James William (Bill) Cockrell, III

Permanent Address:

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

Madison, MS 39110

Phone: 601-***-**** or 601-***-****

e-mail: acrk01@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

As a degreed and highly experienced Procurement/Supply Chain Professional, use my education, skills and experience to manage the daily operations of the Supply Chain through the development, training, and implementation of policies, procedures, strategies, and supply analysis that will add value, positively affect the bottom line, and take the organization to the height of excellence.

SKILLS - Procurement:

* Materials/Stores/Receiving management

* Experienced, successful, Procurement Manager

* Strong supervisory skills – experienced in managing more than 30 employees

* Creation and implementation of policy and procedure

* Proficient in time management and planning

* Effective communication skills

* Competent in federal procurement regulation practices

* Expertise in drafting and analyzing RFP’s, RFQ’s, RFI’s, contracts and business documents

* History of compliance to state and federal laws, and corporate guidelines and contract terms

* Ability to formulate logical and objective decisions

* Experienced negotiator

* Proven ability to collaborate with internal and external constituents

* Experienced in the preparation and management of departmental budgets

* Effective teacher/trainer

* Proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP

SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Site Manager (Manage Purchasing, Customer Service, Data Mining teams providing outsourced contracted services, Personnel and Administrative management)

Manager Subcontracts PSM Education and Training Instructor (Develop and deliver training to Purchasing and Subcontract Administration employees world wide through on-line interactive, written, and classroom delivery techniques)

Sub-Contract Administrator (Procure and manage contracted services and construction work)

Senior Buyer (Purchasing of precision machined production parts, maintenance/repair/operating parts and supplies, and contracted services)

Project Manager, Proposal Services (Develop and document responses to customer requests for proposal, manage product information and FAQ Database, assemble and lead a proposal response team for each individual RFP response)

V. P. Sales & Marketing (Computer and office supplies and equipment, customer relationship management, sales growth)

General Manager/Sales & Marketing (Office supplies, account development, day-to-day direction)

Purchasing Manager (Direct the Purchasing function, responsible for cost reduction, supplier development and management, and lead, guide & direct the Purchasing function and team members in the development of policy, procedures, and strategy)

Purchasing Coordinator/Receiving Department Manager/Stores Manager (Receiving, shipping, inventory/materials management, Purchasing, directed the plant Purchasing function and lead team members in the development of policy, procedures, and procurement strategy) ACCOMPISHMENTS

As a part of the Super User Team I participated in the successful implementation of a major upgrade of the Division’s ERP/MRP system, (SAP).

Successfully worked with a cross functional team to reduce plant inventory by over $10,000,000.00 in six months.

Increased Vendor on-time-delivery to 95% from 47%

Developed and implemented the initial purchasing policies and procedures for the first two companies in my career. This ensured compliance with the UCC, federal laws and regulations, and corporate policies, and provided a higher level of organizational effectiveness and company profits.

Developed annual cost savings goals and strategies which were exceeded each year of my employment with the company. In year three, the annual savings were over $2,000,000.

Supervised, trained and developed 7 to 25 employees at one time. In Iraq, supervised and trained 10

Buyers. Three of these Buyers were in remote locations, each on different military bases.

Developed procurement policies and procedures for all “C” sites in Iraq, and personally audited every procurement action. This changed the Procurement Office from the least compliant office to the most compliant office with both corporate and US government regulations and laws. This was accomplished through one-on-one and group training and the development of tools that helped eliminate errors and non-compliant activity. This accomplishment was achieved even while working in an active war zone.

Developed and delivered procurement training for overseas employees through classroom presentations, on-line training presentations and a combination of recorded audio presentations and documentation. This training was delivered by international conference calls to hundreds of purchasing and subcontract administration employees in several locations around the world. Training included negotiation, establishment of price reasonableness through price and/or cost evaluation, market research, source selection, developing RFQ/RFP/RFI packages, file creation and maintenance, warranty terms and conditions, single/sole sourcing, multi-sourcing and technical evaluation, among others.

