Manager Purchasing / Procurement

HEATHER MAGUIRE

Katy, Texas · 281-***-****

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CAREER SUMMARY

Knowledgeable and hardworking purchasing/supply chain professional with over 10 years’ Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Construction (EPIC) experience. Entrusted with power of attorney by Saipem America to award and sign purchase orders and conduct other business on its behalf. One of 12 persons in worldwide organization tasked with reporting on trends and geographical knowledge of chartering and vessels. Skilled team leader specializing in project procurement with more than five years’ experience managing project teams and directing all areas of purchasing, procurement, and supply chain management. Expertise includes materials and logistics. Optimizes planning cycles, lowers response times, and saves employers money. Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

Integrated Supply Chain Management · Planning · Bidding · Requests for Quotes (RFQs) · Specifications · Drawings · Data Sheets · Inspection and Testing Requirements · Vendor Documentation Requirements · Contract Management/Change Orders

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Procurement and Team Leading

Directed full-scale procurement processes including, but not limited to, leading project procurement teams and monitoring bid procedures, document coordination, and preparation of RFQs.

Selected and recommended suppliers and contractors, monitored bid lists and conducted commercial bid evaluations while assisting with technical bid evaluations.

Awarded recommendations and managed contract and purchase order administration, including change management documentation.

Ensured staff training on SAP, oversaw personal and professional development, and checked that buyers were completing productivity goals.

Managed and catalogued input on inhouse-engineered projects including design feasibility and available options, communicated input to project engineering departments and catalogued the responses, resulting in bid process integrity.

Cost Control and Critical Thinking

Negotiated and analyzed ideal values for all goods and services while resolving commercial and technical bid discrepancies.

Managed vendor negotiations resulting in effective cost control, monitored market benchmarks, and directed intelligence gathering.

Provided continuous feedback on language, terms and anything communicated to suppliers that could impact integrity and change management options.

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE - continued

Vendor Management

Managed the contracting of vendors, including master contracts, project specific contracts, project specific scopes of work and insurance requirements.

Maintained vendor relationships, addressed vendor performance issues, mediated contractors’ conflicts and resolved communications breakdowns.

Prequalified and approved bidders and developed bid lists in accordance with Project Approved Manufacturer List/Approved Vendor List (AML/AVL).

Collaborated with engineering team and performed client engagement to address, coordinate, direct and correlate interrelated activities.

Ensured assignment of negotiations and completion to resolve changes to original purchase orders and agreements and monitored time sensitive documents to ensure on time deliveries and continuation of services.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Saipem America, Houston, Texas, Marine Services Purchasing Manager October 2006 – January 2020

Brookstone Companies, Houston, Multi Store Manager July 2004 – October 2006

Employment experience includes assistant manager and store manager roles at Brookstone Companies and assistant manager position at Pet Supplies Plus.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Masterclass Project and Heavylift, BIMCO

Masterclass Bargehire and Supplytime, BIMCO

Masterclass Time Charter, BIMCO

Domestic and International Transportation, Gray Transportation

References Available upon Request

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