Experience

Mabati Rolling Mills Ltd - Member of the SAFAL Group

• Kenya
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Procurement Officer

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  1. Leading a team of 3 in the procure- to-pay process entailing sourcing from local markets, negotiation, PR to PO conversion, follow-up for delivery and forwarding relevant documentation to the finance department for payment. 2. Supplier relationship management of a portfolio of over 120 pre-approved suppliers that entails verifying legal requirements prior to vendor onboarding as per company policy guidelines and organizing quarterly performance evaluation and review meetings with mainly strategic suppliers.3. Proactively scheduling regular meetings with internal customers in 6 major departments (maintenance, production, planning, EHS, QA and sales) to gain a better understanding of customer needs, in effect enhancing service delivery and improving customer satisfaction. 4. Optimizing contract management in conjunction with relevant internal & external stakeholders by organizing review meetings to discuss performance while supporting suppliers to meet organizational KPIs better.5. Collaborating with cross-functional teams in vendor development projects to develop competition for high supply risk goods to improve availability and ultimately increasing cost savings.6. Generating spend analysis reports to identify possible cost saving areas. 7. Driving the automation of the procurement process and the establishment of framework agreements for low and high cost, low supply risk goods. Show less

• Supply Chain Officer

  • Nov 2016 - Oct 2020

  1. Procured critical spares and assets for the plant’s five major lines and two auxiliary lines as per critical spares management plan from international markets majorly East & Southern Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.2. Managed a portfolio of over thirty vendors in the aforementioned international markets and guided new approved vendors on generating export documentation to facilitate smooth customs clearance of the goods upon arrival at Kenyan ports. 3. Coordinated logistics of delivery for goods to Mombasa port and thereafter local logistics after clearance to the plant. 4. Collaborated cross functionally with the finance department and clearing agents to expedite customs taxes payment, customs clearance and delivery of approximately 20,000 MT of bulk, FCL, LCL and air cargo to the factory on a monthly basis, all demurrage free.5. Forecasted tax obligations for incoming shipments on a monthly basis and shared the information with finance department to facilitate cash flow planning and ensure on-time duty payments.6. Generated shipping documents for outbound cargo – majorly equipment, on repair-return basis.7. Ensured internal and external (exporter & clearing agent) stakeholders’ compliance with customs clearance regulations to preserve the company's prized Authorized Economic Operator status8. Processed IDF applications on ICMS platform Show less

• Graduate Trainee in Critical Spares Management

  • Sep 2015 - Nov 2016

  1. Created a data base for 5,500 SKUs classified as critical spares in high risk and low risk supply categories for 5 major lines in the factory.2. Developed a ROL model to manage inventory for the spares considering factors such as cost, availability and lead time. 3. Designed the database to provide the ability to forecast budgetary requirements for critical spares, quarterly for the subsequent financial year to support PM planning.4. Engaged in international sourcing and procurement for spares and consumables needed to put up a new colour coating line.5. Conversion of PR to PO on SAP ECC. 6. Expediting the delivery of goods to the plant upon customs clearance at Mombasa port. Show less



Womeng Kenya

• Nairobi

• Events Coordinator

  • Aug 2014 - Sep 2015



East African Breweries PLC (EABL)

• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2014