OKAYA MERCY AMWAYI

P.O.BOX **-***** BUTERE, KENYA

Mobile 070*******

Email: adyc6z@r.postjobfree.com

Career profile and objectives

A confident, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable lady of high integrity. I have a rich background in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. In my work experience, I have acquired quality skills such as inventory management, cost management, accounting, data entry, communication, teamwork, self-discipline, and negotiation. I have been able to save on costs of goods in the companies I have worked for by implementing processes that are more efficient. Maximizes profits by analyzing trends and providing advice and guidance to my colleagues. Part of my experience has been inspecting goods brought in from suppliers and evaluating documents such as tenders and quotations. I was exposed to warehousing activities such as binning, issuing materials, in selection, stocktaking, among others. I am easy going by nature and able to get along with both work colleagues and managers, currently looking for a unique opportunity in a new position to offer my skills and experience as I absorb knowledge in pursuance of my goals.

Experience

Position & Company Name

Key responsibilities and achievements

Years

Warehouse Lead

Bidhaa Sasa, Butere Kenya

Executing purchase and delivery orders, following up and facilitation of reverse logistics processes such as late, failed and bulky deliveries with a keen eye on the need for extra capacity

Ensuring consistent delivery timings and proper coordination of shift schedules for warehouse clerks and drivers

Communication with other warehouses and Branch Managers to plan deliveries, ensuring customer satisfaction and cost efficiency in transportation

Auditing various order flow processes and documents the same on the system. Reallocation of orders on the system, based on the availability of products and making follow ups to ensure completion of deliveries

Completion of monthly product cycle counts and reconciliation of stock with a critical eye on movements such as refills, demos and gifts. Assisting in sorting out of weekly and monthly variances of stock sent to hubs and GCs

Reviewing on the quality of goods stored in the warehouse periodically during cycle counts; Ensuring adherence to proper and systematic stacking and unstacking protocols, as well as proper labelling of stacks in the warehouse to ensure every stock is countable in less than a minute

Advance training to the rest of the warehouse team in consultation with the training team on warehousing operations as well as safety requirements.

March 2022- Present

Warehouse Clerk

Bidhaa Sasa, Butere Kenya

Receiving purchased goods and monitoring the quality and quantity

Checking and inspecting all the equipment and materials before packing.

Preparing waybills and documents for goods transportation.

Fast track order processing.

Organizing and rearranging materials and products in warehouse.

Preparing inventory of all materials and products lying in warehouse.

Processing and handling papers and documents relating to warehouse supplies.

Communicate and update concerned people about shipment status.

Maintaining and managing warehouse operations.

Maintaining warehouse premises clean and neat.

Ensuring compliance of safety procedures in running warehouse operations.

Implementing best practices in maintaining and managing warehouse.

August 2019- March 2022

Data Entry Clerk

One acre Fund, Kakamega Kenya

•Developing and executing filling system for farmer’s inputs

•Carrying out all data functions for the business operations department

•Providing accurate reports of tasks accomplished

•Performing additional tasks as requested by the supervisors

September 2018- April 2019

Data Entry Clerk

Save the children Somalia/Somaliland

•Capturing supplier’s data accurately as derived from the bid documents

•Sifting the bids as per the essential criteria and creating tables of the bidders that met the essential criteria and those that failed

•Entering data accurately and paying attention to detail as per the defined criteria on the provided spreadsheet

•Capturing the prices per vendor accurately as submitted in the tender bids’ response in the respective categories- sea, road and air

May 2018- June 2018

Freelancing

•Writing projects and proposals.

January 2018 – April 2018

Data Entry Clerk

One acre Fund, Kakamega Kenya

•Developing and executing filling system for farmer’s inputs

•Carrying out all data functions for the business operations department

•Providing accurate reports of tasks accomplished

•Performing additional tasks as requested by the supervisors

September 2017-December 2017

Data entry Clerk

Ministry of Lands Kakamega

•Verifying the accuracy of data

•Making necessary corrections

•Helping in building a data management system

•Digitalization of land records

May 2017-August 2017

Industrial attachment

Western Kenya community driven development/ flood mitigation project

•Preparing supplies estimates of expenditure

•Examination and auctioning purchase requisitions

•Administering the procurement process and managing the implementation of contracts for goods and services required by beneficiary communities

•Processing of contracts and placing purchase orders or contracts as appropriate

•Scheduling deliveries, receiving goods and redistribution or storage as appropriate and ensuring inspection criteria are met by suppliers

•Verifying invoices for goods and services rendered

•Preparing micro projects, and at the same time serve as a reliable source of information during supervision of micro projects

•Maintaining a good record of procurement documentation

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July2015 - August 2015

Industrial Attachment

Masinde Muliro University of science and technology

•Issuing of materials to the user departments

•Raising of PRN, GRN and LPOs

•Preparing of weekly consumption reports

•Compiling the periodic reports

•Floating and evaluation of quotations

•Office assistant duties

•Updating of ledger cards and stores records

•Stock taking and stock checking

•Filling and record maintenance

•Tender evaluation exercise

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May 2015- June 2015

Extras

Attended public procurement oversight seminars at Taita Taveta University College (constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta university of agriculture and technology)

Education

Qualification

Institution

Years

Bachelor of Purchasing and Supplies Management.

(Second Class Honors upper division)

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

2012 - 2016

Computer packages

Datatech Digital Centre.

2011 - 2012

KCSE (B plain)

Ng’iya Girls High School

2008- 2011

KCPE (396 Marks)

St Teresa’s Yala

1999- 2007

Skills and Membership

Skills

Skill

Proficiency level

Marketing

Good

Team Player and leadership

Expert

Calm and decisive under pressure

Expert

Time manager

Good

Customer service

Expert

Complaint/conflict resolution

Average

Email, digital and traditional campaigns

Expert

Public speaking

Good

Article writing

Expert

Public Relations

Good

Human Resource Management

Expert

Membership

Member of Association of Procurement Students.

Active

Member KISM

Active

Member of drama club.

Active

Member of Christian union.

Active

Hobbies and interests

Reading Research Articles.

Reading Motivational, Inspirational, Business and Financial books & Magazines.

Participating in Youth Voluntary & Sporting Activities (hockey).

References

ERNEST OTANGA

Logistics manager

Bidhaa Sasa

Tel: 072*******

adyc6z@r.postjobfree.com

ELVIS OTIENO

Supervisor

One Acre Fund

adyc6z@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: 071*******

KARIM OMIDO

Project supervisor,

Taita Taveta University college (Constituent College of JKUAT)

adyc6z@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: 072*******

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