Thomas Kangangi

Category Sourcing Manager in Nairobi, Kenya

Thomas Kangangi

Category Sourcing Manager in Nairobi, Kenya

As a multi award winning Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional, my goal is to use my skills and my profession to transform lives. I believe in going above and beyond my role to get things done. My current role has provided me with opportunities to learn, work hard, develop and maintain the right attitude and exceed expectations.

Working at Safaricom Limited has provided me with the training and opportunities to experience and practice Category Sourcing at its very best.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

-I was named the 2015 CIPS Young Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Years(Africa)

-I was awarded the 2015 Safaricom Ethics Hero Award.

-Implemented the Safaricom Supplier Portal-http://www.safaricom.co.ke/about-us/suppliers

-Automated Supplier Qualification Processes (Supplier Pre-qualifications, Supplier Self-Registration, and Supplier Self-Assessment)

-Increased supplier sustainability compliance and reporting by 1,350% in the last two years

-Simplified the supplier risk identification and due diligence processes

-Reviewed the Supplier Pre-qualification Policy and Procedures

-Reviewed the Supplier Master Data Management Procedures

SPECIALITIES

Category Sourcing, Supplier Qualifications Management, Supplier Risk and Relationship Management, Contracts Management, Sustainability and Compliance Management

  • Work
    • Safaricom
  • Education
    • MBA-Strategic Management, University of Nairobi
    • Bcom-Procurement and Supply Chain Management, University of Nairobi