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Curtis Brown

Houston, TX *****

www.linkedin.com/in/curtisdbrown

713-***-**** ********@**.***

EDUCATION:

University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business, Houston, TX Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management May 2018 Certificates: Strategic Sourcing, Advanced Business Analytics May 2018 SKILLS:

• RFX creation (request for quotation / request for proposal)

• Contract Management

• Proficient in SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

• Purchase order creation

• Supplier negotiation/interaction experience

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Sourcing Specialist

CenterPoint Energy (Contract) 11/2019 – 07/2020

• Negotiated and managed 17 contracts and agreements worth an average of $4.8M

• Ensured continued compliance with regulatory requirements and sourcing guidelines

• Developed sourcing strategies with internal stakeholders and sourced material per the sourcing criteria

• Placed pipe material orders and worked with suppliers to ensure material was produced and delivered on time

• Negotiated contract terms with suppliers to achieve optimal results in spend and lead time

• Built strong relationships and collaborated with internal stakeholders to accomplish daily sourcing tasks Procurement / Sourcing Specialist (Turnaround Project) LyondellBasell (Contract) 10/2018 – 10/2019

• Supported sourcing efforts to order material worth ~$20 million for plant’s turnaround project

• Issued RFQ’s to suppliers and analyzed their bids to confirm the best possible pricing and lead time

• Sourced all material required for the project and built relationships with new suppliers for future projects

• Used SAP and Excel daily to keep the open order reports current and advise team of planners and engineers when delivery dates were being pushed back by suppliers Logistics Analyst

The Boeing Company (Contract) 06/2018 – 10/2018

• Supported logistics operations to provide spare hardware for the International Space Station

• Analyzed $15 Million in company spend on various pieces of spare hardware

• Ensured logistics team met nearly all due dates for scheduled SpaceX Flights (~98% on-time rate) RELATED COURSEWORK / ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP), Strategic Sourcing & Spend Analysis, Business Modeling & Analysis

(Excel), Supplier Negotiation, Strategic Supply Management, Managing Productivity & Quality LyondellBasell Strategic Sourcing Competition (Finalist – Runner Up Team) Fall 2017

• Performed spend analysis, cost breakdown, and organized raw “pipes, valves, and fittings” data in Excel spreadsheet

• Successfully improved company sourcing strategy by reducing cost, consolidating suppliers, and leveraging spend

Dresser Rand Machining Category Case Competition (3rd Place) Spring 2017

• Collaborated with a team of 5 to analyze company spend history and researched methods to maintain efficiency while producing a cost savings method

• Successfully created a sourcing strategy to improve savings performance by 12%

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