competitor insights, develop new strategies on how to improve the categories revenues e.g., Hampers, bundles combos etc.

• Categories Budget Execution-category growth in line with the financial model i.e ensuring the successful execution and submission of Revenue, Margin, and product mix. Monitoring and evaluation of onboarded SKUs to ensure they generate the desired revenue while at the same time earns the company the desired margins. Manage the categories inventory.

• Monitor Performance through Marketing and merchandizing-Execution of category Revenue, Margins and Mix. Recommend the product lines driven by the market demand, Appraise and support new product Ideas, Support the listing process through the ROI analysis, Access the product market data etc.

• Lead Employees-Ensure the overall department objectives are achieved while collaboratively working together with the other departments i.e Marketing, Sales, Analytics, Finance, Customer service, warehouse and Logistics.

• Periodic reporting to the senior management team on the departmental performance and insights at large Achievements

Increased Business Revenues through successful innovations delivered within short and tight timelines that aided the company in raising $26 million in series B funding in Nov 2019 led by LGT Lightstone, and including Goodwell, Perivoli Innovations, Endeavor Catalyst and ELEA. Snr Procurement Officer

Copia Kenya; March 2014-June 2017

Achievements

Reporting directly to the Chief financial Officer, the key responsibility is to establish and operate efficient and effective Procurement Processes necessary to maximize profit margins and ensure that organization meets its delivery commitments and implement best practices.

• Moved the categories gross margin from 3% to 16% within a span of 3 years.

• Managed to grow the absolute Revenue for 7 categories from an average of 16Million to an average of 41 Million within a span of 3 months through merchandizing.

• Made a record of category savings of 2.9million Kenya shillings within a year through better negotiations.

• Better vendor management allowed the company to get the necessary services even during times of crisis for the manufacturers like instances of goods rationing due to raw material shortage of maintenance at the plants.

• Reduced logistics cost from 670/= per drop to 320/= per drop via direct deliveries done to the customers by the suppliers

• Mentorship of junior staff who are currently giving exemplary performance in their current roles of category managers from internship.

Snr Supply Chain Officer

Bridge international Academies; Sept 2013 to February 2014 Achievements

The below achievements could be attributed to the adherence to the company’s OKRs and best procurement practices carried out within this period not limited to better negotiation skills, better Supplier management, better inventory management and collaborative efforts with the other departments.

• Within the last quarter of the year 2013 I managed to reduce construction department cost on local and warehouse purchases with a total savings of 670,607.67 KSH for 16 construction projects

• Within the first quarter of the year 2014 I managed to make a cost savings on logistics budget by a total savings of 710,182.89 KSH on logistics during the same period. 3

Warehouse Officer

Bridge international Academies; February 2012 to August 2013 Duties and Responsibilities

Inventory Management

• I learnt the BIA Navision ERP system within 3 months while working at the warehouse and ensured that the inventory management reports that were required were generated from the system. Ensured that all shipment notes were generated from Navision and receipts posted in the system in time and the GRN (goods received notes) generated in time for payment processes and inventory report updated.

• Introduced the Tally sheets used at the warehouse for receipt and dispatches.

• Inventory management with a record of less than 200,000 stock variance after stock take valuation done in 2013 Jan down from 1.9 Million recorded in 2012 January.

• Set up the standard operating procedure for the supply chain department (Procurement, Warehousing and Logistics)

• Ensured supplier invoices were submitted to finance department in timely manner for payment processes. REFEREES

Dominic Dimba

Chief Financial officer

Copia Kenya Limited

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Kevin Nzioka

Director. Procurement and Partnership management

Copia Kenya Limited

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Corazon Wasuna Obure

Imports and demand Planning specialist

Copia Kenya Limited

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Queenter Elizabeth Amondi

PO Box 428-40405

Sare Awendo

+254*********

2021

To whom it may concern

General Application

I am looking forward to meeting with you to share my enthusiasm for filling a vacancy in your organization. This role is at the forefront of my career goals in my burgeoning eight-year supervisory and middle management career in Procurement and Supply chain management.

My strengths include but not limited to the following: Developing and administering budgets and schedules; forecasting trends and adjusting practices, accordingly, Presentation and time management, Business driven, and People focused Strong analytical abilities, Mindset for meeting expectations, cultivating, and leading high-performance teams. I am adept at applying improvement strategies – such as Lean and 5S (Sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain) – to drive long-term efficiency and cost-control objectives. I have a history of implementing successful changes that drive growth and reduce expenses.

If you are looking for someone to deliver and maintain a cohesive product life cycle through the product category management, then I welcome the opportunity to discuss my results with you. During my career in Supply Chain Management, I have won the undeniable and collaborative support of my peers. I look forward to hearing from you I appreciate your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Queenter Elizabeth.

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