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Procurement and warehouse professional

Location:

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

Salary:

80000

Posted:

February 22, 2023

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Amos Mwiti Ngiri

Procurement & Warehousing professional

Contacts

Phone: +254-***-***-***

E-mail: advhxw@r.postjobfree.com

Skills

Good communication skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Relationship Management

Collaboration and Teamwork

Flexibility and Adaptability

Interpersonal Communication

Warehouse Management

Inventory Management

Stock Management

Time Management

Attention to Details

Negotiation

Analytical

Bilingual: Kiswahili and English

PROFILE SUMMARY

A dedicated, forward-thinking, and result-oriented Procurement and Warehousing professional with 8+ years of established experience in procurement, inventory management, stock monitoring, customer relationship management and orders fulfillment. Proficient in relationship building, quantitative problem-solving, computing, procurement reporting, and warehouse management systems. Holds a Diploma in Procurement and Material Management and a Bachelor of Procurement and Contract Management. Seeking to utilize my education, expertise and experience to land a personally and professionally rewarding Procurement and Warehousing role in an exciting workplace.

Work History

2022-07-

To Date

2022-01-

2022-06

2018-07 – 2021-01

Procurement Officer- Healthy-U 2000 Ltd.

•Strategically sourcing, streamlining and improving sourcing processes for allocated categories.

•Managing supplier development/relationships to ensure continuity of goods and services that meet quality, and price performance standards of the company.

•Establishing re-order level for the allocated categories and working in collaboration with stock audit department to ensure order of goods is placed on a timely manner to minimize stock outs.

•Liaising with production, packaging, warehouses, sales and retail teams on new expected stocks for planning purposes.

•Preparing weekly and monthly reports on purchases done, challenges with possible mitigation measures and status of the allocated categories including packaging materials.

•Ensuring goods purchased locally and oversees have a reasonable expiry period and reducing any possible short expiries from being purchased.

•Tracking forecasted vs actual savings for allocated categories and giving reports against these measures and their potential budgetary impacts

•Maintaining working knowledge of applicable import laws from oversees countries as well as local laws, regulations, internal policies, and procedures to ensure the highest level of integrity, honesty, and transparency by the company.

Warehouse Supervisor -Sokowatch Ltd Mombasa.

•Ensured the warehouse operates at peak efficiency, with customer satisfaction being the primary goal by supervising, organizing, directing and training warehouse team.

•Developed warehouse operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements, equipment utilization, inventory management, gate processes and issuance.

•Developed effective outbound logistics leading to improvement of goods flow to customers and delivery speed

•Successfully managed to reduce labor cost in the warehousing section by identifying and reducing redundancies while also ensuring efficient operations through elimination of double handling.

•Managed supplier relationship by ensuring smooth and timely offloading of incoming goods, receiving and acceptance of the

Same.

Procurement Officer – Gateway Marine Service Ltd

•Oversaw timely sourcing of quality goods and services in line with company procedures, leading to low cost per kilometer

•Oversaw contract negotiations, supplier performance monitoring, volume leverage, and cost management procedures and strategies.

•Conducted market research to identify pricing trends.

•Ensured daily purchases and yearly supplier evaluation reports are submitted to accounts managers/general manager.

•Ensured all purchases meet the required standards and specifications.

•Tracked orders and ensured timely delivery to clients.

•Liaised with stores-in-charge to maintain optimum stock levels to minimize stock outs

•Created and implemented a procurement framework, including policies, procedures, processes, and system.

•Liaised with workshop and operations to ensure truck spares are availed on time for better planning.

•Coordinated with user department to ensure correct and accurate specifications for the materials, including spare parts are provided on time to avoid delay-related costs.

2015-04 – 2018-06

2012-01 – 2015-03

Purchasing Officer – Branded Fine Foods Limited

Monitored stock levels and identified purchasing needs for user departments.

Analyzed costing offered by different suppliers and prepared cost comparison report for different vendors

Liaised with warehouse staff to ensure all products arrive in good condition.

Maintained and updated supplier records and contracts.

Ensured all incoming goods or materials are captured in the inventory system.

Ensured all suppliers invoices are correctly attached with GRNs, stamped, signed and delivered to accounts department.

Processed local purchase orders on timely basis.

Tracked orders of procured material/goods and communicate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery.

Warehouse Assistant – Branded Fine Foods Limited

Oversaw the collection, receiving, warehousing, dispatching, and picking operations and personnel.

Supervised warehouse team, including assigning tasks, monitoring, and performance appraisal.

Identified and improved processes to increase efficiency and minimize mistakes.

Ensured all generators including, clip-on or underslung are properly serviced and checked before use for exporting cargo.

Maintained standards of health, safety, hygiene, and security of goods/fruits in the warehouse in line with company and industry standards.

Liaised with sales and logistics section to ensure availability and dispatch of goods.

Liaised and coordinated with clearing and forwarding team in ensuring proper planning for the incoming containers, including creating space and receiving procedures.

Oversaw cross-stuffing of perishable cargo for export to company-owned containers from shipping company-owned containers.

Implemented and monitored best inventory management practices to reduce wastages and improving customer satisfaction within our East African branches.

Key Achievements

Successfully managed to reduce labor in the warehousing section by identifying and reducing redundancies while also ensuring efficient operations through elimination of double handling.

Successfully implemented and monitored mechanized fruit handling procedures via automated packing lines as well as forklift and pallet jacks, increasing fruit quality and shelf life.

2011-08 – 2011-10

Procurement Attaché – Kenya Coconut Development Authority

Assisted procurement officer in raising quotations, quotation analysis, and tender and procurement documents preparation.

Implemented approved procurement plans, initiatives, regulations and procedures.

Prepared and maintained stock records, including inventory taking and reconciliation.

Expedited delivery and receiving of goods.

2010-12 - 2011-06

2010-06 – 2010-08

Stores In-Charge – Coast Provincial General Hospital

Oversaw general clerical jobs in procurement and stores department

Took stock and store managed inventory

Received goods/material from various suppliers and donors and recorded in the system.

Ensured bin cards are up to date and match system stock

Procurement/Stores Attaché – Coast Provincial General Hospital

•Assisted procurement team in preparing and analyzing quotations, and other documents.

•Implemented approved procurement plans, initiatives, regulations and procedures.

•Prepared and updated stock, store, and procurement records.

•Took and reconciled inventory.

•Expedited delivery and receiving of goods.

Education

2019 -Ongoing

Bachelor of Procurement and Contract Management

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

2009 – 2011

Diploma in Procurement and Material Management

Technical University of Mombasa

2011

Certificate in Computer Proficiency

Data Network Institute.

2005 – 2008

2018

2016

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

Njia Boys High School

Membership

Member: Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KSM/M/66252)

Awards/Merit and Recognition.

Certificate on Inventory Management- KISM.

Certificate of attendance of a sensitization forum on Management in Procurement with a focus on Procurement Best Practice Professionalism and Ethics. – KISM.

Certificate on Fire Training Drill on Firefighting Equipment and live Fire Demonstration

Referees

George Thairu

Branch manager,

Sokowatch Ltd-Mombasa

Email: advhxw@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: +254*********/+254-*********

Racheal Tsuma.

Human Resource Manager

Gateway Marine Services Limited

Email: advhxw@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: +254-***-***-***.