Martin Gitonga

Leading the day-to-day administrative operations of the hospital including managing a team of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, and maintenance staff. Optimizing resource allocation to ensure efficient use of resources and assess the need for additional staff, equipment, and services. Managing the annual budget for the hospital to ensure cost savings through strategic allocations and expense monitoring. Promoting a culture of compliance by fostering communication and understanding of operational policies. Ensuring adequate staffing levels across all departments to meet patient needs and operational demands. Recruiting and training new employees while maintaining an accurate and up-to-date staff record. Overseeing inventory management by leading the demand planning team and ensuring efficiencies in the processing of requisitions to ensure reduced stockouts. Forging relationships with key partners and acting as the contact person between such individuals or organizations and the hospital. Maintaining a positive patient relationship through effective communication and the implementation of a patient grievance management system which has seen the hospital's customer satisfaction ratings improve tremendously in the past year.

Managed an annual budget of KSH 4 million (on average) for hospital supplies, ensuring adequate resource allocation and timely purchase of all requirements. Implemented and oversaw a comprehensive inventory management system, ensuring stock accuracy and timely reordering. Achieved a 10% cost savings on pharmaceutical and medical equipment purchases by negotiating favorable contract terms and identifying new, qualified suppliers through extensive market research. Reduced inventory carrying costs significantly through optimized demand planning and proactive stock monitoring using ERP systems. Forged strong relationships with key suppliers and partners, resulting in improved delivery times and other key savings due to discounts and extended credit timelines. Proactively conducted market research, identifying cost-effective alternative suppliers and new product opportunities. Maintained detailed supplier records, ensuring compliance with quality and ethical procurement standards. Increased operational efficiency by at least 5% through implementing a standardized requisition, approval and ordering process for all supplies.

Investigated a wide range of entities: Conducted deep dives into state-owned enterprises, MNCs, suppliers, distributors, resellers, universities, and PEPs. Identified and mitigated threats: Analyzed and reported on corruption, bribery, legal issues, fraud, antitrust concerns, IP violations, and government connections. Provided actionable insights: Prepared detailed due diligence reports, highlighting potential risks and recommendations for informed decision-making. Leveraged diverse skillset: Utilized investigative techniques, on-the-ground research, and business intelligence to compile comprehensive reputation analyses.

Demand planning Preparation of all relevant import & and export permit documents. Contractors' payments - Processing and verification of invoices Supply chain record keeping and filing Creating Local Purchase Order(LPO) and Imports Purchase Order (IPO) Supplier selection for local purchases Tender evaluation & contract management Importing & Exporting, including importing pharmaceuticals under TREO Overall sourcing – locally and globally Managing logistics for various products (imports and exports) Stock Management Managing the company's functions and events