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Purchasing Agent Entry Level

Location:
King of Prussia, PA
Salary:
$35 to $40 per hour
Posted:
January 25, 2023

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Resume:

Christopher W. Healy

Supply Management

EXPERIENCE

*/**** - */**** ● Senior Capital Buyer

The Chemours Company Wilmington, DE

In a one-year contract, responsible for negotiating and awarding large Master Equipment Agreements, Professional Services Agreements and High Value Engineering Agreements.

9/2005 - 1/2018 ● Manager of Subcontracts

Jacobs Engineering Conshohocken, PA

During my tenure at Jacobs my accomplishments included:

Bringing in a fast track $60M GSK Project on time and under budget saving the client over $2M.

Turning around the Merck Small Capital Project buy-out and being able to achieve the highest rating for procurement in the history of the relationship.

4/2004 - 5/2005 ● Commodities Buyer

KBR, International Balad AFB, Iraq

As a buyer for KBR under FAR regulations, I was able to negotiate better pricing with Iraqi vendors while maintaining quality standards under difficult conditions.

4/2000 - 6/2003 ● Manager of Procurement

CDI Engineering Philadelphia, PA

As the Procurement lead, I successfully saved the client 20% savings on the capital equipment procurement while negotiating all the subcontracts for the

$50M Qiagen Project in Germantown, MD. Th e project was delivered on time with a 3% underrun.

11/1998 - 3/2000 ● Senior Purchasing Agent

Gilbane Building Co. Lawrenceville, NJ

At Gilbane ATS I was the lead on two major projects:

I negotiated a 10% savings on a large pipe purchase by using an alternate vendor for the client (Human Genome Services) while being able to procure the major MEP subcontracts within budget constraints.

On the GSK $110M Multi-Dose Powder Inhaler Project, I saved the client a combined $1M through negotiating best and final offers on the largest subcontracts for the mechanical and electrical trades. 5/1989 - 11/1998 ● Project Purchasing Agent

Day and Zimmerman Philadelphia, PA

Entry level buyer and subcontract administrator for two divisions: Day and Zimmerman International and Life Sciences International. EDUCATION

B.A., Materials and Logistics Management

Michigan State University

Certificate of Paralegal Studies

Villanova University

CONTACT

aduxjv@r.postjobfree.com

610-***-****

1041 Penn Circle Apt F510

King of Prussia, PA 19406

WHY ME?

I have over Twenty-Nine

Years of Experience in

Purchasing, Subcontract

Administration and

Capital Equipment

Procurement.

ROLES &

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, lead and execute

negotiations of

commercial terms and

conditions for

equipment/ supply/

services agreements

• Ensure project sourcing

objectives, actions and

priorities are aligned

with stakeholders

• Lead and supervise

supplier selection,

negotiation, contracting

and supplier

management strategies

• Review Supplier

Change Notices and

work closely with

Project Management to

prioritize and drive

implementations

• Work closely with

Project Management to

monitor supplier

performance metrics,

execution and close out

plans



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