MIREILLE SEMAN

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HIGHLY-MOTIVATED SENIOR BUYER

Sourcing & Procurement l Change Management l Supply Planning and Vendor Management Contracts Administration

Dedicated Professional with several years of experience in purchasing, expediting, and contracts administration. Innovative and successful in all aspects of procurement activities from inquiry stage through delivery of equipment to the site. Materials purchased include electrical, mechanical, structural steel, and instrumentation. Proven team player with specific capabilities in proposal analysis, commercial bid summaries, supplier pre-qualifications, and effective communications. Confident in interfacing with various levels of management, clients, suppliers, and associates. Areas of expertise include:

Sourcing and Logistics Invoice Management

Project Management

Negotiating Skills

Continuous Improvement

RFQ Documentation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TECHNIP USA, Houston, TX 2012 to 2016

Buyer/Sr. Buyer

Accountable for the preparation and execution of purchase orders for equipment packages in the Offshore/Onshore business units. Orders with purchase values up to $10M+. Assisted with execution of proposals for acquiring new projects.

● Completed Client interface throughout the project ensuring the most relevant and current status of RFQ packages are documented and visible to the project team.

● Maintenance of a Project Specific Procurement Plan for the guidelines of each project.

● Detailed assessment of reference documentation within the package functional specification, prior to RFQ issuance to project approved vendors/bidders.

● Originated and authored official RFQ documents for Discipline Check, Inter Discipline Check, Client Check and final Approval Check.

● Preparation and Approval of the Bidders Lists in accordance with the project contract requirements.

● Pre qualification of Subcontractors and Suppliers for purchase of equipment.

● Compiled all approved documentation for electronic submittal to the bidders/vendors.

● Documented, tracked and reported all technical and commercial clarifications to ensure complete for each package prior to award.

● Preparation and presentation of the Combined Commercial and Technical Evaluations to Project Management/client teams for approval and official sign off. MIREILLE SEMAN acwpvc@r.postjobfree.com PAGE TWO

TECHNIP USA, Houston, TX (Continued)

● Post Award Activities and administration of Subcontracts and Purchase Orders, including Expediting and Inspection; Shipping and Logistics; Materials Control.

● Compiled vendor performance reviews and rating for end of project close out deliverables.

● Assisted with testing of procurement software and training as a super user with Oracle.

● Trained of Junior Buyers on process and procedures for issuance of commercial bid tabs for purchase orders Projects: Juniper TT/BP, Lucius, Heidelberg Spar/Anadarko, CP Chem USGC Petrochemicals Project, Sasol EOEG Project. Proposals: Chissonga/Maersk Proposal, BP Angelin, BP Mad Dog 2, Anadarko Shenandoah SBM OFFSHORE Houston, TX 2006 to 2012

Buyer, Sr. Buyer

Accountable for procuring equipment and services including transport using in-house proprietary software. Negotiation of terms and conditions of purchase orders, (value, planning conditions) with vendors. Teamed with various engineering disciplines for procuring specific material take off lists all within required schedule to site or shore base. Responsible for working with Project Procurement Manager on solving critical issues for completion of purchase orders i.e. transport, accounting, documentation requirements. Projects: Neptune, TLP GOM/BHP, Thunderhawk GOM/Murphy Oil, TDS 2000 Offshore Drilling Rig/Petrobras, Lone Star Offshore Drilling Rig/Petrobras Odebretch Drilling Rig/Petrobras, OSX 2 FPSO/Turret PROMICROHYDRAULICS, LP 2001 to 2006

Expeditor, Buyer/Office Manager

Promicro Hydraulics, LP is the Houston Sales Office for Hydro Leduc SA.-Providing oilfield service industries with micro hydraulic components. This subsidiary maintained annual sales of over 1.5 million dollars to Baker Hughes, Schlumberger, and Halliburton.

Responsible for entering of payables and receivables. Issuing of payments to vendors, invoicing and balancing of customer accounts.

• Sales, quoting, and procurement of product line for micro hydraulic components.

• Inventory control to maintain client needs and maintain costs for special pricing.

• Ordering/forecasting, expediting and shipping of product to customers in a timely manner.

• Liaison with Leduc factory in France, confirmation of orders, pricing, delivery and technical questions. Also, did technical translation of files from the American engineering group to the French engineering vendor. MIREILLE SEMAN acwpvc@r.postjobfree.com PAGE THREE

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

1994 to 2006 - CHRISTIANE SEMAN ANTIQUES, Houston, TX Manager/Owner

Handled all levels of operations, sales, accounting, purchasing of merchandise. Maintained a client base and providing customer service and appraisals.

1992 to 1994 - PETROLEUM ACCESSORIES, Houston, TX

Buyer/Office Coordinator

Accountable for sourcing and providing quotes to Clients on various international projects. As coordinator, responsible for updating and computer tracking inventory, office activities and sales. Liaison with corporate headquarters in France.

06/92 to 10/92 - ECL Trading, Houston, TX

Project Coordinator

Issued Letters of Credit for shipping materials to Russia and Europe with the frame of various international projects and clients. Supervised coordination of project follow-ups and updated all forwarding activities. Assisted with computerized lay-outs for the company's brochures destined for presentation to clients. 1990 to 1992 - INVESTIM CORPORATION

Buyer/Expeditor

Buyer and expediter for an international company specializing in purchasing and shipping construction equipment to worldwide clients. Preparation of quotes, identifying vendors, request bids, review of vendor and/or client requirements, providing preliminary presentation and quotes to contacts. Finalized and expedited the overall package of the Letters of Credit and obtaining the proper shipping documentation as needed. EDUCATION

Houston Baptist University - General Studies

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Oracle, EPC Business, SPMAT, Nadia(Procurement System), Microsoft XP-work, Excel, SAP, Outlook, Matman, EDMS

Language: Speaks French fluently

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Win-win negotiations, 2014

Pulse for office 2013, 2014, 2015

Procurement Fundamentals Training 2012

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