RICHARD L. COOPER

** ****** *****

The Woodlands, TX 77380

832-***-****

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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER offering experience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Performance Management, Contract Management, Program Management and the use of eSourcing systems platforms.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Category lead at major Oil & Gas Exploration Company responsible for planning and executing new Global Category of Geoscience Consulting and Laboratory Services for Formations and Fluids with an annual Global spend of $40M resulting in $5M annual savings from supplier consolidation and efficiency of implementing 27 Global Agreements.

Procurement Program Manager for corporate services, contingent labor and information technology products totaling over $300 million in spend resulting in annual savings of $1.2 million at a major Utility company.

Onsite consultant at major Retail Pharmacy client managing a supplier optimization project with an annual spend of $57 million resulting in an annual savings of $2 million

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Category Specialist at British Petroleum (BP) June 2011 – June 2016

Category Lead for Geoscience Advisory Consulting and Laboratory Services for Formations and Fluids for Upstream Exploration and Production. Activities and responsibilities include Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Contract development, negotiation and management, Supplier Performance Management.

Lead person managing the development of the Geoscience Category which included performing market analysis, creating and implementing strategic sourcing plans, working with key technical stakeholders to develop standards, sourcing content, contract planning and performance management timeline.

Successfully implemented Geoscience Category at the Global level which included negotiating 27 Global Master Agreements resulting in a Global spend of $40M with an annual savings of $5M.

Selected as Team Lead to train and assist the Reservoir Development PSCM team in all PSCM systems and processes which resulted in a 100 percent certification rating within Upstream BP.

In 2015 as part of services cost reduction effort, lead negotiation projects with key suppliers resulting in an additional $1M savings annually.

eSourcing Specialist at British Petroleum (BP) – Contractor - April 2010 – June 2011

Project manager for the delivery of Supplier Management in Ariba OneSource for BP Exploration and Production. Activities and responsibilities include advising Global Category Teams on supplier management content, management of the BP Supplier Management Common Process flow and training category teams on Ariba.

Successfully implemented Globally Supplier Management for Sub-Surface Wells and Seismic.

Created and managed rollout of Ariba reports to all of E&P’s Sector Business Units at the CPO, Manager and Team Lead level.

Successfully managed for Gulf of Mexico Business Unit the verification and documentation of over 4,000 suppliers responding to the Oil Spill Crisis in July 2010.

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Infosys BPO Service Delivery Manager at British Petroleum (BP)

June 2009 – April 2010

Manage the day to day delivery of procurement operations in both eSourcing and Sourcing activities with BP Supply Chain and Indirect Procurement. Manage operational performance within the sourcing categories of Human Resources, Business Consulting, Property Management and Travel. Mentor and assist in training of all offshore eSourcing and Sourcing team members.

Planned and managed Exploration and Production Technology group transition from onshore to offshore operations, duties included process design, training staff and creation of reference documentation.

Managed RFP and Sourcing project for Business Consulting Change Management project RFP valued at $800K which resulted in a savings to the customer of $200K.

Managed RFP and Sourcing project for Household Goods management valued at $16M which resulted in a savings of 18%.

Accenture, Houston, Texas October 2007 – January 2009

Manager, Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement

Manage strategic sourcing, category management, vendor relationship management and contract negotiation on a project to project basis. Guide sourcing teams through problem definition, issue identification and work plan development. Plan, execute and manage all processes associated with strategic sourcing which may include data analysis, value creation and performance management.

Contingent Labor Category Sourcing and Procurement Manager for major Retail Pharmacy client.

Managed supplier optimization project across three business units which reduced the supplier count from 110 suppliers to 30.Total spend for the category was $57 million with an annual savings from the sourcing project of $2 million.

Category lead on account assessment team for a global shipping and transportation company. Developed category presentation material on Fleet Vehicles, Fuel and Tires. Managed relationships with key contacts in the various business units.

Comensura, Houston, Texas July 2006 – July 2007

Director, Supplier Relations

Create and foster relationships with over 500 suppliers, develop and manage formal supplier program, establish and manage Supplier Diversity Program and manage Houston based Customer Service Center. Design formal process for evaluating suppliers for Comensura’s 15 accounts. Coordinate all supplier activities and communications enterprise wide. Create and manage the process for contract and on boarding processes.

Developed and managed formal supplier program with an emphasis of performance in all Comensura accounts. Project team lead on development of information reports to assist in evaluation of supplier performance.

Managed supplier diversity program with an annual spend of over $150 million throughout Comensura’s accounts.

Perfect Commerce (Formally Pantellos Group), The Woodlands, Texas

September 2004 – June 2006

Strategic Sourcing Consultant

Strategic sourcing consultant responsible for category management, vendor relationship management and contract negotiation. Executed strategic sourcing initiatives, data collection and market analysis process.

Developed and managed Professional Services Strategic Sourcing Plan at Sempra Energy in San Diego, California for two consecutive years with annual savings of $1.2 million.

Managed spend analysis project for spend of $300 million annually resulting in savings estimated at 10 percent.

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Pantellos Group, The Woodlands, Texas June 2003 – September 2004

Senior E-Commerce Consultant

Executed sourcing strategies for utility companies in the United States and Canada leveraging eCommerce Technology.

Managed eCommerce sourcing team that conducted over 34 sourcing events totaling $101 million in spend with average savings of 18 percent.

Project Team lead on all Information Technology RFP’s and Online Auctions with average savings of 10 percent.

Provided leadership for sourcing activities in contingent labor resulting in overall savings of 25 percent.

Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, Texas 1993 - 2001

Client Technology Sales Consultant 2000-2001

Provided desktop, monitor and laptop marketing and sales consulting to the Enterprise Sales Force. Interfaced with manufacturing and engineering teams providing feedback from key Compaq customers. Managed partnerships with Intel Electronics and Wyse Technologies to provide feedback on client-based products to Compaq product development teams.

Assisted desktop marketing team in attaining revenue goals of 100 percent in the United States and Canada.

Presented desktop product and marketing information to key customer executives from January 2001 to March 2001.

North America Sales Strategy Manager 1997 – 2000: Corporate liaison for area and regional major account teams. Managed and implemented marketing support operations including special pricing strategies and product information roadmaps. Key liaison for Major Account teams and their relationship with ISS Server Products Division.

Key contributor in opportunity closures with PeopleSoft Corporation, $50 million and Franklin Services $25 million.

Member of New York Account team that closed over $1 billion in Compaq revenue for the Northeast Area in 1998. Closed major opportunities with Dun and Bradstreet, AXA Financial Services and Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter Financial Services.

Reseller Sales Consultant 1993 – 1997: Drove sales of Compaq products to targeted end-users through traditional resellers and Value Added Resellers (VARs) by providing timely, quality sales support and product positioning. Increased account revenue 110% by facilitating communication between Compaq, its resellers and their end-users in regard to products, programs and potential sales opportunities.

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE, HISTORY, May 1990

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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