Teresia Mwikali Mutua

PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL
Cell: +254 706 142 351; Email: mutuamwikali46@gmail.com.

CAREER OBJECTIVES

I believe in professional protection and self-confidence as well as applying acquired skills in my area of experience working with
minimal or no supervision. To work with multinational firm whereby I can plan and create strong career foundation overcome
challenge and make decisions that can influence my career positively.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Strive to always drive performance by constantly challenging myself by inspiring others to reach desired organization
objectives
• Adaptable to change and very manageable
• Self-starter who needs very minimal supervision to generates high levels of commitment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Swahili
• Excellent interpersonal skills and diverse background (experience living and working in Nairobi with diverse individuals)

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Procurement Offcer May 2021 to February 2023

Paramax Cleaning Services
Key Responsibilities:

• Support in the strengthening of internal controls around asset management ensuring practical action assets are safeguarded
all the time.
• Conduct regular checks on office-based assets maintenance and report any defects to the procurement and logistics
coordinator.
• Ensure timely, effective and safe delivery of equipment to the field office.
• Keep records of all issued and returned assets in practical action systems within the field office.

Procurement Intern January 2019 – May 2019

Nairobi City County Procurement Department
Key Responsibilities:

• Participated in bidding procedures and follow-ups.

• Performed comparative analysis on supplier price quotations.
• Gathered expenditure and stock data needed to create a procurement dashboard.
• Prepared and maintained purchasing records.
• Assisted in preparation of local purchase orders (LPOs).
• Develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with colleagues and management.
• Assisted in the reviewing of the supplier’s performance.
• Assisted in receiving stock and disseminating goods received to their respective departments.
• Participated in the bi-annual stock take.
• Completed a vendor database clean-up and update project.
• Complied with and maintained knowledge of applicable rules, legislation, regulations, standards, and best practices.
• Writing of opening and evaluation report.
• Performed any other duties as assigned.

Administration Assistant February 2016– May 2016

East African School of Management
Key Responsibilities:

• Office Administration – ensuring office is cleaned, bills are paid on time and that we have office supplies
• Sorting and distributing incoming and outgoing posts
• Handling internal and External communications.
• Supports filing and retrieval of files and documents.
• Maintains an inventory of office equipment and raising requisitions for additional supplies
• Customer service coordination and management
• Maintaining class schedules

Intern Procurement Officer June 2015– November 2015

Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development
Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
• Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary
• Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.
• Perform buying duties when necessary.
• Contact suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other
problems.
• Review requisition orders in order to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.
• Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists.
• Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates in order to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
• Receive goods from various suppliers using LPO and Delivery note
• Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.
• Compare suppliers' bills with bids and purchase orders in order to verify accuracy.
• Wrote inspection and acceptance forms
• Issue goods to user departments using user requisition form
• Approve bills for payment.
• Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogues and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products
to be ordered.

EDUCATION

2019: Bachelors in Business Management (Procurement), Moi University

2017: Certificate in Web Research and Image Annotation
2016: Certified Procurement and Supply Professionals (Section 1), Kenya Institute of Supplies Management
2015: Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management, Kenya Institute of Supplies Management
2015: Microsoft Office Proficiency, Kenya Institute of Supplies Management
REFEREES

Brian Mwangeka
Director, Paramax Cleaning Services Limited
Tel: +254 795 508065

Mary Peter
Office Administrator, East African School of Management
Tel: +254 792 788818

Daniel Ominde
Attachment Supervisor, Nairobi City County
Tel: +254 721 982333