CURRICULUM VITAE

KICONCO PAULA DENISE

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Wakiso District Uganda-East Africa

Born: 14th June 1995, Gender: Female; Nationality: Ugandan; Civil status: Civilian; Current Field: Procurements and Logistics; Languages: English, Luganda, Runyankore Key Experience

Denise is generally experienced in internal and external suppliers. She brings 2 years’ experience in procurement and logistics including evaluating suppliers, conducting market survey, leadership of teams and is conversant with computer programs and software like; Microsoft office suite, and the internet. She also has experience in developing and implementing procurement strategies, identifying potential suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing inventory levels.

She brings a sense of duty to work and is structured in her approach seeking to deliver on timely organizational demands while maintaining a calm professional manner. Denise is assertive and has clear grasp of outcomes of her work ensuring that compliance and practices standards are met and is capable of advising business and organizations based on their logistics performance. She has a good grasp of the requirements for effective procurement and seeks to on board teams in support of external logistics. To this submission, Denise brings unwavering commitment, competencies and skills in procurement and logistics having participated overseeing the shipment of goods for over 3 companies, conducting compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and maintaining accurate records of all transactions in three regions in Uganda applying the practices and principles of procurement and logistics while contributing to growth and development of the enterprise. Denise generally approaches work from the quiet hope of turning results out of logistics and management processes.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Credit control assistant - Jan 2022 - present

Grola Technology Company

Key achievements:

• Provided training and support to other members of the credit control team, resulting in increased knowledge and skills related to debt collection and improved overall performance.

• Conducted regular analysis of debt collection data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement, leading to the implementation of new strategies and processes that resulted in a reduction in the overall number of outstanding debts by 63%.

• Negotiated payment plans with customers who were struggling to pay their debts, resulting in reduced bad debt write-offs and improved customer retention.

• Trained members and guided new members in the audit team. Audit Trainee - Jan 2019 – Dec 2021

Kadan Outside Catering Services Ltd.

Key achievements:

• Managed and developed their engaging content for website homepage which boosted advertising and promotions using social media for example on Instagram, WhatsApp, face book and twitter creating videos.

• showcasing the products and getting feedback from the clients using these videos which increased awareness by 44% and click rates by 10%.

• Prepared audited financial reports for clients. During audit engagements ensuring that clients have prepared and kept books of accounts which best represent the financial position of the company.

• Managed compliance with the laws. According to the nature of business the client is dealing in, I ensured there is full compliance with all the laws, regulations and rules that govern that specific sector.

• Evaluated company financial performance using financial ratios like liquidity and profitability ratios to understand financial performance which commands their going concern.

• Tested internal controls during audit engagements for availability, implementations and assessments of internal controls to confirm their ability to detect and manage risks.

• Supported team during my stay as staff, it was part of my obligations to train new members and support the audit team and senior auditor to finish up our assignments within the agreed time scope.

• Financial advice to clients when performing and audit engagements I extend financial advice to clients such as proper bookkeeping practices, acquiring and installing accounting software for setting up a chart of accounts for a client.

Internship trainee (Logistics Department) Sept –Dec 2017 Sybyl limited

Key achievements:

• Running errands to the post office or supply store and also arranging meetings, appointments and executive travels, doing administrative and clerical tasks such as scanning or printing among others.

• Prepared safety compliance measures for logistics operations that involved handling hazardous materials, which posed a risk to employees and the environment ensuring they are in place with regulations and prevented accidents.

• Managed inventory levels effectively, minimizing stock-outs while avoiding overstocking where I implemented a new inventory management excel system that improved accuracy and reduced wastage.

• Effectively improved communication channels, suggesting a new communication system that improved.

• collaboration among teams between logistics officers and other departments with external partners.

Internship trainee (Procurement department)1st Oct 2019 to 15th Dec 2019. Rural Electrification Agency

Key Achievements:

• Located supplies, helped with negotiation of deals with suppliers, quality control on supplies, handled administration and procurement supplies.

• Identified areas for improvement based on reports and procurement tools that is improved the payment terms processes.

• Managed brief to bid projects including inquiries, negotiation and recommendation. Recorded 95% of the store activities like physical stock count, issue of items from the stores, posting the SROs in the subsystem.

• Reconciled the physical items in the store with those in the system.

• Advised the management on procurements such as staples, separators, paper that was to be used for archiving of some of the files which increased work efficiency by 25%. EDUCATION

1) Attainment: Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management Awarding Institution: Uganda Christian University Mukono December 2021.

2) Attainment: Diploma in Procurement and Logistics Management. Awarding Institution: Christian University Mukono

November 2018.

3) Attainment: Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Awarding institution: City land College - Matugga

December 2015.

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REFEREES

1. Name: Mr. Parmu Fred

Position: Kisa Stores Manager Logistics Sybyl Limited. Tel: +256********* / +256*********

E-mail: adxiig@r.postjobfree.com adxiig@r.postjobfree.com

2. Name: Mr. Katabazi Paul

Position: Assistant Superintendent of Prisons Koboko Prisons TEL: +256*********

E-mail: adxiig@r.postjobfree.com

3. Name: Mrs. Najjuko Eron

Position: Lecturer Uganda Christian University

TEL: +256*********

E-mail: adxiig@r.postjobfree.com adxiig@r.postjobfree.com DECLARATION

I, Kiconco Paula Denise the undersigned, declare that to the best of my knowledge that this CV correctly describes me, my qualifications, and experience.