Reduced, in the first 3 months, the total dollar value of invoices on hold by 36% ($14 million to $8.9 million)

In the first 3 months, reduced the dollar value of invoices on hold greater than 30 days by 70% ($2.4 million to $725 thousand)

Reduced the total number of invoices on hold greater than 30 days by 27% (648 to 472) and currently maintaining a level of less than 100 invoices on hold greater than 30 days

Participated in the implementation of new Long Term Agreement purchasing program to secure long term pricing, and on-time delivery of quality parts. This program has saved over $1,000,000 in its first year of implementation.

Plant Champion for WISPER, (World Wide Interactive Supplier Performance and Evaluation Resource). On line tracking tool for Supplier quality and on-time-deliver performance. Utilized in Eaton facilities around the globe.

Managed the largest outsource Supplier servicing the Jackson, Mississippi facility and achieved over $500,000 in savings and improved On-Time-Delivery.

Reduced Supplier Base by 15% while increasing Quality and On-Time-Delivery

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Buyer/Lead 1/21/2014

Cameron Rig Solutions

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Procurement of materials, services, and supplies in support of Oil & Gas related manufacturing operations of

Cameron Rig Solutions. SAP Super User for Procurement/Supply Chain at the Vicksburg Plant.

Purchasing Senior Buyer/Lead

- Collaborating with Planning, Engineering, and Sourcing to identify appropriate sources of supply

- Issuing RFQ’s/RFP’s and performing Bid Analysis to assess:

Compliance with RFQ & RFP requirements,

Best value according to predetermined assessment criteria

- Supplier selection and award of Purchase Orders

- Development of long term Supplier relationships and long term pricing agreements

- Supplier development to expand the range of services and capabilities to Cameron

- Work with the Global Sourcing Team to qualify new Suppliers to increase competition and lower prices

- Documentation of Procurement actions and file maintenance

- Compliance with Corporate procedures and corporate and government regulations

- Supplier Performance Reviews and Feedback

- Expediting

- Accounts Payable resolution

SAP Super User

- SAP support contact for the Supply Chain organization

- Field User questions and provide solutions and instructions

- Provide training to end Users

Supplier Relationships

- Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers

- Collaboration with Supplier Quality for Supplier Qualification

- Maintain Supply Chain effectiveness to avoid disruption of services to manufacturing and the Customer

Buyer 1/2/2013

(Contract Work) Wise Men, Contracted to Cameron Rig Solutions

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Procurement of materials, services, and supplies in support of Oil & Gas related manufacturing operations of

Cameron Rig Solutions.

Purchasing

- Collaborating with Planning, Engineering, and Sourcing to identify appropriate sources of supply

- Issuing RFQ’s and performing Bid Analysis to assess:

Compliance with RFQ & RFP requirements,

Best value according to predetermined assessment criteria

- Supplier selection and award of Purchase Orders

- Documentation of Procurement actions and file maintenance

- Compliance with Corporate procedures and corporate and government regulations

- Supplier Performance Reviews and Feedback

- Expediting

- Accounts Payable resolution

Supplier Relationships

- Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers

- Supplier Qualification

- Maintain Supply Chain effectiveness to avoid disruption of services to manufacturing and the Customer

Buyer II 3/5/2012 to 10/8/2012

L-3 Vertex Aerospace

Madison, Mississippi

Purchasing parts and services supporting the Army, Navy, and Air Force C-12 Program

Purchasing

- Issuing RFQ’s and performing Bid Analysis

- Supplier selection and award of Purchase Orders

- File maintenance and documentation

- Compliance with L-3 Vertex procedures and FAR regulations

- Supplier Performance Reviews

- Expediting

- Accounts Payable resolution

Supplier Relationships

- Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers

- Supplier Qualification

- Maintain Supply Chain effectiveness to avoid disruption of services to the U.S. Government

Buyer III 12 5/2011 to 3/5/2012

General Atomics

San Diego, CA/Tupelo, MS

Purchasing and Subcontracting of production and MRO materials, and services.

