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SUMMARY AND PROFILE

Objective

Senior Procurement & Supply Chain Management Operations Professional A dedicated and results-driven senior supply chain subject matter expert with over 25 years of combined professional Supply Chain Management Operations and Project Procurement Management experience in the areas of but not limited to: supplier relationship management/customer relationship management, cost reduction models, strategic sourcing programs, project procurement, subcontracts, tendering/price benchmarking, logistics, warehousing, contract management, category management, risk mitigation, and compliance with increasing responsibilities, accountability, and budget control. I have exceptional team leading skills, outstanding communication and collaboration interaction to leverage relationships within and across the business lines to achieve the best total value. I've worked very closely with internal/external stakeholders including engagement with C-Suite Executives, negotiating frame agreements, and establishing long-term procurement strategies utilizing a robust impact tracking system for implementation and sustainability. And most importantly, deliver rebates/cost-saving monies. I take “ownership” in my operation plans and have passion about the supply chain management workflow cycle (cradle-to-grave attitude). I will make a difference.

Skill Areas: Strategic Business Planning * Budgeting & Forecasting * Change Management * KPIs/Metrics/Analytics * Contract Management & Negotiation Skills * Product Development * Project Management * Sales Support * Process Improvement * Risk Analysis * Customer & Supplier Relationship Management * Lean Methodology * Cross-Functional Business Acumen * Multitasking in Fast-paced Environments * Articulate Oral & Written Communication * Quick Problem Resolution & Decision Making * Team Building, Training & Development * Collaborative Management & Leadership Skills

Background Summary Supply Chain Operations

Supply Chain Transformation ($3.2B

Spend) – identified/captured millions in

savings through collaborative efficiency

strategic initiatives (e.g., Maintenance

Repair Operations supplies/services

known as MRO, Engineering services,

Manufacturing services, Raw Materials,

etc. (~$10M in savings)

Supported large CAPEX complex

projects that value $1 Billion USD (e.g.,

BP Block 18/31, Total Clov, Petrobras

Guara Lula, Chevron Lianzi, BP

Deepwater Horizon MC252, PEMEX

L60/L67, etc.)

Responsible/accountable for spend up

to $800MM+ USD from engineering

products, equipment, services to MRO

supplies (i.e., Direct/Indirect spend

categories).

Research industry benchmarks (review

market intelligence reports, total cost of

ownership, should-cost model, cost of

non-quality, product changes, etc.)

Direct/conduct analysis in support of

supplier negotiations and contract

awards; prepare negotiation strategy

Logistics / Transportation: work with

freight forwarders, trucklines, customs,

brokers, etc. for import/export custom

clearance

Department Budget Management

(Overhead versus Project Recoveries)

Warehouse/Inventory Management

Customer & Supplier Relationship

Management

Process Improvement: KPI’s – annual

~$10M Cost Reduction in various

direct/indirect spend categories; On-

Time Delivery (98%) / Cycle-Time

Reduction in procurement workflow;

100% Quality; Percentage Spend vs

Frame Agreements; 100% Safety first.

Lean Green Belt Six Sigma Certified –

continuous business improvement

initiatives

Category Management – develop

sourcing strategy for key

suppliers/commodities under

direct/indirect spend categories such as,

MRO, Raw Materials, PVF, Travel

Management Services, Rental services,

etc. Review spend data by region per

RFQ/Bid Tabs and bid evaluations; and

perform Supplier Performance

Assessments.

Initiate/Execute multi-million Frame

Agreements in four (4) quadrants of the

globe (goods and services).

Risk Assessment/Management at

Pre/Post Contract Award

Vessel/Barge Chartering (Negotiate

BIMCO Agreements)

commodity to leverage spend.

Startup Company Experience – ground

zero startup of newly developed

company and procedures/processes.

Complete Leadership and Management

Development Programmes

Supported mini and major oil refinery

turnarounds.

SUMMARY AND PROFILE

ExxonMobil, Spring, Texas

(Contractor) Project Manager

November 2021 to June 2022

Process Simplification: Develop/Implement Purchase Order (PO) automation process for Low Value Purchasing (<$10K value) and express vendor payment using P-Card with 2-way match versus 3-way match.

Develop Supplier Relationship Management Model

Participates in contract negotiations (e.g., valves)

Facilitates the development of North America Refinery Major Turnaround long-lead equipment tracker list.

Facilitates project review meetings.

Identifies and addresses opportunities for continuous improvement in projects workflow

Develop and communicate an expectation of cooperation and support among project disciples (Project Procurement, Project Engineers, etc.)

Responsible for ensuring project long-lead items are established and monitored.

Ensure all project activities are executed in accordance with Company procedures/processes and specifications.

Establish and manage project schedules with internal and external customers to meet project schedule/deliverables.

