Solutions oriented supply chain professional with (21) twenty-one years oil and gas experience including domestic, international, and offshore drilling track record of delivering positive results in various roles of increasing responsibility.

Experience

WR Grace 4/2021 – present

Buyer

Closing and recreation of New PO’s

Special Projects

Closing and recreation of New PO’s

Maintained positive relationships with existing suppliers though communication of company philosophy, material requirements, and objectives

Resolve credit hold with vendors, set up payment terms with accounts payable department

Chevron Phillips 2/2020 – 4/2021

Buyer

Special Projects

Closing and recreation of New PO’s

Creating New Amendments & Contract Summary’s

Validation of Rates for TRACK

Maintained positive relationships with existing suppliers though communication of company philosophy, material requirements, and objectives

Maintain and upload new supplier contact information for Track system

Managing Teams meeting calendar for vendor training meetings

Requesting IDM Form from vendors and sending to each site for Track access

Process Vendor Validations for Vendors to confirm for Track System

Weatherford, Katy TX 3/2019 – 2/2020

Buyer III

Special Projects Coordinator

Procuring and expediting raw material for fabrication

Produce production reports for existing and future projects

Managed Delayed Item Reports for procurement department

Vetting and auditing new and existing vendors to ensure quality materials and services

Negotiating prices, services, and terms for purchased goods

Record meeting minutes and distribute to Director of procurement department

Resolve credit hold with vendors, set up payment terms with accounts payable department

Issue Request for Quotations and distribute to vendors as required

Nabors Industries, Houston TX 10/2006 – 02/2019

Coordinator Materials Management (Contract 10/06 Perm Hire as of 06/07)

Supply Chain catalog team – maintain and upload new supplier and equipment to purchasing catalog

Supervise & Coordinate all material is accurate to avoid delays or any rig downtime.

Source and procure major capital drilling equipment for major corporate projects (i.e., BOP’s Top drives, pumps)

Provide tactical procurement support for international drilling operations

Track and record critical path project orders and communicate solutions to project teams

Served as translator to help facilitate communications during major supplier negotiations

Asked to serve in key role assisting and internal customers during major system rollout and P2P implementation

Lead training initiative for new supplier portal, quotes, ASN’s (Advanced Shipping Notices) & SIR’s (System Initiated Response)

Run area reports to ensure materials are being received in a timely manner and resolve any invoice issues

On rotation as on-call buyer for emergency issue resolution

Office at freight forwarder to serve as Nabors primary point of contact between logistics procurement and operations

Saipem America Inc., Houston, TX 01/2003 – 10/2006

Buyer/Vendor Management

Purchased materials, equipment, and services per client and company specification.

Processed material requisitions and obtained quotes

Examined bids and awarded contracts to suppliers

Developed new supply sources where vendors and suppliers were inadequate

Maintained positive relationships with existing suppliers though communication of company philosophy, material requirements, and pricing objectives

Interfaced with Accounts Payable to ensure timely payment of materials received

Prepared Request for Quotation packages for issue to clients for approval to bid

Reviewed quotations and prepared Commercial Evaluations providing recommended supplier to client

Developed new Purchase Orders/Vendor Management procedure

Managed all quote requests

Processed contracts & agreements

Updated all vendor master database

Proved ability to identify, qualify, and on-board new suppliers

HAS (City of Houston-Airport System), Houston, TX 08/2000 – 01/2003

Customer Service

Payroll support

Developed experience using Advantage 2000 systems

Administrative duties including screening calls, appointments, typing correspondence, etc.

Maintained records and files for HR Division

Assisted in-class/training translations

Handled background checks for all new hires

Developed system for easy organization, maintenance and retrieval of HR files

Worked with procurement Dept

Requested quotes and prepared purchase orders

FAA Security Clearance (IAH Employee)

City of Houston 10/1998 – 07/2000

Finance & Administration

Managed variety of accounting functions

Responsible for daily and monthly records for Controller’s office

Processed Bank deposits

Record keeping

Acted as Translator / Customer Service

Skills:

Business management and accounting experience

-21+ years as Buyer /Analyst

-SAP and other ERP systems

-Highly proficient in all aspects of MS Office suite

- Lotus 123, & Quattro Pro

-5 years administrative experience

-Bilingual Certified by the City of Houston (Spanish/English)

-FAA Security Clearance

-TSA certification clearance

Education

1989 Socorro High School

Marketing Research Program Intern

Advance computer programming

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