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CURRICULUM VITAE. Name: Paul Mukui Kimata Date of Birth: JANUARY 28, 1979 Nationality: KENYAN Marital Status: SINGLE Address: P.O. BOX 14193-00800 NAIROBI. E-mail address: kimata.paul@gmail.com Cell Phone No: 0724379945 / 0736129500. Career Objective To offer logical solutions through career in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management that provides an efficient and cost effective value added procurement support to the organization projects and proposals teams through strategic consultancy and training. Professional Background § August 2003 - June 2006: Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) Purchasing and Supply Management Diploma. § July 2004 - August 2004: Institute of Advanced Technology (IAT) International Computer Driving License- (ICDL Part One Certificate). § 1995 - 1998: Mururia Secondary School (K.C.S.E.) – Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education. Research Projects. May-September 2005:- Business Processes Outsourcing (BPO). Six month research project on outsourcing business processes. Working Experience April 2008 To July2008 – Kenya Airports Authority (Contract) • Management of procurement Audit and identifying cost reduction and innovation across the portfolio. • Assist in managing and developing supplier portfolio and measuring performance against agreed SLAs. • Evaluations of appointed suppliers through the viability of existing schemes and proposals among others. August 2006 TO March 2008– Tamarind Group. Procurement Officer – Tamarind Hotel Nairobi. Responsibilities:- • Full responsibility for all activities related to supply contracts such as drafting, Preparation, finalization, negotiation and execution. • Assessment of vendor prequalification as a team, ownership of approved vendors list, prepare / review and issue of RFQ and Tenders for approval purposes. • Monitor suppliers performance through a database make correspondence between the company and vendor(s) and advice the General Manager on the consequence if any. • Carry out a risk assessment of supply contracts and co-ordinate and ensure that adequate insurance covers and other mitigation measures are in place. • Assist in budget preparation of the department, as well as quarterly forecasting of performance analysis of the department. Conducts performance reviews in time & providing constructive information in supply Re- engineering through food costing and controlling cost. • Periodic submission of the Purchasing report to the General Manager and the finance department for the accountability direction, innovation and performance of direct reports, identifying development needs with a view to increase efficiency. June 2005 - July 2006 Interpon Kenya Limited – Procurement Department. Responsibilities:- • Ensuring compliance of all procurement policies and procedures are appropriate for efficient and effective auditable procurement trail. • Provide an efficient and cost effective procurement support, timely value added solutions that meet requirements of the Department proposal within allocated budget allowances to head of department. • Identifying potential sources of supply and liaise with representative in ensuring such sources are acceptable. • Developing bidders list for potential suppliers, service providers and procurement agencies to obtain “assessed bids” are in line with or better than project cost allowances and required deliverables. July 2003 – Feb 2004: Time- Shark Services: Purchasing co-ordinator (Contract) Duties: Contact a range of suppliers to obtain quotations, agree delivery times and place commitment based on price, quality and according to customer demand, company policy and budget. Ensuring equipments are delivered to right place at right time. Managing system generated GR/IR and ensuring blocked invoice reports are up to date for management of business relationships i.e. end-to-end procurement, contract, activity and invoice/billing management July 1999 - May 2002: Cross Culture Society Duties: Inventory Personnel. Accuracy of stocks allocation, follow-up on allocation changes, to ensure Purchases are accounted for, inventory reconciliation- both warehouse reports and in-house stocks. Internship. May 2004 - Oct 2004: Ministry Of Roads and Public Works Roads Maintenance and Development unit. Duties: Roads safety improvement and environmental protection, ensuring quality and value for money in designing and construction of highway infrastructure, maintaining of existing roads network to agreed standards and implementing capacity improvement to ease congestion. Assisting efficiently and effectively in the use of resources to maximizing cost of acquisition of materials. Accurately complete all required documentation as requested by supervisor. Workshop / Seminars. November 2005 - Kenya Institute of Supplies Management- K.I.S.M. funded workshop on: - “An action plan for the firms to take transparency initiative in their business processes i.e. Principle of agreement” March 2005 - Life skills and career training. “What do I have to offer?” – Systematic development of strengths and abilities that inculcate in arrange of interpersonal and communication skills in a range of diverse and changing organizational settings. August 2004 – K.I.M. Sponsored Workshop. Life skills and career training Developing Strategic Goals And Policies Governing Procurement In Project Management:- Assessing work plans in various projects within time frames directly related to managing specific projects in relation to Procurement. Personal Profile • Able to negotiate the most cost effective procurement strategy demanding the highest standards for quality purposes within the knowledge of business commercial terms and conditions. • Able to set and monitor service level agreements with knowledge of purchasing and tendering processes and ability to negotiate and manage multiple stakeholders, including external organizations and companies. • Go – getter, being updated with current legal requirements and commercial best in practice pertaining Procurement, liaising with other departments to facilitate intergenerational change in service delivery. • Able to actively open communication at all levels in relation to developing a detailed organizations business analyses and working with businesses to deliver an action plan to supporting organization requirements with-in short, medium and long-term basis. • Able to work independently and show initiative with willingness to learn and learn new things through research skills via library, internet and experimental case study necessary for innovation. • Ability to apply extensive financial controls – automated invoice processing, budgeting, for