Identify and communicate early on any issues and risks with internal stakeholders and/or suppliers. Drive resolution, keeping project on track when issues arise, and communicating delays when necessary.

Support and adhere to safety and quality standards to ensure requirements are met. APTIM Corp. The Woodlands, Texas

Global Category Manager (Direct/Indirect Categories) July 2019 to March 2020

Establish the vision of the category through development of commodity strategies and execution of action plans for categories such as, Waste Management, Fleet Management, MRO Supplies, Office Supplies, Travel Management Services, Raw Materials, Engineering Services, Industrial Coatings, Logistics, IT, just to name a few.

Work closely with cross-functional areas of quality, engineering, marketing, operations, finance departments to ensure alignment and execution, maximize the company’s goals while minimizing the internal conflicts.

Develop procurement plans and gather requirements from internal stakeholders, evaluate opportunities for improvement, cost savings, tactical RFx execution, Bid Analysis, and identify internal strategies/trends; validate baseline spend.

Regularly perform strategic analysis of the category spend, market segmentation, market trends and other influencing factors that feed into a documented Opportunity Analysis Reports and Source Plans.

Review, update and refine the strategy and plan in line with business units strategic objectives and changes in market conditions.

Manage supplier relationships; including quarterly board reviews (QBR’s), KPI’s, PIP’s, and Sustainability

(compliance/audits).

Develop replacement and transition plans in case of supplier replacement and resourcing.

Direct management or oversight of all supply contracts within the category, including the identification of alternative vendors, supplier performance monitoring, reporting and intervention.

Serve as a Procurement Project Manager and Subject Matter Expert for vendor sourcing projects across functional project teams, often with a high level of technical complexity, utilizing in-depth knowledge of category management and competitive bidding / RFx process.

Build cost models such as, Total Cost of Ownership and Should Cost Models, and conduct independent supplier due diligence sessions to ensure accuracy.

Develop PowerPoint presentations summarizing complex cost models, implementation, and sustainability plans for senior management.

Weatherford International, Houston, Texas

Global Category Manager (Manufacturing/MRO/Indirect) December 2017 to July 2019

Support company-wide major overhaul transformation by developing/implementing supply chain strategic initiatives to improve/enhance procurement processes/workflow.

Develop category management plans and sourcing strategies for each assigned category that incorporates customer requirements, product requirements, market conditions, business risk, and supplier capabilities.

Communicate on a continuous basis with internal customers to understand business objectives, expectations and specific requirements.

Serve as an internal resource regarding supplier new products, capabilities, technologies, and sourcing process.

Develop and maintain knowledge of market conditions, trends, sources of supply and supplier capabilities for materials, equipment and services within assigned categories.

Lead sourcing negotiations with all levels of supplier contacts to establish terms of contracts, memorandum of understanding and schedule agreements.

Define and track appropriate metrics for total cost reduction, provide data and input to business and company metrics and forecasts.

Establish sources and alternate sources of supply to enhance means of meeting purchase requirements and achieving best total delivered cost, quality, service, and technology.

Develop, maintain and strengthen long-term supplier relationships.

Manage supplier performance and use competitive criteria for supplier development and awarding business when applicable.

Resolve complex problems relating to supplier quality and service, contract disputes, and other discrepancies.

Research suppliers to gain an expertise and identify new suppliers for new business when necessary and coordinate with Supplier Quality & Engineering to ensure that new suppliers are qualified appropriately.

Develop Statement of Work(s) based on requirements from the internal requestor to obtain relevant quotes from suppliers.

Prepare, send RFI/RFP/RFQ’s via e-Sourcing and maintain consistent communication with suppliers to ensure RFI/RFP/RFQ timelines are met.

Maintain price tables and/or manage requisitions for pricing related to contracts/negotiations.

Communicate and report on weekly/monthly basis all projects under my responsibility and achieve savings, terms & other improvements, and company initiatives.

Identify opportunities to link, leverage and achieve current/future savings and improve process efficiencies.

Maintain, execute, and store supplier contracts, award letters and other relevant documents in company repository system.

BP- British Petroleum, Houston, Texas

(Contractor) Supplier Relationship Management Lead / Category Management April 2017 to December 2017

Manage supplier relationships to drive sustainable financial value and business improvement initiatives to reduce, change, or eliminate activities that cause costs.

Work closely with category managers, key stakeholders to promote simplification and efficiencies per critical commodity group.

Evaluate current supplier contracts, re-negotiate current contracts up for renewal, and generate new contracts for new suppliers.

Monitor and report on the performance of key strategic suppliers to ensure delivery in line with contractual obligations and performance metrics (KPI’s).

