EMMANUEL BARASA

I am a dynamic and highly motivated Bachelors of commerce graduate with a major in Finance with over five years’ experience in Procurement and Supply chain management, project management and customer service. I am highly adaptable to challenging environments having worked with the Government of Kenya in Asal areas of kajiado and West Pokot for a period of six years (Contract) under the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project (World Bank Funded Project). I demonstrate exceptional problem solving skills, negotiation by responding quickly to problems and generating effective solutions. I also have an excellent work ethic and motivation to perform well individually and in a team context. My career objectives is to seek a professional employment in a well-orchestrated environment and to provide solutions to challenges and keen on exploring opportunities that will see me advance in my career and advancement of the organization as well. Skilled in oral and written communication, problem solving, negotiation, relationship management, interpersonal skills, report writing as well as record keeping techniques.

April 2015- 2021 December:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Co-operatives

State Department of Livestock- Regional Pastoral Livelihood Resilience Project Kenya (K)

2015-2018- Kajiado County 

2019-2021-West Pokot County

Position: County Project Procurement Assistant

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Processing requisitions and administer contract performance
• Facilitate tender adjudication and Supplies management inspection
• Preparations of annual procurement plans and tender evaluation reports
• Procurement of assorted stores, office supplies and civil works
• Proper maintenance of stores records and government assets and Disposal of unserviceable government stores
• Opening and approval of tender/ quotations
• Carry out periodic market surveys to inform placing of orders
• Preparation of LPOs, LSOs, S13, S12, S11
• Preparation of letter of awards / offers / acceptance
• Reviewing the procurement & logistics strategy and process.
• Develop and manage the procurement department including setting targets and monitoring performance. 
• Promote the effective management of suppliers to sustain value throughout the life of the contract 
• Establish new processes and systems for effective procurement and logistics management across the company; develop and implement an e-Procurement vision. 
• Responsible for supplier performance evaluation and monitoring 
• Plans procurement strategies and conducts negotiations 
• Develops standard form contracts for local contracts 

September-December 2013: Nzoia Sugar Company Limited-Finance Department (Internship)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparation of salaries, wages 
• General payroll management, 
• Performance monitoring,
• Cost ascertainment,
• Budgeting,
• Processing payments to sugarcane farmers and suppliers, 
• Invoicing accounts receivable, 
• Maintenance of cash book, cash collection, 
• Receipting of cash and management of petty cash accounts, 
• Valuation of stock, 
• Preparation of monthly and annual management accounts

March-June 2013: worked with the ACE AFRICA Bungoma as Data entry clerk/data enumerator in the research conducted in March 2013

• Data collection
• Data entry/sorting

July 2011: Research Assistant-Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation participated in the Research of Malaria amongst children aged between 1-5 years (Research clerk) in Bungoma County

2010 Sep-Jan 2011: Clerk at procurement office Bungoma South Sub-County (internship); Duties and Responsibilities

• Writing evaluation reports
• Opening and approval of tender/ quotations
• Stores management
• Opening quotations
• Keeping records of LPO`S
• Participate in tender awarding and minutes writing
• Filling systems
• Customer service   

September 2009:  The Kenya national bureau &statistics, participated in the 2009 house to house census as enumerator

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Period: 2017-2021

Bachelors of Commerce in Finance

KCA University-Second Class Honors (Upper Division)

Period: 2012-2014

Diploma in Business Management 

University of Eldoret-CREDIT

Period: 2010-2012

Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management 

Institute of Commercial Management (UK)-CREDIT

Period: 2005-2008:

Fr. Okodoi Secondary School- KCSE 

Period: 1996-2004

Akoreet Primary School-KCPE