Fernando J. Mejia

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Missouri City, Texas.77459

346-***-****

email: ac9e8f@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

oAt this point in my career I’m seeking an opportunity to become part of a company where I can become an asset through my work/experience, and my resolve problems skills to add to the bottom line of the company.

oI’m a result and team oriented professional buyer offering six years of successfully fulfilling experience in purchasing and sourcing wide variety of material for the oil and gas industry worldwide.

oOpen to learn new challenges/opportunities to expend my personal/professional horizons, I consider myself a quick learner, like to improve on the assignments/duties and always looking to see if there is a better way to do it more efficiently/effectively.

oExecuted procurement and outsourcing plans, while working closely with client’s procurement, engineer’s teams, as well with client’s inspection company, and client’s logistic and ship companies (TPL).

Employment History

Leave of Absence

(2011 to 2018)

Full-time caregiver during family member’s illness. (Father)

Honduras

Responsibilities include:

oSell/lease most of the properties to downsize the family estate portfolio.

oOrganize, replant and develop new planting areas for palm oil.

oEstablish and monitor financial/budget constrains for the palm oil operation.

oMaintain farm inventory of equipment and supplies and make input purchase decisions.

oHire and recruit the best available personnel to run the operation.

oAs my father became more ill, I will travel with him to the USA for treatment, and soon as he was able to travel will go back to Honduras.

ITF, Inc.

Houston, TX.

Project Buyer (2005 to 2011)

oAs the Project Buyer held discussions with client’s procurement and engineer’s team to analyze the material’s specifications/requirement for ConocoPhillips Bohai Bay Project in accordance with our frame agreement.

oOversee the partnership with suppliers to establish long term cost reductions, availability of product/services, and superior quality.

oSource, quote, and purchase products/services as needed.

oIssue purchase orders to initiate the procurement cycle, monitor delivery status and update system accordingly, expediting when necessary to fulfill production requirements.

oSelected products and researched market regarding US & International suppliers,(supplier were scattered throughout Europe, Asia, South America, and USA), studied market for availability of different products in order to offer the accurate materials.

oObtained best price/product and raw materials—negotiated best price with the suppliers and expedite/finalized payment on behalf of our company..

oAs the Project main contact my responsibility was to maintain client satisfaction/expectations and clearly conveying features and benefits of products/services.

o Weekly meetings with the client’s procurement and engineer’s team in order to communicate, set, and maintain clear expectations where each purchase order material was in the line of production, so the Client’s Inspection team could approve the material was in accordance to the Project norms/specifications, once this step was accomplished we could issue our Invoice and began our time frame to get paid for that particular materials.

HHS

Houston, Texas

Assistant Director (2001 to 2004)

oStreamline with Corporate office in preparation and maintenance of Budget and projections of the operation.

oHired/ Terminated, trained, oversaw and delegated personnel. Determined operational decision on a daily basis.

oAccurate posting accounts payable to company accounting system and month-end journal entries.

oWhen arrived to work in the facility resolve problems with employee’s payroll by the end of the year I had resolved 99% of the outstanding issues. The few pending were issue that corporate office was involved. We never had any more of these issues with any employee while I was there.

oMet in daily basis with the different Office managers/head of departments and medical staff to discuss their concerns, inquires and request, reached the appropriate solutions to those request in accordance with our budget parameters of the facility.

oLed a team of 4 Supervisor, administrative staff, engineer staff and more than 60 full time employees plus temps and independent contractors in daily operation with no incidents in large medical facility.

oI was in charge of procurement of supplies/bid jobs to local and out state vendors, and equipment supplier as well.

Education

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness. 1987

Proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, SAP (beginner) and QuickBooks, Peach books,

Fluent in English and Spanish.

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