CURRICULUM VITAE

First Name              :         Birakwate

Other Names          :         Dennis Nkundah

Sex                                   :         Male

Profession              :         Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Date of Birth           :          9th October, 1973

Contact Address     :          e-mail:[email protected]

P.O.Box 110, Bushenyi

Tel: 0702-963795

Synopsis:

12 Years Post-qualification working experience at senior management levels in both the private and government sector in Uganda.  Over 10 years of experience in procurement function specially in areas of contract management, Negotiation, Supplier relationship building, sourcing both at home and abroad, and cost cutting strategies while maintaining high standards and achieving organizational goals

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (EMPLOYMENT HISTORY RECORD)

PERIOD
EMPLOYER
POSITION
2014 – 2019
Igara Growers Tea Factory

P.O BOX 110,Bushenyi
Procurement Manager
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES HELD

•        Head of Procurement and Disposal Unit

•        Handling all the Procurement   requirements  for the two factories: Igara and Buhweju

•        Responsible for international sourcing and procurement of fertilizer and other high value machinery and spare parts for the two factories

•        Preparation of procurement reports for submission to the Board of Directors

•        Preparation of bid documents for any procurement or disposal

•        Manage ,coordinate and monitor the procurement procedures

•        Coordinate and prepare Annual Consolidated Procurement Plan for both Igara Growers Tea Factory and Buhweju Tea factory respectively.

•        Responsible for the preparation of agreements on the behalf of the entity; such agreements include; tenancy agreements, tea estates lease agreement and mid tea transporters agreements.

•        Coordinate and supervise the tendering process and Manage the procurement and disposal of goods, works and services

•        Supervises the verification and processing of all procurement requisitions according to budget and relevance

•        Negotiations of high value procurements with contractors and service providers.

•        Monitor the activities of the procurement unit, supervises staff, monitor performance, recommend training needs and provide technical guidance

•        Ensure safe custody of all procurement/ disposal records and files of the unit

•        Participates in the negotiation  of high value  contract terms for procurements  on the behalf of the entity

•        Carry out Supplier analysis, Price Surveys, Supplier risk management and assists in periodic appraisal of the factories supplier

•        Managing Logistics for transportation of made tea from Igara and Buhweju Tea factories to Mombasa market Auction

•        Ensuring that all company vehicles and motor cycles are properly insured in accordance with the company set policies

•        Responsible for fleet management

•        Responsible for inventory and asset management of two factories by regularly updating asset register, their condition ,location and advise the management accordingly

•        Responsible  for clearing all company’s imports, monitoring their movements up the central sores

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

·       Development of the procurement and Logistics policies which streamlined procurement and Logistic functions

·       Reduced total procurement costs by 60% yearly by reducing uncoordinated procurements

·       Reduced lead times of overseas procurements by 40% through proper sourcing strategies

·       Handled the European Union Grant of $ 2,000,000 (Two million Us Dollars) towards the procurement of factory machinery and civil works for construction of Buhweju Tea Factory.

·        Handled the European Union Grant towards the procurement of Agricultural Drones for mapping the Igara Growers Tea Factory’s tea estates and farmers gardens under ACPEU( African Caribbean Pacific European Union) for technical center for Agricultural and rural corporation worth € 46000 ( Forty six thousand Euros)

·       Development of disposal policy and plan for all company assets

·       Developed the data base of service providers of goods, services and supplies

·       Developed the Disposal Policy and Plan for the Company’s Assets

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PERIOD
EMPLOYER
POSITION
2010-2013
Mbarara District Local Government

P.O BOX 01,Mbarara
Senior Procurement Officer
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES HELD

•        Head of Procurement and Disposal Unit

•        Prepares bid documents for the procurement and disposal of Assets

•        Prepares reports on both micro procurement and Macro  procurements submits them to Contracts committee and PPDA on quarterly basis

•        Prepares a consolidated procurement plan for submission to District Council and PPDA

•        Participates in the preparation of contract documents

•        Developing appropriate internal control system to ensure compliance to the legal and regulatory framework governing the public Procurement and disposal of assets function.

•        Attends the Evaluation committee Meetings and propose  the members of the evaluation committee subject to approval by the District Contracts Committee

•        Liaise with Finance Department to ensure the availability of funds for any procurement activity.

