PROFILE

Procurement management professional with more than 10+ years of experience skilled in managing material and equipment needs for projects and facilities • Proven ability to collaborate with senior staff, departmental personnel, vendors, contractors and customers to ensure procurement goals are achieved • Excellent interpersonal, relationship building, influencing and negotiation skills • Detail oriented with keen ability to resolve issues and facilitate and manage diverse situations • Excellent organizational and time management skills • In depth knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures with a focus on Contract formation and Contract management.

STRENGTHS

Lead team to add value by reducing cost and risk to the project and Client

Supplier relationship management and evaluation skills

Experienced with template formation and Man hour estimates

Market awareness, strategy development and business unit collaboration resulting in leverage that drives down cost, reduces risk, improves delivery and increases control

Well-rounded skill set with both buying and expediting experience

CORE SKILLS

Contract Formation

Team Development

Strategic Planning

Process Improvement

Software utilization

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP

Oracle/PeopleSoft

Primavera

Maximo/Ivalua

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics

University of Calgary 2002

Minor studies: Business Management

Certification: Contracts Management

Mount Royal University 2018

A focus on contracts formation and management

Certification: Business Law Contracts Management

Mount Royal University 2022 (enrolled)

A focus on Business Law within contracts

EXPERIENCE

Purchaser Canadian Natural Resources 2021- Present

Operations and Maintenance Inventory Purchaser supporting the Horizon Oil Sands Warehouses and Mine Trucks by creating and issuing Purchase Orders of materials, equipment, supplies and services in accordance with CNRL regulations and procedures. Working in collaboration with Inventory Analysts, Business Units, Contracts Team, Accounts Payable Analysts and various vendors to execute PO’s from purchase requisition through to expediting delivery and invoicing.

Horizon Oil Sands - Mine Support Warehouse/ Mine Truck Warehouse / Central Warehouse / Nisku Distribution Centre

Senior Purchaser Inter Pipeline 2019 – 2020

Senior Purchaser supporting the Cochrane Extraction Plant & Fort McMurray Pioneer 1/Pioneer 2 Plants by creating and issuing Purchase Orders of materials, equipment, supplies and services in accordance with IPL’s regulations and procedures. Working in collaboration with Expeditors to execute PO’s, the Contracts Team to verify Agreements, review/verify purchase requisitions for accuracy, source suppliers, issue bid request and review quotations.

CEP & P1/P2 - Operations & Maintenance Purchasing

CEP & P1/P2 - Inventory Purchasing

P1/P2 – Outage, Emergency and Turnaround Purchasing

Lead Project Purchaser WSP Global 2018 – 2019

Team Lead coordinating the purchase of materials, equipment, supplies and services in accordance with client’s regulations and procedures. Overseeing the work of Project Expeditors and Project Purchasers to review purchase requisitions, source suppliers, prepare bid specifications, issue bid request and review quotations. Working with Engineers and Project Managers to ensure project timing is met.

Providing overall Project and weekly Man Hour Estimates, update Project Procurement Reports and Chair weekly procurement meetings with the Client.

Pembina Pipeline Corp. - KRIA Phase 1 (est. $98M spend on equipment/materials)

• Inlet Separation and Handling (Inlet Handling facilities, DH1)

• Hydrocarbon Liquid Stabilization (Stabilization facilities, DS1/2)

• Gas Processing and NGL extraction (Gas Processing facilities, DR2)

Pembina Pipeline Corp. - KRIA Phase 2 (est. $37M spend on equipment/materials)

• Gas Processing and NGL extraction (Gas Processing facilities, DR3)

Commercial Specialist Husky Energy Jan 2017 – Dec 2017

Provided life cycle management of Contracts & Purchase Orders for capital projects from creation, revision and maintenance to close-out. Responsible for executing procurement initiatives in alignment with key business objectives of conventional projects.

Provided input and support to the Lloydminster Husky Team for multimillion-dollar packages and projects.

Chaired weekly status meetings, reviewed and approved deliverables, provided feedback and updated Procurement Status Report for the Project Team.

Contract Formation, formalized a strategy, and implemented terms with Vendors for numerous material, equipment, and services.

Managed the workflow of contract execution ranging from initial contracting strategy and development to contract closeout/renewal in accordance with Company contracting policies and procedures.

Monitored contract compliance and assists with contract management activities.

Prequalified potential bidders, prepared pre-approval documents, prepared, issued and managed RFQs.

Maintained contractual oversight for all aspects of the RFQ process to ensure that all items were addressed and all commercial and technical clarifications were clear.

Prepared the commercial bid tabulation; Commercially evaluated all bidders and made the appropriate commercial recommendation.

Maintained relationships between the supplier, Husky and the associated EPCs to ensure successful package completion.

Administered the purchase order until final closeout addressing issues and identifying risks.

Senior Purchaser WSP Global 2011 – 2015

Material, inventory and services buying with contract negotiations.

Mentored junior and intermediate purchasing positions as part of succession planning.

Developed the procurement plan, led the procurement activities from cradle to grave, direct relationship with clients.

Chaired weekly status meetings, reviewed and approved deliverables, provided feedback and updated Procurement Status Report for the Project Team.

Maintained contractual oversight for all aspects of the RFQ process to ensure that all items were addressed and all commercial and technical clarifications were clear.

Prepared the commercial bid tabulation; Commercially evaluated all bidders and made the appropriate commercial recommendation.

Attended Vendor Kickoff Meetings and executed Commercial components.

Maintained relationships between the suppliers, and clients to ensure successful package completion.

Administered the purchase order until final closeout addressing issues and identifying risks.

PO closeouts.

Intermediate Purchaser/Expeditor SNC Lavalin 2010 - 2011

Identified key performance indicators and created reports to monitor success.

Responsible for preparing, examining, analyzing, negotiating, and revising purchase orders that involved the purchase or sale of goods or services such as equipment, materials, supplies and products.

Managed the procurement plan, completed the procurement activities from cradle to grave, direct relationship with client.

Performed the roles of buyer and expeditor for all required packages.

Purchaser The City of Calgary 2007– 2009 Supply Management Department

Assess all daily management and execution of requisitions for a wide variety of services with third-party provider as a Strategic Procurer in the Transportation and Energy group.

Maintain operational focus with emphasis on customer service and day-to-day resolution of process and requisition-to-pay issues.

Interaction with professional services, accounts payable and vendors as required to ensure the accuracy and validity of contract information

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