Experience

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  The Nairobi Hospital

  • Kenya
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Procurement Officer

    • Nov 2014 - Present

    ▶️ Key Achievements:🏆 Developed policies and procedures for procurement section that helped improve efficiency by 80%.🏆 Developed cost effective strategies such as bulk buying by engaging vendors for competitive prices.🏆 Expanded supplier base thus ensuring we have vendors who we partner with to meet the hospital’s requirements.🏆 Worked with the legal team to update vendor contracts for smooth delivery of services.🏆 Negotiated with vendors to see the cost of Lab reagents reduced by 21%.🏆 Participated in the revision of the procurement manual for the department which guides on procurement processes and is currently in use.🏆 Successfully negotiated a vendor contract which led to a saving of USD 169,983.57 🏆 Introduced a tracker for construction works that brought about efficiency and accountability both in procurement and user departments.🏆 Renewed/re-tendered expired contracts which ensured more that 60% of the contracts were up to date.🏆 Worked with a team in coming up with the ISO 9001-2008 standards within the procurement department which brought great improvement and standardization of the processes and procedures in the department, leading to ISO 9001-2008 certification of the hospital.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Ensuring proper filling of procurement documents and archiving of the same as per Nairobi Hospital policy.✦ Advising the budget holders on the various Price-Quality-Lead-time relationships of various supplies to enhance decision making.✦ Maintaining supplier relationship through supplier visits, handle grievances, claims and supplier evaluation.✦ Effective implementation of the internal control systems which ensures that Purchase orders are duly prepared, dispatched and expedited.✦ Timely corrective actions on LPO’s with budget check errors and other problems to ensure that what is ordered is delivered.

  • Store Assistant

    • 2005 - Oct 2014

    ▶️ Key Achievements:🏆 Worked with a team to implement an ERP system (NAV) that helped improve services offered to both external & internal customers.🏆 Reduced stock holding by 10% during my tenure at the surgical and pharmaceutical stores through standardization of stock items.🏆 Initiated Procurement processes through Sending Stores Requisition, Good Receipt Notes and ensured proper filling and analysis of the same.🏆 Managed to reduce stock variances from 30% to 2% which was the best the organization has achieved in the past years.🏆 Developed central stock management that resulted in optimal availability, optimal stock levels and delivery times agreed with the customer, this also contributed to increased customer satisfaction.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Initiated procurement processes through Sending Stores Requisition, Good Receipt Notes and ensured proper filling and analysis of the same.✦ Maintained a clean, and well-organized store.✦ Ensured timely issuance of items and goods as required across the organization to the end-users.

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  Oserian Development Company Ltd - La Pieve Ltd

  • Kenya

  • Stores & Supplies Officer

    • 2003 - 2004
    • Kenya

    ▶️ Key Contributions & Results:✦ Managed the staff under my delegation and ensure prompt goods’ dispatching to stores, construction sites and lodges.✦ Placed, followed-up and received orders to and from suppliers respectively according to the laid down procedures.✦ Captured and maintained goods receipts into the Inventory Software System.✦ Produced weekly stock reports to reflect the company’s stock holding position for purposes of decision making in procurement and supplies.✦ Conducted stock takes at least once a month to ensure economic stock holding while ensuring variance analysis and reconciliation was done.✦ Identified user needs and helped in the implementation of the new inventory management software which increased efficiency, team work and accountability in the management of inventory.

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  Grand Paints Ltd,

  • Kenya

  • Stores clerk

    • 2001 - 2003
    • Kenya

    ▶️ Key Contributions & Results:✦ Managed and instructed stores and supplies staff which ensured prompt and timely dispatch of goods to depots.✦ Introduced stock ledger cards which improved accountability and management of stocks.✦ Helped in coming up with dispatch notes which were more comprehensive for purposes of dispatching goods to the depots.