Customer Service Manager

RESUME

Jarrett Kidd

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QUALIFICATIONS

Purchasing protocol and negotiations.

Proven track record of cost reduction.

Supervising and mentoring.

Oracle, EDI, SAP, MS Office, FAR.

Planning, MRP/DRP, inventory control. Green Belt.

EXPERIENCE

Cameron, Houston, TX -2007-2009

Senior Buyer

Responsible for technical purchasing support for Louisiana manufacturing

facility for fabricated and machined parts.

Responsible for communication of Quality issues. (Non compliance, major

revisions, updated drawings.)

RFQs and related procurement tasks.

Maintenance of pricing and standard terms in SAP system

Support Supply Chain as requested (new supplier development). Negotiate

price, terms and conditions, Latest project-Valve components, BOPs, parts

for new company Guiberson.

Englobal Engineering at BASF, Freeport, TX- 2006-2007

Procurement Agent

Capital Projects (Expeditor for Line 8 (SAP Plant).

Labor & service support (under $35K) for Freeport HUB (Freeport, Pasadena,

Beaumont, Port Arthur, TX and Hannibal, MO.)

Source and help specification of process equipment for capital projects as

assigned.

Assist in emergency buying and back-up.

8-2006 Began as Strategy Buyer for DCS/Instrumentation, & automated Valves

NAFTA

Aeriform Corp., Houston, TX 2005-2006

Procurement Director

Supervise and run corporate purchasing group for company. Responsible for

all hard goods inventory, services and project purchases for twenty-nine

branch locations in four states. Supervise one Specialist, two Buyers and

one clerk. Report to VP/CFO. Company supplies cylinder, bulk gases and

welding supplies & equipment.

Englobal Engineering at BASF, Freeport, TX, 2003-2005

Purchasing Agent

Capital Projects for major plant expansion and build.

Bid and proposal packages.

Source and help specification of process equipment for capital project.

Assist in expedited (emergency) buying.

Handle fuel gases.

Adecco at Invista/Dupont,Laporte, TX

2003-2004

Raw Materials Contract Administration Coordinator

Verify volumes and pricing for raw materials into the Dupont/Invista

chemical plant.

Assure that supplier contracts are being adhered to and indices are

being followed.

Verify price that accounting has data to correctly pay invoices regarding

raw materials.

Independent Consulting Dallas/Houston, TX

2002-2003

Inventory Control / Management Consultant

Conducted end of year study / audit of office machine warehouse (Dallas

area) for correction of inventory, purchasing and shipping methods.

Cost saving in shipping area and materials from contract negotiations.

Consulted for restaurant supply (fresh and frozen foods). Set up

inventory system. Cost saving based on rotation of fresh versus frozen

meats.

Contract administrations for transportation company utilizing FAR.

Kone Inc. McKinney, TX 2000-2002

Supplier Development/Purchasing Specialist

Liaison for purchasing with research and development.

Source new materials for manufacturing.

Negotiated agreements for materials $14MM per year.

Cost saving / reduction at $1.2MM annually.

Established budgets for manufacturing.

Created measurement systems for supplier management

Supervisor to Purchasing Assistant (MRO purchasing)

Carbon Associates Angleton, TX 1997-2000

Purchasing Manager

Purchased all raw materials, services and goods at 4MM annually.

Negotiated all agreements, including international.

Established quality parameters began ISO certification process.

Financial development, venture capital and financing project.

Approved invoices, resolved problem receiving claims.

Shipping and Receiving, including international.

Maintained inventory. Return goods transactions.

Direct reports of Quality Technician, Shipping and Receiving Technicians

Dow Chemical Co Freeport, TX 1971-1997

Site Logistics- Shipping Coordinator (1993-97)

Responsible and planning and shipping all Hydrogen chloride, caustic

and chlorinated solvents via rail and truck.

Interfaced with Customer Service to schedule critical orders.

Utilized SAP, and ISO Certification maintenance

Supervised Operators (loading and lab analysis)

Purchasing-Buyer/SR Buyer (1986-1993)

Responsible for purchasing chemicals and raw materials, and gases.

Total monetary responsibility at $64MM annually

Purchased fluorocarbons, fuels and lubricants for division.

Source and purchased chemicals and prospective raw materials.

Supported the Lab Supply Buyer as back up.

Direct report of Office Assistant.

Stores/Ship/Receive- Material Handling Supervisor (1979-1986)

Inventory Control- buying and stocking 150M items in critical parts

warehouse.

Maintained stock for in house Lab Supply stockroom.

Customer Service Supervisor. Direct reports of Data Entry Technicians.

Dotted line responsibility for Material Technicians (Pull and Pack).

Research Shipping and Receiving- Material Handling Specialist

(1979-1983)

Responsible for setting up and maintaining the computer databases.

Worked with capital projects. Problem receiving (packing list) damage

claims.

Worked with international shipment of chemicals and samples.

Research-Chemical/Laboratory Tech (1971-1979

Worked in various research pilot and semi plants.

Responsible for running plant and laboratory analysis.

Familiar with both wet and dry chemistry techniques.

Responsible for Operator's lab analysis data.

EDUCATION & SKILLS

Almeda University, BBA

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.

Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM)

Supervisor Skills Training, Purchasing Law and Ethics

Zero Based Pricing, MRP/DRP Training. DOT and Hazardous Materials

SAP Training, FAR, ISO, Microsoft Office (Extensive Excel spreadsheet)

Six Sigma Green Belt.

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