Host Lalit Dhamija, Procurement Trainer and Executive Chair of CIPS UAE branch committees is in conversation with Josephine Mollen Atieno holds Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Moi University (Kenya) and has, 8 years’ experience in supply chain management. Mollen is currently a Chief Procurement Manager in one of the Oil and Gas service Company in Kenya.  

Mollen holds the prestigious MCIPS designation and serves passionately as a membership officer at the CIPS Kenya branch a board member of the Supply Systems and People a consulting house that is committed to transforming business through enhancing transparency and accountability whilst promoting ethical practice in the supply chain.  Mollen is the co-founder of PROSPA-Kenya, (CIPS pan Africa award winner 2016-Best People Development Initiative) a network that champions professionalism in procurement and mentorship of young procurement and supply chain professionals.   

Mollen is an enthusiast of the profession and believes there is more value addition that professional procurement can add-not just to an organization-but to an entire economy. She believes building professionals today who will ride the waves of change tomorrow and build a better society.  

Questions were around :   

i) Tell us your journey of completing MCIPS 

 ii) Which three words your colleagues / peer will use to describe you 

 iii) You are founder of PROSPA-Kenya. Tell us about it  

iv) What are your CIPS branch activities 

 v) How has your journey being so far in Procurement and Supply Chain  

vi) What changes you observed while working duing COVID19 

vii) How will the post COVID19 world would be in your opinion  viii) What will be your message to   those aspiring to join Procurement and Supply Chain discipline