purchasing Contract Negotiations

Ricky T. Bivens

**** ****** ***** **. *****, Texas 75025

972-***-**** · *********@*******.***

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ricky-bivens/15/394/13b

Operations Procurement/ Recycling Sustainability Director

Innovative operations and procurement executive with 25+ year’s management experience. Expertise in procurement and compliance policies. Team player, attentive listener, and persuasive communicator, focused on maximizing efficiency and profits. Strong relationship builder, highly capable of partnering with clients, vendors, staff, and administration. Sales and negotiation capacity, Sustainable Recycling Director of Operations Excellence.

International Business · Purchasing · Contract Negotiations · Foreign Trade · Risk Management

Corporate Communications · Sustainable Project Director · Operations Management · Process Improvement

Career Achievements

Review and establish procurement policies and ensure compliance by requiring requisitions for purchases, build of materials, purchase order numbers for all purchases, receiving in all purchases, matching up to bill of lading to invoices and line item invoicing with requisition and purchase order-holding everyone accountable for agreed purchase.

Exhibit exceptional purchase term/contract negotiation skills. In the last 12 months, within a budget of $158M, negotiated savings of over $3.2M.

Review current purchase habits to see if any savings can be made. In equipment rental example, negotiated rental terms to lease purchase of 60% more equipment while saving over $24,000 per month.

Set up direct buying from suppliers and was able to bottom line a 42% increase.

Strong decisive judgment and supervisory skills with the ability to communicate, encourage, and mentor employees to reach a higher level of excellence with superior results.

Set up National North America Sustainable Recycling Program (ZLF) Zero to Landfill which reduced carbon foot print and diverted over 22 thousand tons in 2014 which added $1.5millon to P&L bottom line.

Professional Experience

LSG Sky Chefs, Inc. Irving, Texas. 2010- Present

Procurement Manager/North America Project Director

Negotiating with vendors on a national and International level

North America Recycling Sustainability

Overviewed approved or declined all contracts, and contracted all vendors to a MSA (Master Service Agreement).

Established and maintained effective working relationships with key suppliers and contractors both nationally and internationally

Procurement Dept. set up KPI’s to ensure goals met and tracking in positive business manner

Advance Fabrication Services, LLC. Midland, Texas. 2006 – 2009.

Chief Purchasing/Logistics/Contracts Officer

Duties include overseeing two purchasing staffs and fleet services, daily working of purchase order/requisition system, smart buying and streamlining of accounts, overseeing all company vehicles, land and property maintenance, reviewing and approving national and international suppliers.

Insure accounting system is continuously updated with accurate requisitions, purchase orders and receiving materials for precise inventory control and viable asset volume.

All excess spending was curbed to 35%.

All purchases were done with a priority vendor best buying practices.

Reviewed and tracked purchases to maintain budget compliance.

Total Compression & Measurements. Midland, Texas. 1999 – 2006.

Senior Purchasing/Contracts Officer

Supervised staff to ensure company policies and budget guidelines were met, reviewed all contracts, held meetings with vendors to ensure sales forecast and inventory needs are negotiated in accordance with material specifications and the best possible contract terms for national and international purchases.

Match sales forecast to inventory needs to assure no manufacturing down time.

Negotiated service contracts, property acquisition and construction terms within budgetary guidelines.

Set up Purchasing guide lines, Vendor priority levels, and audit trails on all spending.

Overviewed approved or declined all contracts, and contracted all vendors to a MSA (Master Service Agreement).

Established and maintained effective working relationships with key suppliers and contractors both nationally and internationally.

Noram Power Systems. Midland, Texas. 1995 – 1999

Purchasing/Logistics Senior Supervisor

Oversaw staff to resolve issues and control daily purchases.

Monitored company spending, streamlining manufacturing workflow, and expenses.

Reviewed aged open purchases orders totaling $115 million, reducing open expenses to current aging, totaling an average of $38 million a month.

Set up direct buying from suppliers and implemented international vendor options.

Established a plan of action for projects by creating a team atmosphere while inspiring the involvement of all affected employees.

Worked within short time frame deadlines to ensure purchasing, shipping and equipment needs are met while attaining best buy practices.

Set lease options on equipment and vehicles to maximize tax breaks and service expenses.

Set max. And min. on items according to forecast and sales.

John Speer Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, All American Ford. Burkburnet, Texas. 1983 – 1995.

Fixed Operations Manager

Supervised day-today operations of parts and service departments, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, inventory, customer service.

Scheduling and supervision of 337 employees.

Oversaw both Service and Parts departments operating to be in the Top 20 guidelines.

Maintained Customer Satisfaction Ratings.

Made sure absorption rate was at its peak for all departments.

Both service departments were at 95% absorption rate of 100%.

Both parts departments won several awards within their perspective franchise levels.

Education

Masters Degree in Business Management, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Eastfield Junior College, Dallas, Texas

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