Cheryl A. Peterson
Pasadena, Texas 77504
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OBJECTIVE
Pursue a challenging career in Procurement or related area with direct supplier interface and an emphasis on MRO, Capital or Project buying. I also am interested in going into the contract area of Procurement.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Kforce Staffing at Odfjell Terminals Houston 08/2021 – Current
Buyer
Perform purchase of goods and services according to approved requisitions related to administrative purchases.
Handles the Change Order process for regular and intercompany PO’s
Solicits proposals and evaluates to ensure they meet the requirements for the materials and or equipment requested.
Analyze the requirements of materials and or equipment, including preliminary specifications, preferred suppliers and manufacturers, and date materials are needed.
Interface with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of material.
Expedite delivery of materials to meet delivery requirements
Assists in updating supplier contact details
Works with internal stakeholders for supplier invoice reconciliation process
Zachry Holdings Inc. at INEOS LaPorte 2/2018 – April 2020
Procurement Coordinator
Procurement of materials and rental of equipment for Capital Projects and Maintenance
Coordinates all activities related to procurement of materials beginning with intent to purchase through delivery.
Solicits proposals and evaluates to ensure they meet the requirements for the materials and or equipment requested.
Analyze the requirements of materials and or equipment, including preliminary specifications, preferred suppliers and manufacturers, and date materials are needed.
Interface with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of material.
Expedite delivery of materials to meet delivery requirements
CBI Houston, Texas 4/2012 – 4/2017
Senior Buyer
Procurement of Bulk Materials and Engineered Equipment for CBI Projects
Coordinates all activities related to procurement of materials beginning with intent to purchase through delivery.
Solicits and evaluates proposals for the requested commodity.
Analyzes the requirements of the materials, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date materials are needed.
Interface with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of material.
Assist Expeditors or assume Expeditors role. Coordinate and communication with the Client if so required.
Eni Petroleum US Operating (Contract through Bergaila & Assoc. 9/2011 to 4/2012
Buyer
Working in the Well Operations Division reporting directly to the Sourcing Supervisor. Responsible for
Creating Contract Strategies, Work Hypothesis.
Training to learn how to negotiate the actual contracts and Master Service Agreements. Have also been responsible for doing revisions to contracts.
Working with the suppliers to get new rates and Terms and Conditions agreed on for the Contract Revisions.
Provide sourcing support as required focused on offering a cost effective solution and, where appropriate, communicate with the Supply Chain to define requirements, seek clarification where relevant, and negotiate the best commercial and technical solution
Huntsman Corporation (Contract through Jupiter Group) 5/2011 to 9/2011
Asset Management Capital Project Manager
Responsible for Tracking all of the Capital Assets Globally for Huntsman Corp. and entering the assets into HP Asset Manager
Provide backup support for the requisitioning and quoting team
Responsible for Asset Management reports to the manager
H & H Rubber Product - Cameron International 11/2008 – 5/2009
Buyer II– Drilling Division
• Procurement of materials to manufacture parts for the oilfield.
• Purchasing of all office supplies and office equipment rentals, shop materials and tools, janitorial supplies.
• Vendor contact for invoice discrepancies and all blocked invoices.
• Expediting of all material to ensure timely delivery.
• Analyzes the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed.
• Solicits and evaluates proposals for the requested commodity.
• Investigates and/or interviews potential suppliers to determine if they meet the specified requirements.
Lyondell Channelview (Multiple Contract Positions through CDI Corporation) 7/2006 – 11/2011
Enterprise Buyer – SPS Procurement – Pipe, Valves and Fittings
• Procurement of Pipe, valve and fittings for Lyondell and Equastar plant locations.
• Coordinates all activities related to procurement of a commodity beginning with intent to purchase through delivery.
• Analyzes the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed.
• Solicits and evaluates proposals for the requested commodity.
• Investigates and/or interviews potential suppliers to determine if they meet the specified requirements.
• Interface with suppliers to handle discrepancies and blocked invoices and to expedite material for timely delivery of material.
Responsible for updating the buyer contract files and entering the files into the Contracts database and filing into the correct purchasing file.
• Responsible for merging of two catalogs into SAP Master Catalog system.
• Provided expediting expertise to other job sites when necessary.
Halliburton Energy Services/Alief Concourse 7/1999- 7/2006
Procurement Specialist II – Information Technology
• Responsible for the Information Technology Hardware Services warehouse.
• Procure all daily requests through the RFS system to the IT warehouse.
• Requests primarily included procuring servers (Dell, HP etc), desktops, laptops, printers and peripherals for project services.
• Chosen as a member of a sourcing team that was involved in issuing the new IT hardware and printer contacts for Halliburton resulting in a savings to the company of $6 million dollars over a 5 year contract period.
• Expediting and contacting suppliers daily regarding delivery and available inventory for processing orders and tracking all open purchase orders in accordance with contracted SLA.
• Reconcile invoices daily against the blocked invoice report to ensure payment in a timely manner.
• Input all purchases into Main Control (Asset Management tool) for tracking purposes.
Brown & Root: Various Job Sites: 5/1987- 7/1999
Buyer
• Purchasing material to complete maintenance turnarounds and capital projects.
• Requests included rentals of the heavy equipment, portable buildings, various materials needed for the specific units etc.
• Ordered and managed the consignment trailer orders that were required for the turnaround or specific project.
• Preparation of invoices to be forwarded to accounts payable for processing for payment.
• Generation of the purchase order and maintaining the proper insurance and all documentation for the suppliers to come onto the job site.
• Maintaining various purchasing reports and logs.
SKILLS:
SPM (Smart Plant Materials), MateriaLink (Bid System), Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word Excel), HP Asset Manager, SAP/GPS, Main Control, IDOCS, JD Edwards, TAP Invoicing System, ORACLE
Letters of Recommendation upon request
Education:
High School Equivalent (GED), San Jacinto College General Studies
Training:
Code of Business Conduct Training
Bargaining with Vendors and Suppliers
Communicating with Diplomacy and Tact
Excel 2000 Introduction
Excel 2002 Intermediate
Excel 2003 Advanced