Violet Soko Mtonga

Experience

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  Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited

  Jan 2001 - Oct 2011

  Senior Buyer
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  CIDRZ

  Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

  Senior Procurement Officer

  The role covered:• Preparing committee papers for submission to Management Tender Committee Being Secretariat to the Management Tender Committee and Adhoc Evaluation meetings.• Preparation and maintenance of Tender/Bid documents and Request for Proposals with adherence to the USAID rules and regulations.• Preparation of weekly and monthly procurement reports to be submitted to management and end-users.• The orientation of users in various projects in the procurement procedures and policy.• Managing the registration of the supplier’s process and maintaining an up to date suppliers registerConducting due diligence checks on vendors. Show less

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  CEC Liquid Telecoms

  May 2012 - Mar 2016

  Head Of Supply Chain Management

  The role covered the following• Developing sourcing strategies and innovation in delivering large complex projects• Development of KPI’s for the supply chain department• Preparing committee papers for submission to Management Tender Committee as well as performing secretarial duties for the committee• Conferring with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure the availability of materials and products.• Analyzing inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service. Show less

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  Vodafone Zambia

  Apr 2016 - Dec 2019

  Regional Head Procurement & Logistics

  The role entails:Managing procurement policies, procedures, and programs with a focus on their ability to enhance organizational value and efficiency• Managing and creating relationships and partnerships with strategic suppliers• Developing and/or updating procurement policies and procedures• Developing and communicating the procurement strategies/business plan to the stakeholders• Establishing, communicating and implementing long term goals for the department to promote effectiveness and efficiency• Processing and developing bids and proposals that emphasize total costs that include the total cost of ownership for the assets• Overseeing contract development and administration.• Heading the procurement & logistics department which involves purchasing activities, logistics and fleet, administration activities and strategic sourcing initiatives. • Preparation and maintenance of contracts for both goods and services• Preparation of Procurement reports, Imports and Clearing reports and Inventory and Logistics reports using the ERP system.• Discovering profitable suppliers and initiating business and organization partnerships• Negotiating with external vendors to secure advantageous terms• Tracking and reporting on key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve the effectiveness• Managing the 3rd Party Logistics for the outsourced warehouse and inventory function• Managing the logistics of foreign purchases and clearing with the revenue authority in coordination with the clearing agent. Show less

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  VSM Procurement Consultants

  Jan 2020 - Oct 2020

  Procurement & Supply Chain Consultant

  - Provide consulting solutions across end to end procurement: Procurement strategic planning and operating model, sourcing and category strategies, supplier relationship management and procurement enablement and processes- Work closely with procurement and business functions at clients to clearly define and execute procurement strategies that align with the business strategies- Assess procurement functions, processes and information/data, understand gaps to best practices and develop procurement strategies- Manage execution of procurement strategies including supplier engagement during RFI/ RFP processes and supporting supplier negotiations - Create and deliver senior CxO presentations throughout the consulting engagements- Train client procurement professionals and facilitate benefits delivery and implementation, including necessary change management and communications required- Developing procurement processes and procedures for individual clients- Report writing and presentation of results and recommendations;- Developing bids for new projects and actively - Providing advice to clients doing contracts in Zambia on compliance with Public Contracts Regulations and legislative requirements - Conducting Research and analyze opportunities for consolidation of suppliers and cost savings Show less

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  Engen Petroleum Zambia Limited

  Nov 2020 - now

  Contracts & Procurement Manager Zambia & Malawi