•        Participates in the negotiations  of  for high value items

•        Liaise with external procurement audits and deal with queries. Take action on weaknesses/risks highlighted

•        Entering authorized transactions on the integrated  information system for processing and production of required reports

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

·       Helped the entity to adhere to PPDA Act and guidelines in the procurement of goods and services.

·       Training of subordinate staff  about the application of PPDA act and guidelines for compliance

·       Helped in the contract management of high value procurements through proper reporting to the contracts committee, user departments and the district council.

·       Through timely submission of procurement reports to the PPDA, the entity was ranked the best for compliance.

·       Worked in collaboration with USAID Funded projects through District engagements and Health System Strengthening  towards the procurement of medicines and other laboratory equipments by developing specifications and identification of  appropriate suppliers

PERIOD
EMPLOYER
POSITION
2005-2009
Mbarara University of Science and Technology

P.O BOX 110,Mbarara
Executive Officer- Procurement and disposal Unit
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES HELD

•        Writing and issuing of Local Purchase Orders (LPO) to suppliers

•        Selection of appropriate suppliers for works, services and suppliers for the entire entity

•        Prepares Advertisements for bid opportunities

•        Issue bid documents to providers

•        Managing bid opening and closing

•        Coordinating the procurement and disposal activities of all departments within the entity.

•        Liaise with stores to avoid stock outs of essential goods.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

·       Reduced stock outs of essential goods through proper management of stock levels

·       Reduced administrative reviews

·       Building long term supplier relationships with the entity’s  suppliers for continuous supply of goods and services

·       Managed well the disposal process of entity’s assets in a manner that maximized competition and value for money

PERIOD
EMPLOYER
POSITION

2001-2005
Mbarara University of Science and

Technology

P.O BOX110,Mbarara
Executive Officer- Department
Internal
Audit
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES HELD

•        Auditing of the central stores of the company to ascertain the issues, receipts and running balances of the items received

•        Verify and certify all the suppliers before they are received in the stores.

•        Verify and pass payments up to 60 million

•        Verity and pass all the accountabilities

•        Auditing procurement and disposal procedures and payments to ensure that all the goods, services and works are properly ordered, received, examined and paid for.

KEY ACHIEVEMNTS

·       Helped the entity to indentify high risky areas for fraud and instituted mitigation measures

·       By auditing procurement and disposal procedures, helped the entity to be compliant with PPDA Act and guide lines which reduced PPDA audit queries

EDUCATION BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS:

YEAR

INSTITUTION

AWARD
2016-2017
Uganda Management Institute
Master’s degree in Management Studies- Procurement and Supply Chain Management Option
2009-2010
Uganda  Management Institute
Post Graduate  Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Management
2005-2008
Mbarara University of Science  & Technology
Degree in Business Administration Second Class (Honors Upper Division) Majoring in Procurement and supply Chain Management
1993-1995
Church of Uganda College for Tertiary Studies
Uganda Advance Certificate of Education (U.A.C.E)
1989-1992
Bugamba SSS
Uganda Advance of Education (U.C.E)
1981-1988
Kihunda Primary School
Primary Leaving Certificate (PLE)
EXPLIOTABLE CHARACTERISTICS

Strong negotiation skills
Self motivated,creative,innovative,yet open to learning and reflection
Excellent Oral  and written communication skills
Analytical Skills
Planning, problem solving skills and interpersonal skills
Observance of ethics and integrity
COMPUTER SKILLS

•        Microsoft Word

•        Microsoft Excel

•        Power Point Presentation

Email & Internet Searches

MEMBERSHIP TO ORGANISATIONS

·       Rotaractor – Mbarara Rotaract

·       Member of Senate of Mbarara University of Science and Technology

OTHER DUTIES  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES HELD

•        Staff representative of the University Senate of Mbarara University of Science and Technology

•        Treasurer to Workers Union- Mbarara University Branch

REFEREES

1.               Prof. Dominic Byarugaba

Executive Director African Institute for Capacity Development

( AICAD)

P..BOX 46179-00100,GPO .Nairobi, Kenya

Off Mob: +(254) 0726610402,0733523014

Email: [email protected]

2.                  Dr  Godfrey Mugurusi,AssociateProfessor,Norwegian University of Science

And Technology, Gjovik, 2nd floor, C ,buiding

Postboks 191

Tel;  + 4761135400

Email: [email protected]

3          Mr Kajuna Benon

Director of works and Transport

P.O BOX   7174,

Kampala,Uganda

Tel: 0772418993

Email: [email protected]