Ebrima Kinteh

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About Ebrima Kinteh

To work on a challenging position in an organization that values purchaser's ability and skills to lower the cost to the bottom line and realizes that purchasing is a profit centre and not a cost centre. Further, I would like to use my skills to achieve the organizational goals and in turn avail the opportunity of self-development and continuous learning to evolve into a Global Procurement. EXPERIENCE Present Responsible for managing end-to-end Procurement Process covering the following areas: procurement planning, category management, procurement analytics, purchasing & expediting and P2P, Source-to-Pay, Accounts Payable Analysing the marketplace to find the broadest set of capable suppliers globally who provide the best product cost, quality and delivery objectives – insuring maximum bottom-line impact Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices and developed productive relationships with key account holders. Worked with clients to resolve claim issues quickly and efficiently and negotiated and finalized contracts. Assessed areas of service concern and developed improvement plans. Revenue Generation - Prospecting, Qualifying, Client engagement, Developing RFQ's & Proposals. Identifying new clients, generating business from new accounts & developing them to achieve consistent profitability. Process Management - Proficient in end to end mapping of business process and developing standard operating procedures and templates. Review contracts and update required details (Payment terms, service start & end, effective date) on PO before issuing to suppliers. Completing Purchase Order forms and issuing Purchase Orders in accordance with applicable Client Purchasing Policies and Procedures. Assisting in the development of procurement plans and reporting metrics, e.g. open PO reports, PO closures, database clean up, etc. SKILLS Purchasing and procurement Communication skills Client Relationship Negotiation Problem solving Team player Team management SLA Management LANGUAGES English French EDUCATION BSc Procurement and Supply Chain Management (2017-2021) MCIPS French Language Elementary Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Microsoft word, Excel and Power point