Johnson Mwangi Gitonga

Curriculum Vitae Johnson Mwangi Gitonga Bio Data Personal Profile P.O Box- Thika, Kenya Tel: - Email:-Gender: Male | Nationality: Kenyan I am a dedicated and driven Procurement, Stores, and Administration Officer with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management. I possess a strong ambition for career progression and thrive as a proactive team player with exceptional interpersonal skills. With a track record of success in various organizations, I excel in procurement and sourcing, supply chain management, inventory and stock management, and fostering strong relationships. I am committed to delivering quality standards and eager to contribute my expertise to a dynamic organization to meet current industry demands. Education ⮚ Bachelor of Commerce in Procurement and Supply Chain Management Option University of Nairobi | 2011 – 2014 ⮚ Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management University of Nairobi | 2009 – 2010 ⮚ Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Kianyaga Boys High School | 2005 – 2008 ⮚ Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Makomboki Primary School | 1996 - 2004 Skills ⮚ Procurement and Supplies: Sourcing, obtaining, and payment for goods and services, transforming procured goods into products, and customer distribution. ⮚ Warehouse Management: Day-to-day warehouse operations, inventory management, labor scheduling, and order fulfillment. ⮚ Procurement and Sourcing: Cost-effective supplier sourcing, tender preparation, supplier assessment. ⮚ Supply Chain Management: Formulation, execution, and review of supply chain plans, vendor management, and compliance validation. ⮚ Negotiation Skills: Middle-ground negotiation with suppliers, optimizing terms for cost savings. ⮚ Operations Management: Improving operational processes for smooth business functioning. ⮚ Administration Skill: Organizing information, queries handling via phone and email. ⮚ Inventory and Stock Management: Maintaining, monitoring stocks, reporting. ⮚ Relationship Management: Establishing rapport with stakeholders. ⮚ Problem-Solving Skills: Resilient problem solver with customer satisfaction experience. ⮚ Planning and Organizing: Refined planning skills for work and team support. ⮚ ICT Competence: Proficient in Microsoft Office, data handling, presentations, internet. Work Experience Work Experience: March 2023 – November 2023: Procurement and Stores Officer Seedling Designs, Kilifi Plantation ⮚ Managed supplier database, ensuring up-to-date information and timely coordination. ⮚ Initiated procurement requests for diverse categories, including stock items, services, and works. ⮚ Orchestrated vendor selection and evaluated sourcing options to ensure competitive procurement. ⮚ Oversaw logistics and timely delivery of products, ensuring adherence to quality standards. ⮚ Optimized warehouse operations for efficient stock handling and order fulfillment. ⮚ Spearheaded inventory management, conducting stock counts and spot checks. November 2020 - September 2022 Procurement Clerk Kilifi Plantations Limited ⮚ Replenishing stocks especially for first moving items to minimize down time. ⮚ Sourcing/ recruiting for suppliers where necessary 3 quotes to be availed before ordering ⮚ Ordering of goods considering fair prices and best quality after receiving request from user department ⮚ Liaise with HOD’s whenever need arise, raise LPO’s after comparing quotes, obtain appropriate signatories, forward the LPO’s to suppliers. ⮚ Expedite for orders done to ensure quick delivery. ⮚ Processing and Posting of invoices and issues in the QB system ⮚ Stock taking and reconciliation. ⮚ Liaise with the accounts department and pursue processing of supplier payments. ⮚ Follow up for monthly statements to facilitate in reconciliation. June 2018 - March 2020 Administrative Assistant Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK) ⮚ Processing data for administrative planning ⮚ compiling, processing and maintaining records ⮚ Recording and keeping minutes of the department and committee meetings and hence serve as the minute secretary Assisting in information processing and dissemination ⮚ Assisting in communication with staff/students ⮚ Assisting in administrative records management ⮚ Coordinating general office administration ⮚ Any other duty assigned to me by my supervisor July 2017 - June 2018 Procurement Assistant Great Lakes University of Kisumu Main (GLUK) ⮚ Source for supplies including supplier(s) scouting and selection that meets the university’s immediate and total procurement needs. ⮚ Receive and appropriately fulfill all approved purchase requisition ensuring both cost and process efficiency as per the university’s policy. ⮚ Responsible for procurement documentation in respect to creation of procurement audit trail organized filling system and institutional memory development allowing for easy retrieval. ⮚ Ensure proper asset/inventory management is undertaken in the university’s stores while ensuring seamless replenishment of stock items and inventory control. ⮚ Implement the decisions of procurement committee(s) in respect to the university’s procurement and disposal function. ⮚ Act as a liaison person between the university and supplier while ensuring best practices are adopted the university’s Suppliers Relationship Management. ⮚ To complete required procurement and disposal reports and submit them weekly and/or monthly. Nov 2016 - Mar 2017 Attache - Procurement Department Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK) ⮚ Preparing purchase order and sending copies to suppliers and the departments originating requests. ⮚ Determining if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs. ⮚ Analyzing quotations ⮚ Preparing tender documents ⮚ Stock taking ⮚ Managing the office mail and documents. ⮚ Attending meetings and drafting minutes. ⮚ Typing memorandum, letters, work plans and any other documents requested by the supervisor. Aug 2016 - Dec 2016 Volunteer Graduate Assistant (VGA) Ministry of Education, Science and Technology & Evidence Action. Greatness United (GUnited) ⮚ Providing remedial support to struggling learners. ⮚ Conducting Read Aloud Sessions with class two and three pupils. ⮚ Providing mentorship session to the pupils. ⮚ Conducting community service projects ⮚ Promote national cohesion within host family and community at large.  Acting as education ambassador to promote school enrollment through outreach and awareness raising campaigns within the assigned host community. Feb 2015 - Aug 2016 Casual laborer Kenyatta University Main Campus (KU) ⮚ Welding. ⮚ Assisting within construction sites. ⮚ Transportation of construction materials. ⮚ Acting messenger April 2014 - Feb 2017 Store Assistant Part time Qashkali Kenya ⮚ Updating stock sheets. ⮚ Stock taking ⮚ Updating and maintaining clients’ database. ⮚ Online marketing sales stock. ⮚ Updating and posting on social media platforms. ⮚ Sending daily, weekly and monthly sales report to authorized users. ⮚ Typing memorandum, letters, work plans and any other documents requested by the supervisor Sept - Nov 2010 Attaché - Registry Department Chai Co-operative Savings & Credit Society Ltd ⮚ Ensuring safe custody of member’s files ⮚ Monitoring all file activities ⮚ Opening new files for new members ⮚ Updating members files with appropriate records ⮚ Monitoring file movement in the system ⮚ Ensuring availability of files to authorized users. Key Achievements ⮚ In charge of sourcing, evaluating, and onboarding vendors ⮚ Maintained relationships with key vendors ⮚ Assisted in educating internal employees on Procurement SOPs ⮚ Reviewed Requests for Proposals ⮚ Create, process, and solve vendor issues on purchase orders within timelines ⮚ Set up and also maintain trackers on spreadsheets for tracking working progress on google sheets. Referees 1. Florence Jemima Oduor Procurement Officer Great Lakes University of Kisumu P.o Box 2224 – 40100, Kisumu Telephone no: - Email:-2. Anabel Waititu Wairimu Administrator Sanergy Kenya Ltd P.o Box 24523 - 00100, Nairobi Telephone no: - Email:- 3. Peter Memiah Assistant Professor The University of West Florida P.o Box-, City Square Nairobi Telephone no: - Email:-4. Everlyn Mutile Wambua Administrative Assistant Seedling Designs Workshop P.o Box Private bag, Kilifi,Kenya Telephone no: - Email:-