Samuel mwangi

Innovative and resourceful supply chain and procurement executive with a track record of delivering superior results by implementing strategic procurement, sourcing, contracting, logistics, business development and relationship management programs that optimize the value from the supply chain

Lead Supply Chain Consultant   The Tender Centre Ltd                 June 2022 to Date. 

✓ Established and delivered annual cost reduction goals; reducing spend by over 35%. ✓ Conducted 15 supply training sessions to 100+ direct reports, cross-functional teams, and field managers. ✓ Managed a team of 5 data analysts to set-up and maintain ERP attributes in Oracle for procurement outputs. ✓ Implemented supply chain performance metrics that red used material costs by 20%. ✓ Created lean office process improvements which improved throughput by 15% and saved 20% on supplies. ✓ Directed annual division inventory process; implemented improvements that improved speed by 30%. ✓ Supply Chain leader specializing in supporting High Reliability Organizations, with extensive Logistics, Purchasing and Project Management experience, developed over a successful career in several demanding supply chain, strategic and operations roles. Able to adapt quickly and effectively to changing situations, accomplished in identifying logistics needs, design of supply chain strategies & plans, capacity planning, forecasting, managing inventory, delivery and managing risk. ✓ Reduced Global Freight by USD 1.88 million USD ✓ Ensured semi-annual inventories for controlled equipment with 100% successful accountability as outlined are per military desktop references-MRO Support Division. ✓ Supervised the procurement of over 2,540 routine requisitions for aircraft components valued at more than $55.4 million over an 11- month period. Expedited and oversaw the daily reporting of 820 outstanding critical components valued at $12.9 million in support of 12 Government construction projects to an unprecedented daily readiness rating of 90%.

 Manager, Technical Material Global operations  Kenya Airways Nov 2018 to May 2022 

✓ Led transformation of organization to a strategic procurement model by establishing a collaborative model and a foundation of formalized processes and tools to drive diligent sourcing and supplier management decisions and create and transact easily and efficiently against the contracts. In addition, has established a core group at the enterprise level to support the model. Direct reports include professional personnel providing services in sourcing category management, data analysis and management, fleet procurement and administration, project and outsourced procurement services, and low-cost country sourcing. ✓ Accountable for procurement operations for affiliates and business units, approximately $575M is spent annually. Provide coaching and support to commodity team leaders. Know commodities, channels, cost drivers, emerging global services to impact and lead change to existing channel or suggest alternatives. ✓ Champion corporate procurement and commodity team initiatives within the platform, formed procurement leader team and executive steering council across all companies to address synergies on $125+ spend. ✓ The sourcing program has captured $20+mm new and recurring savings through national account management on subset of spend. Group spend category savings averaged between 2% and 38%. On track for significant increase in benefits in 2018 and 2020. ✓ Developed planning, project management, metrics, reporting tools to capture and communicate progress to senior management. Implemented a credible supplier scorecard that included performance metrics, measurement rules and basis, for all commodities addressed on a multi-company basis. Ties directly to operations scorecards to ensure savings hit bottom-line of company. ✓ Developed gated project management process by modifying industry proven sourcing process to make adaptable to KQ business requirements and culture, gaining acceptance and participation in the sourcing program.

  Head of Supply chain DAC Aviation International Group. Mar 2013 to Nov 2018

 ✓ Developed, implemented, and directed the contract management capability (CMC) for Operations Group. Included development of best practice contract management process and integration with company’s capital asset project process Hired and managed site contracting professionals ✓ Authored best practices Contract Management Practices & guidelines’-led a strategic alliance development and negotiation effort with a global engineering and maintenance organization to integrate 200 contractor resources that would ensure the plant’s strategic business model was achieved on refining general maintenance, environmental and remediation, small capital projects and turnaround activities. ✓ Lead regular meetings with Executive Steering Team, Operations Management, and Procurement Leadership Team to track and report progress of the overall sourcing program, each individual category of spend, and special projects. ✓ Personally facilitate select “never done before” strategic sub-category teams including freight transportation, MRO, professional and contractor services. Achieved 5-38% first cost savings on completed subcategories. ✓ Personally leading best practice group for engineering, construction, and onsite services selection and project execution services. ✓ Facilitated the adoption and execution of new origination, procurement, and contracting practices (company-wide spend analysis; e-RFX; auctions, ERP, low-cost country; global sourcing programs. ✓ Broadened and developed supplier base creating competition for emerging technology procurements. Achieved cost savings from the sourcing process and negotiated value-added terms and conditions. ✓ Achieved improved terms and conditions for strategic projects increasing value add of deals. ✓ Creates and supports annual cost savings of $50-$100 million for network sourcing team. Lowered initial costs of strategically sourced product/services 5-25%. ✓ Led initiatives to capture ongoing productivity improvements with suppliers capturing 3-10% additional cost savings. Recipient of the innovative employee of the year 2017-2018 financial Year. 

Senior Supply Chain Officer/Contract Advisor  Rift Valley Railways Limited Feb 2009 to Mar 2013 

✓ Reduced inventory Turnover by 40% over two years. Success attributed to improved controls, leveraging the ERP (SAP) system; and implementing a new S&OP process. ✓ Reduced overhead costs by 10%, established company benchmarks for process improvement and quality control. ✓ Reduced overhead costs by 10%, established company benchmarks for process improvement and quality control. ✓ Redesigned Supply Chain going from a manual to electronic processes. ✓ Trained employees in five facilities on new software, processes, and procedures. Increased reorder efficiencies decreased inventory reorder times by 50%. Increased inventory accuracy by 20% with monthly cycle count program saving over $50K after the first year of implementation of these processes. ✓ Eliminated manual purchase order process, increased material on order and back-order visibility 100%. ✓ Redesigned warehouses using bin locating system, decreased order pulling, stocking and cycle count times. ✓ Led the successful implementation of a new logistics system, resulting in a 20% reduction in delivery times\ ✓ . Ensured adequate supply contracts are in place for items regularly used by Management to ensure maximum price.

2017-2019:Master’s in business administration, University of South Wales

 2017-2018:Diploma in Quality Management, Alison International 

2010: Certificate-Project Planning and Management, Africa Institute of Research and Development Studies,

 2006-2008: Diploma-Purchases and Supply Management, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 

 2006-2009: Bachelor of Commerce (Management Science), Egerton University

2014-2016 chartered institute of Procurement and supply

• Foundation diploma purchases and supply management (CIPS level 4)
• Advanced diploma purchases and supply chain management (CIPS level 5)
• Graduate diploma purchases and supply chain management (CIPS level 6)