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Doreen Birgen

Doreen Birgen

Procurement And Supply Chain Professional

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Nairobi, Nairobi AreaMember since July 14, 2023
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About

An experienced Supply Chain Professional with years of experience in Logistics and Business Administration. I have great negotiation skills, excellent people skills and I have diverse professional work experience in the areas of Warehouse Management, Customer care, Operations and Project Management. I am self-motivated, a team player and great at building and maintaining strong working relationships with suppliers.

Experience

Supply Chain Coordinator- Acacia EPZ July 2022

Responsibilities

  • Conduct all procurement related tasks as per the approved procurement policies, processes and guidelines
  • Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies.
  • Forecast price and market trends to identify potential changes in buyer-supplier power.
  • Maintain and update the list of suppliers.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers.
  • Coordinate the purchase of marketing materials and their distribution to suppliers.
  • Knowledgeable about import and export regulation so as to ensure compliance with zero error.
  • Managing the Asset Register, Inventory levels and Stock Reconciliations on ERP.
  • ERP NEXT Implementation and training of staff. 
  • Review of departmental budgets.
  • Preparing the Annual Procurement Plan.
  • Oversee Logistics and Fleet Management.
  • Planning, coordinating and managing projects.
  • Coordinating domestic and international travel.
 Shop Manager at Bboxx Capital Kenya Dec,2021-July 2022

Responsibilities

  • Overseeing day to day store operations.
  • Receive and process warehouse stock products and supplies.
  • Recruiting and managing the sales team.
  • Managing inventory, managing economic order quantity.
  • Providing excellent customer service.
  • Managing the store's finances, preparing budgets, managing petty cash and updating the customers portfolios.
Freelance Academic Writer – October 2020– November 2021

Responsibilities

  • Conduct online research on specific topics and develop story concepts.
  • Author and provide educational essays, academic papers, research projects, and assignments.
  • Check and revise content to meet the requirements of institutions and clients.
  • Proofread, edit, and correct all given reports, properly and efficiently.
  • Undertaking background research, including desk-based research.
Supply Chain Intern at Kenya Power and Lightning Company- May 2021- July 2021

Responsibilities

  • Maintaining a proper filing system of goods issued reports.
  • Issuing materials through SAP and INCMS systems.
  • Inventory and warehouse Management on SAP.
  • Recording goods received from suppliers on stores transaction sheet.
  • Scanning barcodes of the stock items.
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Enumerator - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics August 2019- Septemeber2019)

 

Responsibilities

  • Conducting interviews
  • Recording data provided
  • Submitting information to the census portal
Administrative Assistant– Emos Company Limited (April 2018 –May 2019

 Responsibilities

  • Planning, coordinating and Project Management. 
  • Maintaining an appropriate filing, retrieval, and archiving system.
  • Responding to routine correspondence and other communications.
  • Coordinating and Scheduling events and meetings
Coordinate Procurement and Logistics

Education

BSc in Procurement and Supply Chain management- Africa Nazarene University- 2017-2021

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education- Uasin Gishu High school 2016

Certifications& Membership

Member of Kenya Institute of Supply Chain Managers

Certificate in Integrated Customs Management System- Kenya School of Revenue Administration January 2023

IT Technical Support Fundamentals- Google via Coursera- June 2021

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