Travis Wiese
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Houston, TX 77084 *********@*****.***
Supply Chain Professional
Reliable, customer-focused and analytical professional currently focused on multiple strategic service and material categories. Particularly skilled at combining strong data manipulation and communication skills through market intelligence, spend/invoice analysis, cost modeling and RFx analysis to deliver results. Core competencies include:
• Data, Spend & Invoice Analysis • Large Data Manipulation • Strategic Sourcing
• Interpersonal Skills • RFx Creation & Analysis • Financial Analysis
• Presentation Design & Delivery • Indexing • Cost Modeling
• Cross-Functional Teams • Supplier Relationship Management • Excel & PowerPoint
• SAP & Ariba • Negotiating • Market Research
Selected Accomplishments
• Saved over 11%, $3.4M in 2015, on large-bore valve initiative and set up long term contracts with major suppliers
• Completion of chems/lubes/odorants initiative resulting in a projected annual savings of 8% or $0.9M overall
• Creation and management of the strategic sourcing work plan tool to understand capacity of PSCM resources
• Responsible for mentoring and ensuring intern’s success on projects as an Intern Buddy Professional Experience
SPECTRA ENERGY, Houston, TX
Strategic Sourcing/Category Analyst, 11/2013 to Present
• Provide quantitative analysis throughout entire strategic sourcing/category management initiatives
• Deliver timely market intelligence, supplier profiles, spend/invoice analysis, RFx analysis and savings calculations
• Major initiatives have included valves, actuators, chems/lubes/odorants, MSP/VMS, and Inspection & Expediting
• Develop and maintain the work plan tool to coordinate strategic sourcing initiatives & capacity of all business units
• Work in cross-functional teams to meet deadlines
• Negotiate and communicate with suppliers
• Ensure key stakeholders’ needs are met
• Perform ad hoc requests and reports as needed
• Train team members on systems, analysis techniques, and data sources CARLISLE AND GALLAGHER, Farmers Branch, Texas
Research Analyst, 7/2013 to 10/2013
• Research and link accounts to correct legal entities for a top 4 bank to better understand risk
• Improve system and research processes to increase group efficiency and accuracy
• Write professional summaries and document account research to support decisions Education
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Houston, TX, 7/2016 to 5/2018 Master of Business Administration
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, College Station, TX, 2013
Bachelor of Science in Economics (3.75 GPA)
Minor in Business Administration