Lucy Mukami Gichuhi

Project Management and Technical Advisor at Kianda Foundation
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Nairobi County, Kenya, KE
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Kiswahili Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Italian Limited working proficiency
  • Spanish Full professional proficiency
  • Kikuyu Professional working proficiency

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Conrad Ochego, Ph.D.

Lucy is a leader who inspires confidence and trust through her commitment to sheer hard-work and exceptional communication skills. Lucy's enthusiasm has brought her a wide range of practical experience in supply chain and procurement management processes. Lucy is an intelligent woman, who is amazingly gifted with a creative mind of a problem solver through the far-reaching effects of her actions and plans. As a friendly, cheerful and skillful person, Lucy is a team leader who takes challenges head on. Lucy's idealistic, intuitive, dreaming and steadfast nature propels her to be an innovator who exceptionally succeeds in most lines of work or tasks performed in and outside the business world. Without any reservation, I recommend Lucy for a position in any organisation for tasks and responsibilities commensurate with her wide experience and qualifications.

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Credentials

  • McKinsey Forward Program
    McKinsey & Company
    May, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • Communicating with Emotional Intelligence
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • SAP ERP Essential Training
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Strategic Thinking
    LinkedIn
    Mar, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified Professional Accounting (CPA)
    Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board
    Nov, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • Agile Project Management Certifications
    Project Management Institute

Experience

    • Kenya
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Management and Technical Advisor
      • Jan 2023 - Present

    • Maintenance Team Lead
      • Dec 2018 - Jun 2022

      - Maintained an adequate inventory level of spare parts to handle expected maintenance requirements. - Purchase planning and order execution for equipment parts and repair services. - Yearly project planning and execution geared towards saving and optimization of installations - Trained workers in safety processes and gear, repair and maintenance procedures and operations to achieve the best level of performance from each person. - Maintaining records of repair and maintenance praxis, suppliers and equipment service providers. Achievements: - Led yearly savings campaign which led to more than 3,000 Euros in savings per year - Led the study and implementation of teams' Airtable work management tool together with the IT team Show less

  • QuipBank Ltd
    • Nairobi, Kenya
    • Sales And Marketing Administrator
      • Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

      - Engaged customers to quickly identify needs, negotiate contracts and close sales. - Market research, evaluation and reporting of potential suppliers and customers for renting and disposal of movable assets - Soliciting for, preparation and follow-up of tenders of movable assets sourced from Newspapers and online tenders. - Managing both supplier and client relations by ensuring their contracts are met cost-effectively and according to timelines. - Directed and coordinated the logistics team for the shipping of assets from suppliers to customers. Achievement: - Led a sales event for gaining a larger market share and closed a sale of more than KES 200,000 Show less

    • Assistant Store Manager
      • Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

      - Performed inventory stock-taking and reconciliations to maintain operational excellence. - Carried out purchase planning and order execution - Supplier relationship management to ensure timely payment and delivery - Identified market supply shortages due to environmental or economic factors and provided recommendations for product optimization and alternatives. - Estimated peak delivery periods and kept the team ready with an optimal schedule and supply level. - Performed inventory stock-taking and reconciliations to maintain operational excellence. - Carried out purchase planning and order execution - Supplier relationship management to ensure timely payment and delivery - Identified market supply shortages due to environmental or economic factors and provided recommendations for product optimization and alternatives. - Estimated peak delivery periods and kept the team ready with an optimal schedule and supply level.

  • Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA)
    • Industrial Area, Nairobi, Kenya
    • Procurement
      • Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

      - Tender processing: preparation and receipt of tender documents and collaboration with the tender evaluation team. - Inventory management, from stocktaking to reconciliation and placing orders to the procurement team. - Record management of both supplier and customer contracts, tender documents, and sample products from bidders. - Compiling invoices for KEMSA partners and reporting outstanding payments - Tender processing: preparation and receipt of tender documents and collaboration with the tender evaluation team. - Inventory management, from stocktaking to reconciliation and placing orders to the procurement team. - Record management of both supplier and customer contracts, tender documents, and sample products from bidders. - Compiling invoices for KEMSA partners and reporting outstanding payments

Education

  • Project Management Institute
    Foundations of Project Management
    2022 - 2022
  • Pontifical University of Santa Croce
    Bachelor's degree, Humanities/Humanistic Studies
    2018 - 2022
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
    Bachelor of Science (BSc) Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
    2012 - 2015
  • KASNEB
    CPA (Part I), Accounting
    2017 -
  • Tumutumu Girls' High School
    KCSE
    2008 - 2012

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