Clinton Fletcher

Procurement & Subcontract Manager - BILFINGER TEPSCO, INC

Deer Park, TX

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Versatile, results-oriented professional with 17 years of broad-based experience in all facets of procurement

and subcontract management in the oil and gas sectors. Possess proven record of dynamic leadership

strategically procuring materials, equipment and services for complex sourcing events. Recognized as a highly

motivated self-starter with exacting attention to detail who delivers results. A career marked by saving money

through supplier agreements, mitigating risk through properly negotiated contracts and streamlining processes

for improved productivity.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Procurement & Subcontract Manager

BILFINGER TEPSCO, INC - Deer Park, TX - 2013 to Present

Direct all procurement activities (11 buyers / subcontract specialists) to provide all materials, equipment and

services for each client project.

• Successfully established multiple "National Supply Agreements" with key material suppliers, which will result

in $750K annual savings.

• Established "material management / receiving" program that enables Tepsco to pay supplier invoices two to

three weeks earlier, thereby invoicing and receiving payment from its client weeks earlier.

• Redrafted all subcontract templates with company legal counsel, which has increased internal subcontract

productivity while mitigating risk to the fullest legal extent possible.

• Lead a corporate directive to rethink the current procurement process, which resulted in a clearly defined

separation of duties among internal parties, improved validation of procured items and eliminated potential

rogue activities.

• Redesigned purchase order format to include protective language and incorporate purchase order "terms

and conditions" which resulted in fewer invoicing disputes and reduced administrative costs.

• Resolved numerous performance issues with subcontractors, reaching settlements and deductive change

orders due to performance issues.

• Established a "Master Services Subcontract Agreement" program, which increased weekly output by 50%

and drastically lowered pricing through alliance agreements with commonly utilized subcontractors.

Commodity Manager - Technical Services / EPC Services

LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES - Houston, TX - 2012 to 2013

Developed and deployed various procurement strategies for leveraging technically complex commodities

relative to major projects for various LYB sites with an emphasis on capital projects.

• Successfully built numerous technical service provider labor rate classification models which compared

individual labor rates being charged to LYB to market averages. This resulted in amending and reducing

specific labor pricing in many existing technical service provider agreements.

• Effectively led bidding process through SAP (E-Sourcing) that awarded EPC technical service provider a

major pilot plant project exceeding LYB's rigorous award schedule by 2 months.

Senior Manager Procurement & Contracts

PLANT PERFORMANCE SERVICES LLC - Houston, TX - 2011 to 2012

Directed all procurement activities (4 buyers / subcontract specialists) to provide all materials, equipment and

services for each client project.

• Once Fluor sold P2S (2011), successfully severed and re-established dozens of core company service

provider agreements (copy machines, core IT contracts, long term vehicle rental, company website, travel,

corporate card, etc.) enabling P2S to operate independently of Fluor while reducing spend and increasing

internal satisfaction.

• Effectively implemented American Express purchasing card program including an on-line reconciliation tool

that provided after hour purchasing capabilities to project sites and eliminated purchases without management

knowledge.

Corporate Subcontract Manager

JV INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES, LTD - La Porte, TX - 2005 to 2011

Established and directed a corporate subcontracting program and process throughout the JVIC organizations.

• Successfully established a Master Subcontract Agreement program (over 275 subcontract agreements) that

reduced internal administrative costs by 75% and significantly lowered pricing through volume-use discounts.

• Coordinated with JVIC legal counsel to minimize / transfer risk unto the subcontractor through the instrument

of a subcontract agreement.

• Led the initiative to implement the subcontractor program into the SAP system resulting in reduced

subcontract execution time and increased accuracy.

• Developed subcontractor pre-qualification curriculum to ensure subcontractor credibility prior to the awarding

of a job.

• Conducted annual subcontract policy training presentations at each JVIC location (15 offices) resulting in an

increased awareness of the importance of the subcontracting process.

Subcontract Manager / Senior Buyer

PLANT PERFORMANCE SERVICES LLC - Houston, TX - 2002 to 2005

Provided procurement expertise and led all subcontracting efforts supporting operational project groups.

• Developed a "blanket subcontract agreement" program (approx. 100 agreements established) that reduced

administrative expenses and improved contract execution time by 50%.

Procurement Manager

HUB CITY SITE SERVICES, LTD - La Porte, TX - 2000 to 2001

Quality Assurance Manager / Buyer

BJ SERVICES - Houston, TX - 1996 to 2000

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration

University of Houston - Houston, TX

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