General Manager Supply Chain - Kenya - Uganda

• Sep 2016 - Present

Procurement Expert

• Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

Quality and Compliance to procurement processes Procurement Audits - to field sites for various organizations (NGO's) Review of Procurement Policies & Procedure Manuals Donour Regulations and Requirements on matters relating to procurement Procurement Best Practice Quality and Compliance to procurement processes Procurement Audits - to field sites for various organizations (NGO's) Review of Procurement Policies & Procedure Manuals Donour Regulations and Requirements on matters relating to procurement Procurement Best Practice

Group Procurement Manager

• Aug 2013 - May 2014

Procurement activities Logistics activities Warehouse Management Inventory Management Procurement activities Logistics activities Warehouse Management Inventory Management

Supply Chain Manager

• Dec 2011 - Jun 2013

1. Supervise the work of Procurement staff/officers in meeting the function responsibilities2. Develop and periodically review the annual procurement plan3. Coordinate department/projects to provide their procurement plans and consolidate them4. Pre-qualification of suppliers in order to come up with an approved vendors list5. Keep and provide on a semi-annual basis, vendor performance statistics and make recommendations for review6. Manage procurement in sap system as per the given access/approval level7. Review accuracy of systems and procedures of all aspects of procurement management8. Review current processes and procedures and introduce cost savings and efficiency tools 9. Provide guidance to the procurement needs for commodities and services required by user departments, including preparation of Quotations, Tenders and Proposals in accordance with the Procurement Policy and current legislation.10. Manage the receipt and review of all PR's ensuring that such requests are approved, provided for in respective budgets and correctly described and coded11. Expeditiously, act on all received PR's through obtaining quotations, bids or proposals from vendors, negotiating on such selections and analysing resulting SBA's for approvals12. Manage the tendering process by calling to order the tender committee for evaluation process and recommendations for selection13. Consolidate all documentation with respect to each procurement through performing a 3 way match and present the full set to finance for payment processing 14. Prepare and provide for review a weekly procurement status report15. Implement audit and spot check recommendations16. Setting smart goals and monitoring performance17. Mentoring, Coaching and motivating staff18. Conduct midterm and annual performance appraisals19. Participate and recommend for hiring or retaining of department staff 20. Review subordinates JD's and advise the Head of procurement of required changes Show less

Logistics Manager

• Nov 2007 - Nov 2011

1. In charge of Materials Management department, supervised and coordinated activities of workers in Materials Management Department2. Ensured smooth flow of goods and services to underlying stations/regions including Uganda, Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu and Eldoret.3. Formulation of inventory techniques to avoid stock-outs. This led to smooth flow of production.4. Advice employees on care and preservation of items and materials handling equipment.5. Studies, records and recommend all remedial for obsolete and slow moving items.6. Studies and recommend all remedial action on any stock discrepancies7. Plan and manage all stock counts8. Liaise with other Departmental Heads to ensure coordination between procurement, warehouse and workshops.9. Establish operational procedures for all warehouse activities10. Expediting all urgent issues in the warehouse.11. Planning and layout of warehouse and other storage areas.12. Ensure materials, products, parts, or supplies are checked, tested where necessary, received and stored in an efficient manner. This means liaising with technical staff to ensure that materials received conform to specification.13. In charge of receiving and storing materials and record of same (document receipts of materials received, issued and stored in all stores).14. In charge of distribution of spares and other materials to the end users in the regions i.e. Mombasa, Nairobi, Nakuru, Kisumu and Eldoret and Uganda15. Take precautions to secure stores contents against loss.16. Responsible for the tagging of all inventory items17. Reconciliation and generating reports on Receipts, issues & closing balances of materials. The reports are forwarded to headquarters finance department on monthly basis or when required.18. Prepare all relevant documentation for items to be distributed to outlying stations19. Management of Lubes and fuel consumption to ensure that there are no stock outs Show less

Procurement & Logistics Officer

• Mar 2004 - Nov 2007

1. Procurement of Mercy Corps goods and services according to program needs 2. Preparation of procurement documents, including invitations to tender, pre-qualification documents and invitations for expressions of interest 3. Prepare notices of award and notices of tender acceptance, regret letters and debriefing letters where necessary. 4. Coordinating with the warehouse (Nairobi and Lokichogio) on delivery of items including completions of Goods Received Notes, storage of items and transfer of items to field sites i.e. South Sudan and South Somalia. 5. Manage and update the vendors list of suppliers through prequalification exercise, ensuring that only approved suppliers provide goods and/or services. 6. Orient all Mercy Corps employees to Procurement procedures and ensuring procurement thresholds and approval procedures are appropriately utilized 7. Maintaining current and orderly files of all procurement activities both manual and computerized filing. This included the master PR listing, Request for Quotation, Quotation analysis, PO, GRN and Purchase Record. 8. Preparation of asset list and asset management for both Kenyan office, South Sudan office and South Somalia office. This involved asset tagging, movement of assets to project sites, and continuous update of asset registry both manual and computerized. 9. Coordinating with the fleet management team, by ensuring proper use of vehicles, vehicle files are completed and updated, accident reports are completed and filled, major repairs are done in a timely manner. 10. Preparation of monthly cash forecasts for logistics and other operational activities 11. Maintaining a petty cash float for office operations, and ensure accounting is done as per MC accounting procedures 12. Identify office, (communication/IT) equipment needs and oversee sourcing 13. Participating in regular internal project management meetings at local level (NGO, coordination) Show less

Laboratory analysst

• Apr 1998 - Feb 2004

1. Analyzing the fragility of all the tablets coming out from production plant line 2. Determination of PH levels for all the medicine coming out of production line 3. Determination of acidity values in the medicine coming out of production line 4. Determination of base values in the medicine coming out of the production line 5. Advising the Laboratory Manager on any deviations and to ensure corrective measures are taken in the production line. 1. Analyzing the fragility of all the tablets coming out from production plant line 2. Determination of PH levels for all the medicine coming out of production line 3. Determination of acidity values in the medicine coming out of production line 4. Determination of base values in the medicine coming out of the production line 5. Advising the Laboratory Manager on any deviations and to ensure corrective measures are taken in the production line.