About

Highly strategic and results-driven professional with 7+years of success in providing administrative, technical & managerial oversight in all phases of Supply Chain Management, Office Administration, Business Management, Procurement and Logistics, Personal Development Coaching and Organizational leadership in NGOs, public and private sectors. A team-builder and hands-on leader with a strong work ethic and a problem solving skill coupled with tactical foresight & verifiable success capitalizing on innovative initiatives while growing bottom-line performance and improving processes.

Skills

  • Interpersonal skills
    10
  • problem solving skills
    9
  • Flexibility and Adaptability
    9
  • Teamwork and collaboration skills
    10
  • Strategic thinking
    8
  • Negotiation skills
    8
  • English and Kiswahili
    10

Experience

Hottensia Wangari

Work experience
  • February, 2022 - December, 2023
  • Fulltime
  • Developed and implemented sourcing strategies for spend management, supplier development and management, category buying, contracts, vendor managed inventory and rating processes amongst others.
  • Contributed to lead-time reduction and demand management initiatives to optimize inventory levels.
  • Ensured cost-effectiveness, quality and timely procurement and delivery of all supply’s services/products
  • Tracked and reported key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
  • Collaborated with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company.
  • Implemented and enforced Procurement regulations, policies systems and procedures.
  • Reviewed, compared,analyzed and approved products and services to be purchased.
  • Maintained and updated supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
  • Developed and fostered successful, long-term business relationships and ongoing process improvements with key suppliers.
  • Prepared budgets, cost analyses, and reports.
  • strategized with various departments and suppliers to ensure the organization’s future needs were seamlessly met
  • Analyzed market and delivery systems.

Hottensia Wangari

Work experience
  • Assumed responsibility for coordination of program activities and strive to meet project activity results.
  • Ensured the delivery of the quality/substance and timely delivery of the project products and adherence to corporate rules, regulations and procedures;
  • Supervised administrative staff and divided responsibilities to ensure
  • performance.
  • Drove office activities and operations to secure efficiency & compliance to organization policies.
  • Raised supplier’s requisitions, Sign and reviews all payable items in coordination with the accountant department.
  • Ensured regular communication, organization, knowledge management and consultation with relevant partners/stakeholders.
  • Creating and updating records and databases with personnel, financial and other data.

Hottensia Wangari

Work experience
  • Assisted in the development of leadership resource guides & programming materials.
  • Recruited new members for the half yearly discipleship program.
  • Liaised with the departments to ensure timely information is put across.
  • Ensured all requisitions are done on time.
  • Ensured minutes were taken for all meeting and action points shared out with team.
  • Developed and implemented creative ideas to the processes in the church

Hottensia Wangari

Education
  • January, 2015 - December, 2017
  • Fulltime
  • Procurement and Logistics

Hottensia Wangari

Education
  • September, 2011 - December, 2014
  • Fulltime
  • Supplies and Procurement Management

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