Buyer and Expediter

Neetin Vyas

**** ** *** ****, ***** Land TX-*****

Phone: 832-***-**** Email: ************@*****.***; *******@*****.***

Objective

My objective is to exude professionalism and move forward in life. I envision for myself as a professional Buyer & Expediter. I have great hope that a manager, co-worker or any associate in my workplace will be inspired by the way in which I do my work and carry myself as a professional individual.

Qualification

20+ years industrial goods procurement experience coupled with 5+ years as expediter with major EPC projects. SAP experienced, very good computer & communication skills.

Education

Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Certificates from APICS in Materials Resources & Planning and from IIMM in International Procurement & Materials Management.

Professional

03/2013 to 04/2015: Project Expediter Dow Engineering & Chemicals, Houston, Texas

Joint as project material supply expediter with 20 billion dollar worth Sadara Petrochemicals Projects. After completion of Sadara Envelope, transferred to another 8 billion dollar worth Gulf Stream Projects.

05/2005 to 02/2013: Project Buyer & Expediter MS International at Orange CA & RF Technologies, Houston Texas: With MSI completed 6 major projects of automated inventory tracking and logistics management system

02/2001 to 04/2005: Buyer GBS Linen, Anaheim CA: Looking after procurement of major raw materials, chemicals and textile products

05/1976 to 12/2000: Purchase & Materials Manager; RIL /Indian Petrochemicals, India

Taken care of supplies of capital goods and spare parts, feed stock items, chemicals and catalysts

Details of professional experience and expertize

As Purchase & Materials Manager:

Made strategic planning for procurement and inventory management system including analyses of TCO and applications of various tools to reduce it.

Managed purchase order execution and materials delivery system – right material as per specifications, right quality and quantity from right sources received in time. Also to minimize in inventory holdings, rejections & surpluses. `

Implementation of supplier performance review and improvement system with help of production and quality control department.

Meticulously followed production and master schedules for timely deliveries of materials of right qualities and quantities.

Taken all corrective actions and very smoothly maintained supply chain by keeping very cordial relationships various suppliers for uninterrupted supplies of materials to meet production schedules.

Closely worked with cross functional teams on contract negotiations and decisions pertaining to supplier selection/termination

Initiated and implemented new developments in materials and supplies based on supplier capacities and capabilities

Managed approvals and control of purchasing activities for an assigned product group/staff and management

Dow Engineering & Chemicals, Houston, TX as Project Expediter:

Dow Engineering’s Sadara Petrochemicals in Saudi Arabia was 20 billion dollar worth Petrochemicals Projects.

Successful expedited timely supplies of all Capital Goods as per various POS from the suppliers from various countries. Completed and close out all POS entrusted to me in all respects and in timely manners. Looked after supplies of mainly Capital Goods, Engineered and Fabricated items, High capacity bagging Machines, High Capacity compressors, Instrumentation, Valves, Pumps, Vassals, Columns, Electric Panels, and Motors etc. Achievements: Out of 40 purchase orders entrusted to me, for supplies of some major capital goods, fabricated items, high capacity pumps, generators etc., 80% were completed with supplies of materials, all documents and other deliverables were received. Final payment released to supplier and relative PO files were closed.

Upon completion of Sadara, transferred to 8 billion worth of Gulfstream Petrochemical Project. Picked up the project midway through procurement of technically complex items. Was involved in Expediting of various Systems, High Capacity Screw Pumps, Heat Exchangers, Vassals, cooling tower pumps and Compressors etc.

Main was Identifying critical path of orders, sub suppliers cascade and anticipate delays during engineering, procurement of fabrication step by step, inspection, documentation, FAT etc., Effectively liaising between inspection, supplier’s technical team, engineering team and Site Technical Authority

Arranging KOM, PIM and review meeting with Engineering Project Management Team, Inspection and supplier to short out issues related to material specifications and supplies.

Monitoring timely submission of documents, certificates, ITP and manufacturing schedule, arranging for third party inspections as per PO terms.

Coordination between supplier, logistics and transportation contractors

Payment: Timely releasing of payment, as per PO terms and mile stone agreed by the suppliers.

PO Close out processing after completion of PO, receipts of all deliverables, documentations, final receipts and approval reports and payment to the supplier as per PO terms

Highlights:

Successfully supported the Project Management team from project development from start through closeout.

Efficiently & effectively communicating project expectations to team members and management in a timely and clear fashion.

Liaison with project team and schedulers on an ongoing basis. Also coordinated with field expediters for an update on ordered items.

Timely arrangement of KOM/PIM periodical meetings with suppliers, third party inspectors as needed and resolving PO specification, terms, testing & inspection and payment related issues.

Track project milestones and deliverables using appropriate tools. Maintaining Documentation per project needs.

Developed best practices and tools for project support.

Project Materials Manager, Buyer and Expediter with Reliance & Indian Petrochemicals Projects in India:

Indian Petrochemical Complex: 3 billion dollar worth of Naphtha Cracker, Olefins, Polymers, VC/PVC, Polybutadienes and other downstream projects, worked as buyer of Capital Goods, packaging systems, dissection columns, trays, catalysts, chemicals, machineries and spare parts, vehicles, tankers, high capacity cranes, Control Panels, Range of field instruments, Control Valves and Actuators,

Maharashtra Gas Cracker Projects: 5 billion worth of Gas Cracker project was based on gas available from Bombay High. Initially involved in more than 100 km long pipe line project then transferred to Capital Goods procurement for various down streams.

Join IPCL Dahej Gas Cracker Project was 3rd Petrochemical Complex as Procurement and Materials Manager.

Planned and executed strategic sourcing plans for Capital Machinery and Feed Stock Procurements following the agreed processes, developed vendor performance and evaluation system and contracting strategies for all major commodities required by manufacturing and processing units. Preparations of procurement proposals for management approvals and processing of purchase contact as per delegation of power, management policies and procedures.

Also made contacts for feed stock supplies with refineries and other chemical manufacturer for various plants and managed logistics and supply chain for continuation of round the clock productions.

Manage staff of buyers, clerks and administrative staff.

Coordinated training program for the staff

GBS Linen, A textile company in Anaheim CA as Buyer and Inventory Supervisor:

RFQ, technical and commercial evaluation, calculation of TCO, negotiations for prices, terms and condition of material supplies, processing of PO, follow up for timely deliveries, arranging for inspection, solving issues related to rejection of materials, disposal of surplus materials,

MS International at Orange CA & RF Technologies, Houston Texas as Project Buyer & Expediter:

Successfully completed seven projects of Automated Inventory tracking System starting from negotiation with suppliers, processing of POS, expediting for deliveries at the project sites, testing and implementations and final closing out and hand over to the operating & management team on turnkey bases. Company has invested nearly 1.1 million dollars in these projects.

Computer skills:

SAP, MS Outlook, Office, Power Point, Excel, Word etc.

Awards & Publications:

“Best Faculty of the Year 2000” from Indian Institute of Materials Management

White paper: ‘RFID Romances the Stone’, Application of RFID in tracking inventories of natural stone (RTLS and ADCS)

ISO 9002 Trained auditor

Memberships:

APICS, USA and Indian Institute of Materials Management

US Citizen.

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