Purchasing

- Issuing RFQ’s and performing Bid Analysis

- Crafting contract language as appropriate to the scope and complexity of work to be done

- Supplier selection and award of Purchase Orders and Subcontracts

- File maintenance and documentation

- Assured compliance with and documentation of General Atomics procedures and FAR regulations

- Supplier Performance Reviews

- Expediting

- Accounts Payable resolution

Supplier Relationships

- Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers

- Supplier Qualification

- Maintain Supply Chain effectiveness to avoid disruption of services to the U.S. Government

Buyer II 6/19/2010 to 12/5/2011

L-3 Vertex Aerospace

Madison, Mississippi

Purchasing parts and services supporting the Army, Navy, and Air Force C-12 Program

Purchasing

- Issuing RFQ’s and performing Bid Analysis

- Supplier selection and award of Purchase Orders

- File maintenance and documentation

- Compliance with L-3 Vertex procedures and FAR regulations

- Supplier Performance Reviews

- Expediting

- Accounts Payable resolution

Supplier Relationships

- Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers

- Supplier Qualification

- Maintain Supply Chain effectiveness to avoid disruption of services to the U.S. Government

(Contract Work) Site Manager 2/1/2008 to 5/1/2010

ReNuke Services (Contract Services to General Electric–Hitachi Nuclear)

Wilmington, North Carolina

Responsible for development, training, and personnel matters for 25 Buyers, 8 Project Management/Customer Services Specialists, 5 Data Mining Analysts, and 8 Customer Service/Parts Specialists working under contract to GE-Hitachi Nuclear

Prepared procurement training lessons and material

Provided training for procurement employees

Conducted performance reviews and career development analysis and planning

Recruited, interviewed, hired employees

Manager Subcontracts PSM Education and Training 9/2007 to 1/2008

Kellogg, Brown and Root

Houston, Texas

Development and delivery of Procurement Training

Developed training material in written, and recorded video and audio formats for on-line, conference-call and classroom presentations

Presented training to hundreds of students at KBR locations around the world via live teleconferencing, and in local classroom settings, on the subjects of purchasing, subcontracts

and government compliance

Edited over 100 audio recordings and updated written material for classroom presentation of lessons

Developed 30 PowerPoint and Breeze format online procurement lessons

(Contract Work) Sub-Contract Administrator 5/2004 to 8/2006

Kellogg, Brown and Root

Tikrit, Iraq

In a timely manner, participated in achieving goals and objectives of the U. S. Military Operations in Iraq to develop, construct, operate, and maintain U. S. military facilities in Tikrit, Iraq by performing a full range of procurement and administration activities associated with subcontracting work, including request for proposal development, solicitation, review and evaluation of proposals, award, and closeout,

Performed market research and qualified contractors

Issued, analyzed, and evaluated requests for proposals

Spend tracking

Analysis of performance to evaluation criteria

Maintained subcontract files in accordance with established procedures to insure compliance to corporate and government requirements.

(Contract Work) Senior Supervising Buyer

Tikrit, Iraq

Supervision & Training

- Continuous Training of 10 Buyers on KBR policy, procedure, guidelines, government requirements

- As the “Super User” responsible for continuous training of 10 Buyers on KBR Computerized Purchasing System

Purchasing

- Purchased capital equipment, MRO, safety and transportation goods to support the military facility

- Issued RFQ’s and performed Bid Analysis

- Supplier selection and award of Purchase Orders

- File maintenance and documentation

- Compliance with KBR procedures and FAR regulations

- Supplier Performance Reviews

Supplier Relationships

- Developed and maintained relationships with regional suppliers in the Middle East, Turkey, and several European countries including Denmark, Great Britain, and Italy