Develop/Implement cost saving models/tools/programs to manage cost (i.e., cost efficiency program, TCO, etc)

Champion monthly global projects cost management initiative conference calls (Angola, GoM, Alaska, United Kingdom, and Azerbaijan.

Develops and leads planning, design, implementation, communication and delivery of the company's supply chain strategies, procurement and/or business process initiatives globally and/or across multiple business groups.

Actively partners with and influences stakeholders and/or suppliers at the SVP or EVP level on a regular basis; manages complex 3rd party relationships.

Manages ongoing complex business challenges and changes stemming from shifting market conditions, strategies or linkages.

Responsible for performance management ensuring that the appropriate tools and processes are in place to support the team.

Provide Continuous Improvement learning, coaching and mentoring services when required to improve workflow efficiency, develop and strengthen continuous improvement leadership and capability

Identify effective Continuous Improvement implementation techniques to help others see what ‘good’ looks like (written and visual), improve workflows and the way we work to reduce operational risks and defects.

Assist leadership in ensuring improvement activities are effectively planned, deployed, and managed to achieve business objectives.

PetroAfrica LLC, Houston, Texas

(Contractor) Chief Operating/Procurement Officer

January 2016 to July 2016

Reinforce safe working practices and demonstrate safety leadership at all times.

Develop the vision, financial, operations, and supply chain business model for small startup oil and Gas Company.

Develop/Manage department budget and operational plans.

Develop/Implement/Roll-out newly developed robust supply chain operational procedures and processes.

Measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the operational processes and improve them utilizing lean six sigma methodologies (e.g., tendering process/pricing modeling, supply chain and project management procedures/processes, etc).

Formation and development of supply chain management team including coaching and mentoring of existing staff and potential recruitment of new personnel to ensure department upskilled.

Oversee and manage large/small complex projects procurement and subcontracts supply chain operations and make adjustments as necessary to improve throughput and cycle-times.

Develop/Execute sourcing strategies to leverage relationships within and across the business to achieve best total value.

Initiate/Execute frame agreements such as, Preferred Supplier Agreements and Master Service Agreements for key commodity groups.

Develop supply chain and operating plan to expand business into logistics, warehousing, freight forwarding and other regions such as Angola and Equatorial Guinea.

Support business development activities and participate in developing and maintaining strategic relationships with key suppliers and customers.

Audit key suppliers and ensure that Company procedures and best procurement processes are followed.

Develop and execution of cost management solutions to cut cost and develop long term strategies to manage costs.

Bridge the “knowing-doing” gap by working with teams to build cost models.

Set performance expectations for all team members and maintain accountability through their management

(e.g., savings targets, total cost reductions, and supplier performance).

Manage quality assurance, fulfillment, logistics, transportation, supply chain operations, warehousing and inventory control, and project management performance indicators (KPI’s) related to cost, quality, and efficient delivery of materials, goods, and services. Subsea 7 (US) LLC, Houston, Texas

Global Director of Supply Chain Management

May 2012 to March 2015

Responsible/accountable for all global supply chain business improvement initiatives, procurement/purchasing, subcontracting, category management, demand planning, tendering, financial, and logistics activities associated with the many projects being executed (value up to $300MM+), and responsible for establishing the tools and processes to manage and measure people, suppliers, projects, and inventory across the supply chain workflow.

Develop/Execute sourcing strategies to leverage relationships within and across the business to achieve best total value.

Develop/Implement category management annual plans related to spend, availability, and criticality for onshore and offshore goods/services.

Draft/Negotiate/Execute frame agreements such as Preferred Supplier Agreements and Master Service Agreements for key commodity groups.

Manage Kick-off Meetings, with Sales and Project Management teams, for new programs; review Sales and Operations Plans; Demand Planning strategies; communicates areas of risk and mitigations plans that require team support.

Attend, conduct, and participate in Department and Project meetings as directed.

Manage customer and supplier relationships along with performance metrics (i.e., KPI’s).

Ensures attainment of project and operating budgets and specific financial objectives.

Work with various business key stakeholders to drive targeted supply chain improvements and collaborate with other business units and company entities across the supply chain globe.

Interface/Interact with other functional departments to improve the pre-qualification and selection process of new and existing good/service providers.

Proactively identify new solutions and/or value-added processes that address the company’s purchasing, tendering, logistics, and inventory opportunities.

Formation and develop a staff of 40+, international and domestic.

Monitor project procurement related activities, providing direction and support to team members as necessary to ensure the successful delivery of established project requirements.

Implement and maintain purchasing best practices, procedures and policies, continuous improvement initiatives, along with comprehensive internal/external training.

Recruit and retain good competent people, and set SMART objectives for annual performance management reviews.

Cameron International Corp., Houston, Texas

Global Procurement Manager

July 2007 to April 2012

Manage and develop a team of procurement and subcontract management specialists and managers in several countries around the globe.

