Operations officer
Agrosolutions Limited
Total des années d'expérience :4 years, 4 Mois
Materials Procurement, Storage and distribution Management while ensuring integrity, fairness, accuracy, and openness in the Procurement and Sourcing processes.
Supplier sourcing and negotiating for the most competitive offers for purchase requests as per the Supplier Management Manual.
Imports administration. Planning and organizing the transportation, customs clearance and other formalities for all Imports ensuring their timely receipt into the Warehouse.
Monitored vendor contracts (incl. contract lifecycles) and ensured adherence to contractual agreements and compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
In this position, I was capable to increase supplier database by 20% for better sourcing and competitiveness.
Reduced logistics cost by 32% and motor vehicle maintenance costs by more than 40& saving the company expenses at least $5, 500
Key contributions.
•Delivered agile and flexible ‘end to end’ logistics, stock movement, and documentation and distribution solutions.
•Reconciled stock deliveries with purchase orders and or agreed contract terms, raised non-conformity reports where applicable and control of stores requisitions.
•Developed, implemented, maintained procurement policies and systems and reviewed on a regular basis to ensure relevance and conformance with best practices by ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory policies.
•Led the procurement function by overseeing all aspects of purchasing, negotiations, strategy, tool and process implementation for procurement related to goods and services.
•Planned and prioritized purchasing activities, reviewed planned orders, created requisitions for purchased items and managed approval process.
•Transmitted and prioritized approved purchase orders and supporting documents to supplier.
•Tracked order acknowledgement, prepared and communicated shortage and backlog reports, and provided visibility of potential interruptions.
•Tracked orders and confirmed system lead times, delivery dates and costs.
•Reviewed, updated and maintained purchase orders until they are closed.
•Ensured orders adhered to supplier agreements and contracts hence reported non-conformances.
•Identified opportunities and implemented actions to achieve efficiencies.
•Contributed to consolidation, reduction, and rationalization of the local supplier base.
•Build a strong relationships with business partners, fostering collaboration and teamwork with the procurement department and budget controller.
•Determined fuel re-order levels, consumption rates and its purchase.
•Performed monthly stock reconciliations of physical counts against ERP for all categories of inventory and highlighted variances to the management.
•Optimized operations in the Warehousing by organizing floor space; adhering to storage design principles, recommending improvements while instituting the FIFO method in dispatching of products
•Ensured proper records and classification in terms of cost and quantity of all inventory items; both dispatches & supplies’ receipts.
•Maintained Inventory by conducting regular physical accuracy, reconciling stocks records and updated data system to ensure high levels of stock integrity.
•Maintained Depots and Factory Warehouse to achieve high service levels and ensure an efficient flow of stock supplies.
•Ensured timely and successful delivery of solutions according to company needs and objectives.
•In Liaison with Logistics department, presented capacity solutions to effectively support the company’s go-to-market strategy as well as transport plans and route scheduling.
•Identified operational areas of inefficiency and spearheaded the process of restructuring Trucks turn Around Time to enhance efficiency, reducing truck turnaround time from 3hrs to 50mins.
•Supervised & coached 2 stores supervisors, 8 stores clerks and 40 casual workers.
Key contributions.
•Made timely and cost-effective Procurement decisions for Program goods and services that secured value for the organization.
•Developed sourcing strategies, participated in preparing supplier contract terms of sales and risk analysis.
•Communicated and negotiated with suppliers while setting up deliveries and payment schedules for proactive program support to meet project needs and requirements.
I carried out a project on the Importance of information technology on retail and manufacturing industries.