Julius Gichure

Procurement and Warehouse Operations Professional with 6+ years of progressive experience spanning FMCG, roofing materials, education, and packaging industries across Kenya. Oversaw KES 3M monthly procurement budget, Managing 30+ suppliers and 40+ LPOs monthly, delivering 20% cost savings and zero stockout incidents across multi-location inventory. Skilled in end-to-end supply chain execution ranging from GRN processing, stock reconciliation, supplier performance appraisal, and order fulfilment with hands-on proficiency in Odoo, FMIS, SMIS, and advanced MS Excel; KISM Member.

Committed to delivering efficient warehouse operations, cost-effective procurement, and supplier reliability that directly supports your organisation's operational targets.

Procurement Officer (Freelance) at Nesh-Parah Enterprises (2025-06 – Present)

• Source and manage 10+ active suppliers across diverse product categories, maintaining 95%+ on-time delivery performance through structured vendor follow-ups tracked in Odoo.
• Raised 30+ purchase requisitions and reconciled LPOs monthly, reducing the procurement cycle by 3 days per order through accurate documentation and proactive supplier communication.
• Execute full purchase-to-pay cycle, purchase requisitions, LPO issuance, GRN verification, and invoice reconciliation maintaining 100% documentation accuracy in Odoo.
• Conduct quarterly supplier performance appraisals across all 10 vendors, cutting average procurement lead time by 15% through proactive expediting and contract discipline.
• Generate weekly inventory replenishment reports using MS Excel, ensuring zero stockout incidents across all product lines by maintaining accurate reorder-level tracking.

Supply Chain Officer at Swiss Packaging Limited (2025-04 – 2025-05)

• Directed end-to-end warehouse operations supervising a 40-person team across goods receipt, storage, and outbound dispatch, maintaining output targets throughout a 6-week deployment.
• Reconciled system versus physical stock balances daily on Odoo ERP, achieving 100% stock accuracy and eliminating all variance incidents within the first two weeks.
• Coordinated dispatch of finished packaging goods to customers across multiple regions, reducing order turnaround time by 20% through improved pick-pack workflow sequencing.
• Enforced warehouse SOPs and HSE compliance standards across 40 staff, recording zero safety incidents during the entire tenure through structured daily briefings.
• Tracked inbound GRNs against supplier delivery notes for all incoming packaging materials, resolving 100% of delivery discrepancies within 24 hours to prevent supply chain disruptions.

Procurement & Stores Assistant at Moi Educational Center (2023-05 – 2025-04)

• Managed a centralised stores function serving 20 staff members across all departments, executing monthly stock reconciliations on SMIS with zero unresolved discrepancies over 2 years.
• Process 40+ LPOs monthly against a KES 3M procurement budget, achieving consistent 12% cost savings through competitive sourcing and supplier negotiation.
• Processed all goods receipt and departmental issuances, verifying 100% of deliveries against LPOs and delivery notes to maintain full procurement compliance and eliminate short-delivery losses.
• Appraised 30+ supplier performance quarterly across the active vendor base, maintaining updated supplier scorecards in FMIS that supported data-driven re-sourcing decisions.
• Maintained audit-ready store records and organised storage zones in line with institutional safety standards, achieving clean audits across all 4 annual inventory reviews.

Supply Chain & Warehouse Officer at Wego Group (K) Limited (2021-01 – 2022-11)

• Managed receipt, storage, and regional distribution of roofing materials through FIFO across Kenya, leading a team of 10 warehouse staff and maintaining zero stock misallocation across all dispatch destinations.
• Coordinated daily dispatch schedules with 3PL service providers, sustaining 90%+ on-time delivery to customers across multiple counties through proactive logistics tracking and follow-up.
• Maintained real-time inventory records in Excel, performing weekly stock counts that kept inventory accuracy above 95% and supported accurate demand forecasting across product lines.
• Reconciled 100% of inbound GRNs against 30+ purchase orders within 48 hours of delivery, eliminating billing discrepancies and protecting the company from supplier short-delivery losses.
• Implemented a bin-location system in the warehouse that cut picking time by 25%, improving order fulfilment speed and reducing mispicks to near zero across all outbound orders.

Storekeeper at Project Business Ventures (2019-10 – 2020-10)

• Monitored stock levels across 100 SKUs using MS Excel, enforcing reorder points that eliminated stockouts and maintained a 98%+ inventory availability rate across 12 months.
• Verified 100% of goods received against 20+ purchase orders and delivery notes, identifying and resolving all short-delivery and quality discrepancies before acceptance into the store.
• Organised and filed all procurement reports, invoices, and supplier correspondence systematically in Odoo, enabling retrieval of any document within minutes during audits.

Procurement & Stores Intern at The Nairobi Hospital (2019-05 – 2019-07)

• Coordinated goods receipt and dispatch for a high-volume hospital warehouse using FEFO method, processing daily issuances to 10+ user departments with zero supply interruption across a 3-month internship.
• Conducted stock takes covering 500+ SKUs and reconciled all discrepancies within 24 hours, achieving full compliance with the hospital's procurement and safety standards.
• Supported supplier contract management and performance appraisal for the medical supplies vendor base, contributing to improved delivery punctuality and reduced supplier payment disputes.

Bachelor in Purchasing and Supplies Management – Dedan Kimathi University of Science and Technology (2019)

Certificate in Personal Effectiveness and Enterprise Development – Technoserve Stryde (2019)