Supply Chain Planner

• May 2023 - Present

Senior Procurement & Packaging Coordinator

• May 2022 - Jul 2022

Procurement, Planning & Coordination • Consolidate all the monthly packaging requirements for the 3 companies (6 remote pack houses) as per the materials requirements. • Negotiate price listings for a fixed period of time, agree and sign off the agreement, after a satisfactory market survey on the competitor offers. • Procurement of the packaging materials (boxes, bags, films, punnets etc.) from the pre-qualified suppliers, and coordinate delivery to the Head Offices warehouses. • Produce the consolidated weekly packaging report for each pack house for purchase and logistics distribution to the farms. • Ensure all the purchases pricing are as per the agreed negotiated prices, with any mismatch followed up and corrections done. Inventory management • Ensure the farm physical stock levels match the system data for ease in decision making during purchase. • Conduct impromptu farm visits for a physical stock count and verification. • Valuation reporting of all the dead/obsolete stocks held in the various warehouses across the 6 warehouses for management decision making. • Re order levels monitoring as per the specific farm requirements and season, to minimize overstocking/under stocking. • Ensure all the purchases are properly entered into the system as Goods Receipts, any inordinate supplies sorted and disputes resolved. • Head office – farm inventory reconciliation, in terms of the purchases, deliveries and receipts made at the farm level for transparency and effective inventory management. Logistics management • Coordinate all the purchase supplier delivery to the Head Office Warehouses. • Ensure timely dispatch for the materials required at the farms on a weekly basis to the farms, using each farm’s consolidated weekly requirement report generated. Show less

Inventory Management | Supply Chain Management | Procurement & Logistics Specialist

• Jun 2018 - Oct 2021

Procurement Planning and Implementation Plan, coordinate and execute timely, quality & cost effective procurement process. Strategic demand forecasting and planning for purchases, contracting process, acquire goods/services and payments processing. Ensure procurement of goods, services and works are done in strict compliance with the company’s Standard operating procedures and the procurement plan. Conduct market research on the available market alternatives. Negotiation and agree on the terms of payment and best price levels as per budget. Supply Chain Management Proper guidelines on demand planning, sourcing, receipt and issuance of inventory and finally ensuring and effective goods return process. Maintain an up-to date database records of suppliers and the various lead times. Supplier relationship management and dispute resolution Inventory Management Management of raw materials stock up to the finished goods Manage periodic stock counts and adjustments. Ensure adherence to the inventory management controls and measures as in the SOPs to minimize inventory shrinkage. Accounting and inventory valuation for raw materials, work in progress, finished goods & merchandise. Maintain an economic order quantity while observing the demand plans for the specific items. Observe and maintain the re-order levels and economic order quantities to ensure no stock outs. Logistics & Staff Travel Planning & Implementation Prepare framework agreements & issue out contracts to the transport service providers. Ensure timely and efficient movement of goods from Source to Storage Locations (first and last mile deliveries). Ensure adherence of the vehicle use policies and procedures. Ensure that the staff imprest aligns to the Staff Travel Policy. Staff Training & Capacity Development Conduct occupational safety and health awareness and training (Fire safety, OSHA awareness, safe material & chemical handling). Performance review for all the field staff in the various projects. Show less

Procurement Officer

• Jul 2014 - Jun 2018

Successfully sourced, purchased, verified and delivered on - time materials for numerous units of Irrigation projects of high quality farm inputs (drip lines, fittings, PVC pipes and general irrigation products ) for Amiran Irrigation Department for use in its vast projects Built strong relationships over the years with leaders in the Irrigation Industry (senior Sales Managers) to negotiate price discounts and stay at the forefront of all price shifts in the country. I have set up service level agreements with various suppliers that has significantly reduced our buying costs I have also pushed for better prices and a fixed price list with notifications hence to be done in a month prior to the price change; this covers us for the quotations already given to our customers, so that in the event of Purchase order we don’t suffer a loss shock. I have established an inventory management system. This is through demand forecasting, establishing the minimum order quantities mostly from our overseas suppliers, Economic Order Quantities (to reduce importation/clearing costs) and reorder levels. I have severally used V look up to pool data from the system and check the stock movements for the previous five quarters and therefore help me in decision making on the quantity of drip lines to order. I have processed and sent Branch Purchase Orders (BPO) to our overseas suppliers in Israel and UK, sought approvals from the Head of department, the Managing Director, the Financial Controller and the Regional head in regard to huge order exceeding USD 100,000.00 For the new suppliers, discuss the credit terms, open credit facilities for them, have the Managing Director and the financial controller approve the credit terms and open accounts for them in the accounts department. Identify and recommend sources of potential procurement, interview potential suppliers, prepare and maintain database of approved suppliers. Show less

Operation Assistant

• Apr 2013 - Sep 2013

• Worked as a sales representative for its timber products. • Managed the sales, office queries and generally oversaw the daily running of its operations. . • Worked as a sales representative for its timber products. • Managed the sales, office queries and generally oversaw the daily running of its operations. .

credit intern

• Apr 2012 - Sep 2012

• Receipt of member loans and appraisal thereof depending on eligibility, member balances and credit history. • Computation of interest payable by the members and initiation of journals in this regard. • General maintenance of member account details, records and files. • Receipt of member loans and appraisal thereof depending on eligibility, member balances and credit history. • Computation of interest payable by the members and initiation of journals in this regard. • General maintenance of member account details, records and files.

Research Assistant

• Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

• Collect primary data by interviewing the parents of all the public primary schools in the former Makueni District on the performance of their children in the public schools. • Train the parents on how to monitor their children’s performance by filling an open ended questionnaire on the number of hours taught in class. • Facilitate the meetings held with the DEO and Zone Quality Assurance Officers. • Collect primary data by interviewing the parents of all the public primary schools in the former Makueni District on the performance of their children in the public schools. • Train the parents on how to monitor their children’s performance by filling an open ended questionnaire on the number of hours taught in class. • Facilitate the meetings held with the DEO and Zone Quality Assurance Officers.