Doreen Birgen

An experienced Supply Chain Professional with years of experience in Logistics and Business Administration. I have great negotiation skills, excellent people skills and I have diverse professional work experience in the areas of Warehouse Management, Customer care, Operations and Project Management. I am self-motivated, a team player and great at building and maintaining strong working relationships with suppliers.

Supply Chain Coordinator- Acacia EPZ July 2022

Responsibilities

• Conduct all procurement related tasks as per the approved procurement policies, processes and guidelines
• Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies.
• Forecast price and market trends to identify potential changes in buyer-supplier power.
• Maintain and update the list of suppliers.
• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers.
• Coordinate the purchase of marketing materials and their distribution to suppliers.
• Knowledgeable about import and export regulation so as to ensure compliance with zero error.
• Managing the Asset Register, Inventory levels and Stock Reconciliations on ERP.
• ERP NEXT Implementation and training of staff. 
• Review of departmental budgets.
• Preparing the Annual Procurement Plan.
• Oversee Logistics and Fleet Management.
• Planning, coordinating and managing projects.
• Coordinating domestic and international travel.

 Shop Manager at Bboxx Capital Kenya  Dec,2021-July 2022

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day to day store operations.
• Receive and process warehouse stock products and supplies.
• Recruiting and managing the sales team.
• Managing inventory, managing economic order quantity.
• Providing excellent customer service.
• Managing the store's finances, preparing budgets, managing petty cash and updating the customers portfolios.

Freelance Academic Writer – October 2020– November 2021

Responsibilities

• Conduct online research on specific topics and develop story concepts.
• Author and provide educational essays, academic papers, research projects, and assignments.
• Check and revise content to meet the requirements of institutions and clients.
• Proofread, edit, and correct all given reports, properly and efficiently.
• Undertaking background research, including desk-based research.

Supply Chain Intern at Kenya Power and Lightning Company- May 2021- July 2021

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a proper filing system of goods issued reports.
• Issuing materials through SAP and INCMS systems.
• Inventory and warehouse Management on SAP.
• Recording goods received from suppliers on stores transaction sheet.
• Scanning barcodes of the stock items.

Enumerator - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics August 2019- Septemeber2019)

Responsibilities

• Conducting interviews
• Recording data provided
• Submitting information to the census portal

Administrative Assistant– Emos Company Limited (April 2018 –May 2019

 Responsibilities

• Planning, coordinating and Project Management. 
• Maintaining an appropriate filing, retrieval, and archiving system.
• Responding to routine correspondence and other communications.
• Coordinating and Scheduling events and meetings

Coordinate Procurement and Logistics

BSc in Procurement and Supply Chain management- Africa Nazarene University- 2017-2021                      

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education- Uasin Gishu High school 2016

Certifications& Membership

Member of Kenya Institute of Supply Chain Managers

Certificate in Integrated Customs Management System- Kenya School of Revenue Administration  January 2023

IT Technical Support Fundamentals- Google via Coursera- June 2021