SIMON KAHIGI NJOROGE
Nairobi
Summary
Seasoned Procurement and Supply Chain Executive with a proven track record at Al Majani Gold & Kahawa LTD and Unilever Kenya LTD. Expert in global sourcing and supplier management, adept at negotiating contracts and enhancing supplier relationships. Achieved significant cost reductions and efficiency improvements through strategic supply chain management and data analysis.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE
Al Majani Gold & Kahawa LTD
04.2022 - Current
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Maintaining strong relationships with all suppliers.
- Audit supplier performance and ensure compliance at every stage.
- Coordinate with suppliers to ensure the timely delivery of goods.
- Onboarding new suppliers.
- Data analysis and reporting.
- Collected and evaluated data to identify potential obstacles.
- Developed reports for monitoring KPIs.
- Updated all departments on current inventory status each week.
- Evaluate spending patterns and suggest expense-minimizing strategies.
- Lead logistics team operations.
- Managed onboarding processes for new carriers.
- Oversee logistics operations encompassing warehousing and shipping.
- Maintained accurate stock levels.
- Coordinated supply chain activities.
- Coordinate with other department leaders for seamless operations.
- Enhanced operational efficiency through strategic initiatives.
- Streamlined inventory management to align with business requirements.
- Recognized and addressed operational deficiencies.
- Managed sourcing and procurement processes efficiently.
- Monitored supplier deliveries for punctual fulfillment.
- Ensured timely servicing to avert stockouts in EMEA Markets.
- Work closely with various departments to identify procurement needs.
- Review purchase requisitions for accuracy and ensure compliance with the procurement policy
- Maintain accurate records of purchases, pricing, and other important data
- Sourcing of assorted office equipment from different suppliers
- Ensure adequate office supplies and management of stocks
- Executed client allocations in line with purchase orders.
- Preparing request for quotations (RFQs)
- Delivered timely and insightful business analytics reports each month.
- Developing and executing comprehensive procurement plans.
- Developed and implemented supply chain strategies to improve inventory management and reduce costs.
- Analyzed supply chain data and identified areas of improvement to increase efficiency, accuracy, and cost savings.
PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST
Unilever Kenya Limited LTD
11.2016 - 02.2022
- Conduct weekly purchasing analysis for coordination team.
- Evaluated market competition by analyzing price points and purchase volumes.
- Evaluated key trends impacting market outcomes.
- Recognized fresh opportunities while analyzing potential threats.
- Tracking and monitoring savings in Savings reporting system (SRS)
- Prepare comprehensive monthly and weekly reports to evaluate purchasing adherence.
- Assessed service contracts for cost-efficiency improvements.
- Manage supplier development in line with business strategy
- Negotiate contracts and on-board new suppliers
- Compile and maintain supplier self-assessments
- Ensured timely updates to all supplier profiles.
- Audit supplier performance and tracking supplier's scorecard
- Ensured accurate tracking of supplier deliveries through routine checks.
- Gathered and analyzed production trends to aid forecasting.
- Updating weekly and monthly price and availability forecasts in the Forecasting System
- Maintained current graphical information for accurate forecasting.
- Coordinate efficiently to ensure clear information exchange on industry standards.
- Carry out forecasts on a price and volume
- Generate weekly stock availability and share with our customers
- Prepare E-tenders documents
- Creating Purchase orders for the tenders' won
- Prepare samples for E-tender participants
- Develop pricing / sourcing strategies for E-tenders
- Preparing E-tender market report
- Overseeing customer allocations in accordance to the buying order
Education
Bachelor Degree - Arts & Social Sciences
Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Master in Business Administration (MBA) -
Jomo Kenyatta University of Eastern Africa
Skills
- Contract negotiation
- Global/International sourcing
- Supplier Management
- Logistics planning and management
- Data analysis
- Warehouse operations
- Inventory control
- Quality analysis
- Supplier relationship management
- Financial management and reporting
- Negotiating
- Staff management
Accomplishments
- Assistant lead for Unilever Kenya ISO accreditation committee
- Unilever Power of U achiever
- Negotiating FOREIGN CURRENCY for KENYA
- Serving EMEA markets
References
TO BE AVAILED ON REQUEST
Affiliations
- ONE YOUNG WORLD AMBASSADOR
Timeline
PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE
Al Majani Gold & Kahawa LTD
04.2022 - Current
PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST
Unilever Kenya Limited LTD
11.2016 - 02.2022
Bachelor Degree - Arts & Social Sciences
Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Master in Business Administration (MBA) -
Jomo Kenyatta University of Eastern Africa
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