Develop and implement procurement/sub-contract procedures and processes to maximize company's opportunities to improve margin and reduce risk.

Establish and maintain a preferred supply base via supplier relationship management programs, including scorecards/reviews to drive continuous improvement.

Investigate and resolve supplier complaints, track supplier performance quality and ensures compliance with Company operational standards and requirements.

Initiate, review and implement requests for proposals (RFP, RFQ, RFI) and bid packages.

Develop new vendor relationships and contracts where current product/service is inadequate or when necessary.

Review and analyze total supplier cost of ownership and contract terms to determine the financial and service impact to the site.

Negotiate pricing and service changes as necessary

Ensure all purchasing, contracts, outsourced activities and negotiations comply with internal safety, environmental, insurance and business ethics and code of conduct

Participate in continuous process improvement committees, projects and initiatives, ensuring compliance with Company objectives.

Communicate efficiently and consistently to appropriate internal and external personnel on a regular basis all information relevant to daily work flow, service and scheduling.

Attend, conduct, and participate in Department and Project meetings as directed.

Interface/Interact with other functional departments to improve the pre-qualification and selection process of new and existing good/service providers.

Plan, organize, direct, and lead commercial efforts for high value, highly engineered outsourced equipment on major projects such as BP Angola Development Programme ($2.5 Billion contract award which consist of 4 phases).

Responsible for reviewing material, quality, and welding specifications and identifying and mitigating supply chain risks across projects and applicable plants.

Conduct detailed post-contract-award supplier selection as well as compile, issue and finalize sub-contracts.

Responsible for commercial performance for the sub-contract scope including risk mitigation, management- of-change and overall profitability.

Ensure purchase orders are closed out and the lessons learned implemented.

Manage/control inventory levels through SAP MRP. G.E. Vetco Gray, Inc., Houston, Texas

Supply Chain Manager

June 2002 to July 2007

Manage and oversee all procurement and sourcing activities for materials, equipment, and services.

Solicit, review and evaluate supplier proposals, evaluate supplier performance and qualify and approve new suppliers.

Contract negotiation for engineering, construction, and EPC scopes of work.

Participate in project and production status reviews to monitor any changes in material needs, schedules or delivery dates and take appropriate actions to effect changes.

Establish and maintain shipping and receiving practices to ensure efficiency, cost effectiveness and timeliness.

Maintain the inventory control program to ensure adequate levels of necessary products and accurate cycle counting for manufacturing.

Develop, maintain and oversee adherence to company quality standards.

Resolve product non-conformance reports.

Ensure consistent use of the Material Requirement Planning (MRP) module.

Improve supply chain responsiveness by developing lean and key suppliers: Negotiate long term contracts.

Establish performance metrics (KPI’s) that include NCR’s, on-time delivery, open PO’s, contractual agreements, etc. Establish monthly/quarterly Progress Performance reporting for each business unit to report to senior management to include, but not limited to, cost benefits, contract utilization, service levels and performance, cost efficiencies and opportunities, corrective measures, and supplier performance. ElPaso Energy Corporation, Houston, Texas

Senior Procurement Specialist / Logistics Coordinator April 1993 to June 2002

Perform procurement and subcontract administration activities for commercial contracts throughout the entire acquisition and delivery life cycle.

Review contractual terms and conditions to ensure protection of company interests.

Help establish and implement best practices in commercial contracting; be responsible for establishing, maintaining and enforcing a consistent set of contracting policies & procedures.

Analyze contract documents to help assess business/financial risk and legal/contractual obligations.

Review, draft, and negotiate professional services (engineering, inspection, environmental, and other technical services) and construction related agreements.

Performance of detailed financial analyses in support of making formal cost/price reasonableness determinations.

Work cooperatively with cross functional group of professionals that include senior management team members, joint venture teaming partners, engineers, project managers, business development and contracts staff.

Analyze Request for Proposals, participate on business capture teams, assist in the preparation of prepare cost volume proposals and generate basis of estimates. EDUCATION AND OTHER

Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas

BS, Kinesiology / Biology

Baylor University, Waco, Texas

Civil Engineering Studies

Honors and Activities

Certification: Purchasing, University of Houston, Houston, Texas CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional)

Certified: Green Belt Six Sigma

SCOPE (Subsea College of Project Execution)

Project Management and Supply Chain Workshops

Manager Development Training (1 week in London)

Leadership Development Training (1 week in Paris)

Senn Delaney Training (Culture Shaping)

The Collaborative Way Training (Culture Shaping)

Technical Expertise

Software: MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); PeopleSoft 8.0; MRP; SAP/R3, ZYCUS (eRFX tool), JDE, Quickbooks Pro

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