Eli Nathan Bisamunyu

I am proud to highlight that in this role i have developed and implemented procurement policies, procedures, and systems to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations as required by the Government of Uganda.

I am tasked with the responsibility of acquisition of all operations equipment, lubricants, machineries, spare parts, and consumables associated to a civil construction site which include; purchasing cement, sand, and aggregate in accordance with the Bill of Quantities (BOQ), scheduling payments in accordance with changes in market rates, and ensuring delivery to the job site.

I am also responsible for budget and inventory monitoring and management paired with successful negotiations skills enables me increase the quality of service offerings through value engineering, building and retaining relationships with reliable suppliers, and lead time optimization. Monitor supplier performance metrics such as delivery times, quality of goods and services, pricing levels while making sure project timelines and milestones are met and completely effectively to a high standard, and within the allotted money, time, and scope of work.

In my day to day firm wide contribution to the Tilenga project, I oversee the project's procurement processes, including technical and commercial discussions, conduct market research in order to identify potential suppliers and obtain competitive bids from them.

I review invoices and purchase orders for accuracy and completeness prior to payment processing.

And to harness collaboration and team work, I generate periodic reports related to the project's procurement activities for senior management review to support informative decision making for the project management team.

In this role, i reviewed and implemented procedures for inventory control, warehousing and distribution of goods.

I was able to achieve my targets and goals by developing and maintaining a database of suppliers according to their capabilities, costs, delivery timescales and quality standards.

I negotiated contracts with suppliers to ensure the best value for money on purchases, monitored stock levels regularly to identify any shortages or overstocking issues and also analyzed vendor performance data to identify areas for improvement in procurement processes while conducting cost analysis for various products and services to evaluate price competitiveness.

On a day to to day i managed relationships with vendors to ensure prompt resolution of any issues or disputes that arose during order fulfillment and as well developed strategies for improving efficiency within the logistics department among which included but not limited to developing procurement budgets to reduce unnecessary expenditures, quality control and delegate tasks to procurement teams to expedite work processes, utilize computer systems to track shipments and material deliveries.

On this project, I prepared purchase orders, invoices and other related documents while maintaining records of all purchasing activities including vendors, products and prices.

I negotiated contract terms with suppliers for cost savings and quality assurance, interacted with vendors to resolve issues in a timely manner and processed payments for goods and services in accordance with company policies.

I was able to conduct a price analysis initiative on all vendor quotes to establish the most desirable and cost-effective suppliers. This was able to provide cost cutting on the project operations of approximately 15-20% within a year.

I was also responsible for representing the work unit at meetings or conferences to serve as liaison for requests or complaints.

In this role, i developed and maintained project plans, schedules, budgets, and other documents to ensure successful completion of projects.

I created and distributed reports on project progress to stakeholders and analyzed data to identify areas for improvement within the project.

Provided administrative support to the Project Manager including scheduling meetings, taking notes, coordinated with internal and external teams to ensure that all tasks were completed on time, maintained a database of key contacts related to the project activities and collected feedback from stakeholders to improve the quality of future projects.

I facilitated communications between various departments involved in the project activity, prepared presentations related to the ongoing project for senior management review and kept detailed progress records to hit strict deadlines and adjust plans.