NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL INCLUSIVE GROWTH PROJECT(NARIGP) - KILIFI COUNTYSupply Chain Assistant
Jan. 2023 - May. 2024Kilifi, Kilifi County, Kenya• Conducted extensive market research to inform digital pricing strategies and enhance competitive positioning within the procurement process. • Built and maintained strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders through effective communication and digital engagement, ensuring seamless operations. • Established and maintained streamlined digital workflows and virtual meeting protocols by effectively using digital communication platforms like Zoom, MS Teams, ensuring projects progressed smoothly and deadlines were met despite working remotely. • Utilized digital tools and MIS systems to track, analyze, and report procurement expenditures, enabling real-time adjustments and precise budget control. • Spearheaded digital transformation initiatives by implementing and championing an e-procurement system that improved transparency, tracking, and analytics, streamlining operational processes, and reducing lead times by 50%. • Led rigorous cost-benefit assessments to identify saving opportunities, implemented strategic tender and negotiating measures that reduced procurement costs by significant margins • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate digital tools into operational workflows, aligning with broader business analysis and marketing strategies