Chris Nichols
***** ***** **** **., *******, TX *7375 832-***-**** *****************@*****.***
Professional Summary
Over 10 years career experience in both front and back office for manufacturing and Oil & Gas Industries with a focus on material planning and project scheduling. Highly experienced in Supply Chain across multiple industries with the ability to leverage cross functional skills to reduce project schedule timelines. Seeking a fast-paced industry that will allow me to demonstrate my functional competencies.
Experience
Kelly Services Contract for Baker Hughes: Global IT Procurement - 2019-2019 (2 6 moth renewals)
Reviews accuracy of requisitions for proper Cost Center and Purchasing Organization.
Creates Purchase Orders utilizing Quotes from Commodity Team and validated Requisitions.
Oversees Purchase Orders throughout the approval process with the requestors management team at all levels & submits Purchase Orders and quotes to the vendor and requestor.
Facilitates on-time delivery of Goods Receipt on Purchase Orders.
Supervises AP Workflow and assists Accounts Payable and Requestor with any invoice discrepancies.
Reports Purchase Requisition and Purchase Orders Updates.
Proserv: Project Coordinator - 2018-2018
Develops MRP System and creates Backlog Report, Shortage Report and Shipping Report for daily meeting with Department Heads.
Initiates both Assembly and Work Orders
Gathers historical data for valves using AX, Docushare and Engendering Change Order (ECO) log.
Completes all Return Material Authorization (RMA) forms.
Generates Budgetary Quotes to facilitate item verification repair/replacement and pricing for labor and parts.
Analyzes incoming valves/regulators and process Maintenance Orders for Inspection.
Aker Solutions: Project Planner/Scheduler - 2014-2016
Develops, monitors and updates project schedules to ensure projects can be executed in the most efficient manner possible.
Provides critical path analyses for Project and Program Managers.
Reviews schedules with all business units and project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule.
Create/maintain project builder in Systems Applications and Products (SAP).
Analyze and generates weekly/bi-weekly reports for project team and clients.
Evaluate schedule progress and accurately forecasts new timelines and suggest modifications for projects to conform within time lines and budgets.
Increase accuracy of schedules with cost and resource loading to create S-Curves for project management.
Aker Solutions: Material Planner/ Subsea Lifecycle Services (SLS) Planner - 2008-2014
Identifies and loads all project demands in SAP.
Coordinates the procurement, maintenance, and receiving of materials using the Order Progress Report (OPR).
Analyzes demand patterns, current inventory, lead times and plans replenishment cycles to determine the need for forecast modification.
Proactively reports product and material availability issues and reallocates resources based on project demands.
Oversees Material Requirements for Planning (MRP) to monitor project and common inventory, excess inventory, determine safety stock and future needs.
Collaborates with project schedulers to ensure the on-time delivery of project material and inform both buyers and other planners globally of material status changes.
Coordinate the release of specific materials by working closely with Engineering and organize the release of Work Orders to the warehouse.
Aker Kvaerner Subsea: Logistics Coordinator - 2007-2008
Manages all scheduling and tracking of shipments.
Research through SAP to ensure optimal delivery method, quality, and cost.
Coordination and scheduling of transportation to ensure efficient and timely delivery of goods.
Ensure freight billing and claims are managed efficiently and kept up to date
Technical Proficiencies
MRP Systems: SAP
Stock Requirements Situation
Create, Change, Display and Release Production Orders
Daily Engineering Change Log / Tracking
BOM Analysis – Requisitions to commodity buyers
Goods Movement (MIGO)
Planning & Scheduling Systems: Oracle
Primavera P6
Project Scheduling
Material Planning
Education
Stephen F. Austin State University: Bachelor of Science