- Supplier Qualification

- Maintained Supply Chain effectiveness to avoid disruption of services to the U.S. Military operations

and to maintain the KBR facilities

Senior Buyer 3/2001 to 5/2004

Eaton Aerospace, Vickers Fluid Power Systems

Jackson, Mississippi

Negotiations

- Negotiated terms and conditions of long term agreements with suppliers

- Supplier selection

- Set expectations for supplier performance in on-time delivery, quality, supplier maintained inventory

Supplier Relationships

- Developed and maintained business relationships with both existing and potential suppliers by communicating the Eaton strategy, culture, goals and objectives and leading suppliers to align with Eaton to achieve same

- Train suppliers on the Supplier Scheduling Program

Blanket Purchase Order Reviews

- Reviewed annual Blanket Purchase Orders and negotiated extensions, renegotiated the agreement entirely,

or solicited bids with other suppliers

Cost Savings

- Annually developed cost savings goals and strategies and implemented those strategies (exceeded cost savings goals each year of my employment), saving the company over $2,000,000 in year 3 of my employment

- Tracking and controlling PPV

Manage Hundreds of Precision Machined Parts

- Procurement, Quality and inventory maintenance of over hundreds of precision machined parts used in hydraulic pumps for commercial and military aircraft

Purchasing Manager 12/1987 to 6/1990

Frito-Lay, Inc.

Jackson, Mississippi

Negotiated contracts and pricing agreements for services, production and maintenance supplies, materials

Managed over $50,000,000 in annual purchases

Contract Administration

Enforced plant standard purchasing practices, and supervised Administrative Support Staff of 15

Served as Plant Public Spokesperson

Achievements

- Achieved spending-to-plan goals three consecutive years

- Developed and wrote the Plant Standard Purchasing Practices Manual

Purchasing /Receiving Department /Stores Manager 5/1973 to 12/1987

Witco Chemical Corporation

Memphis, Tennessee

Negotiated contract prices and services for maintenance related supplies and materials, and construction

Administered blanket purchases system, and a TP3 systems type procurement system

Supervised Inventory and Purchasing Computer Records Office, Receiving Department, and Storeroom

Supervised ordering, receiving, approval of supplier invoices, and stocking of materials, equipment and supplies

Achievements

- Created the Computer Records Office, utilizing the first personal computer purchased by Witco. Through the Computer Records Office I created systems and reports for inventory management, and purchasing of materials, supplies, tools, and services

- Created the first in-plant computerized inventory/purchasing/accounting system

- Reduced plant equipment and supplies inventories during first year by $250,000 and implemented a Just-In-Time, (JIT), purchasing program to reduce costs, keep inventories low, turn-over high, and realize hard-dollar and administrative procurement dollar savings, all of which contributed to increased profits

- Met or exceeded annual purchasing savings targets each year, 13 year savings in excess of $1,500,000

EDUCATION

Dave Ramsey Financial Counselor Training,

(personal finance) – Nashville, TN, 11/2/2012

Bachelor of Business Administration (3.74 GPA)

Belhaven College - Jackson, Mississippi, 12/2003

Successful Purchasing Negotiations

American Management Association - New York, New York

Field Buyers Training Certification

Kellogg, Brown and Root - Tikrit, Iraq

Supervisor Training

Kellogg, Brown and Root - Tikrit, Iraq

8-D Problem Solving

Eaton Aerospace - Jackson, Mississippi

Creative Problem Solving

Frito-Lay, Inc., Manager Training School - Jackson, Mississippi

APICS CPIM training

formerly enrolled in classes working toward CPIM certification.

AWARDS and Certificates

ReNuke Services – Project Based Agreement Proposal Winner 3/2008

KBR PSM Education & Training Spotlight Award 1/2008

KBR Certificate of Appreciation 7/2006

KBR Certificate of Appreciation 11/2005

Successful Purchasing Negotiations – American Management Association 11/1989

Creative Problem Solving – 10/1988

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