Graham Taylor

Houston, TX ***** 713-***-**** ad18jx@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/graham-t

Professional Summary

An accomplished, purposeful, and objective focused leader, with significant international and US domestic experience in the Oil & Gas industry, with increasing responsibility across all aspects of supply chain management, logistics & inventory, strategic sourcing & category management, project & program management. A valued partner leading exploration, new country entry developments, wells & seismic delivery, and existing production operations, consistently delivering sustainable results in functional effectiveness & operational excellence, utilizing the application of continuous improvement & performance management through Supply Chain best practice, sourcing & strategic innovation, and a clear understanding of the client’s value drivers. Budget, P&L accountabilities, supply chain oversight, financial reporting, program management, demand planning and cost forecasts.

Recognized as forward-thinking and highly resourceful, with subject matter expertise in Sourcing development, materials & inventory management, and logistics best practices as well as a strong operational background, and a passion for delivering performance through teamwork and leading workforce engagement. Provides clear objectives, simplifying complexity and introducing transformational methodologies, that value people, relationships, and smart operations. A commitment to learning and improving leadership effectiveness, with a proven ability to coach, mentor, develop individuals & teams. An effective communicator, both in written and verbal correspondence. Robust people skills that encourage teamwork, engagement, and openness, and build trusting, professional relationships, across the organization, with clients, stakeholders, and throughout supply chains.

Skills

Logistics management

Supply chain mgt.

Category Management

Strategic sourcing

Contracts & Procurement

Microsoft teams

Contracts Lifecycle Mgt.

Risk Management

Change Management

Contract Negotiation

Operations Management

Program Management

Supplier Qualification Mgt.

Ariba sourcing projects

Value chain Management

HSEC leadership

SAP (ERP, GRC, SCM, CMS)

Performance Management

Team Building

Sustainability

Wells Category Management

Lean Methodologies

Total system cost mgt.

Goal setting & KPIs

Transformation

Continuous Improvement

Integrated Baseline Mgt.

Plans & Budgets

Work History

Apache Corporation SCM Program management lead 02/23- Present

Member of the Gulf of Mexico project management team, for an $800M Decommissioning and abandonment campaign.

Demonstrated leadership through the Development of Project management supply chain operating systems, design philosophies and defined program management organizational structures.

Led strategic planning & development, supporting wells and seismic delivery, well workovers, subsea packages, rigs, and intervention systems.

Developed supplier onboarding models, executed key supplier relationship charters, and enhanced supply chain management integration with business and cross functional teams.

Planned and scheduled project deliverables, goals, and milestone program integration delivered 15% reduction in supply chain spend, and marine resource management by 10% in total cost of operations.

Directed project teams, acknowledged success, and managed schedule conflicts within teams & stakeholders.

Coordinated and collaborated between critical functions to ensure customer and stakeholder satisfaction through agreed SLA’s & attaining performance levels through KPI delivery.

Freelance

SCM & Operations Mgt. consultant 10/2020 – 02/23

Delivered tailored services within business development, proposals management, and global insight networks.

Supported international service company & joint venture with 4PL design & supply chain infrastructures for an $8Bn major oil & gas project in Mexico Deepwater, Gulf of Mexico.

Conducted due-diligence studies in aviation, marine and Logistics, Benchmarking, competitive intelligence, strategic operations, and hypothesis in oil & gas and energy sector operations.

Supported global SCM, & operational networks, Logistics management, and utilized lean principles through strategic sourcing projects, contracts mgt. across regions, and process and controls execution and governance.

BHP BILLITON 05/2007 to 09/2020

Senior Logistics Manager, (Capital project development, Perdido basin, Mexico) 05/16 to 09/20

Member of Mexico in-country leadership team, reporting to the Trion project director. Spearheaded new country entry of an $8bn deep-water exploration & development project, and established greenfield logistics operations across Shore base, Marine, Aviation, ground transportation, serviced infrastructures, security, and warehouse inventory & equipment management.

Owned operational risk management, operating discipline, budget, and performance management, and delivered on-time, on-budget, on-quality, and compliance with companies license to operate.

Responsible for regional safety and operational risks and managed associated barriers through operations & integrity management systems and delivered well controlled Governance, Risk and Compliance performance standards.

Led cross functional & project collaboration, feasibility & impact analysis groups, scoping & priority setting.

Implemented training programs across material risk controls, safe operating best practices, and field leadership.

Directed a strategic lean roadmap, built capability in People, Process, and systems, and delivered $6M+ cost savings.

Established stewardship model in reliability (governance), uncertainty (risk Framework), and integrity (compliance).

Drove sustainable, continuous improvement across teams, delivered over $12M+ reduction in direct well costs.

Championed teamwork, and individual engagement that supported 100% talent retention & <95% local content.

Partnered with key stakeholders to ensure goals are met and accelerate innovation and process improvements. influencing, and driving a continuous improvement culture and increased productivity by 15%.

Implemented standard operating processes across sites that delivered seamless field service levels.

Accountable for Logistics operations, productivity, and service initiatives, and responsible for developing and implementing long term strategic direction.

Health Safety & Environment Manager, (Gulf of Mexico, Production Unit) 05/15 to 05/16

Controlled GRC & effectiveness testing across aviation & marine risk, facilitated working groups, standardized risk assessments, critical control management, and key performance requirements.

Conducted incident & accident trend analysis, generated improvement plans, conducted health checks, and presented status, compliance, and effectiveness of investigations and controls, to client, stakeholders, and executive leadership.

Led Health, Safety, Environment, security, and regulatory program in behavior-based safety, championed safe to speak up, stop work authority, and leadership take time to talk.

Automated regulatory measurement in SAP work management and closed 100% workflow within critical time frames.

Harmonized global Aviation contracts, with a coordinated program between global Petroleum & mining sectors for Offshore Helicopter Recommended Practices, Mining flight safety foundation, & Basic Aviation Risk Standards.

Materials & Logistics Manager, (Gulf of Mexico, Production Unit) 02/11 to 05/15

Increased productivity by 20% & reduced total cost of operations by $35M.

Reduced slow moving and obsolete inventory by 10%, & increased automation accuracy across MRP & GRC.

Partnered with supply chain function COE in the functional design and implementation World Class Supply and Inventory planning methodologies.

Received global safety awards & industry adoption, through a programed reduction to material risk exposure.

Materials & Logistics Manager, (United Kingdom, Production Unit) 05/07 to 02/11

Reduced Logistics operating budgets by 50%, through cross industry transformational strategies, joint programs in contracts life cycle management & partnered work management integration.

Generated $10M in innovative marketing and new value streams, and budget management.

ExxonMobil 05/97 to 05/07

Global Supply chain & Logics management specialist

Mobil North Sea Ltd. (Beryl North Sea, Southern North Sea & Onshore Terminals).

Cameroon Oil Transportation Co. (Drilling & Operations, Storage and Oil offtake transfer).

Sakhalin-I, Exxon Neftegas (Development & Production company, Okhotsk Sea, Dekastri pipeline and SPM terminal).

Education

Bachelor of Science: Quantity Surveying, (construction management) 09/1993 to 04/1997

Robert Gordon University – Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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