Supply Chain Project Management

NATTY E. CHACON, CPP, CPPM 346-***-**** **********@*******.***

Supply Chain Management - Project Management

Dynamic and highly qualified Supply Chain Contracts Manager with over 18 years of experience, holding certifications as a Professional Purchasing Manager and Purchasing Professional with a background in pharmaceuticals, construction management, contracts management, downstream and upstream oil, and gas, process automation, manufacturing, engineering management, material management, logistics management, contract execution and management, compliance analysis, and administration. Actively provided leadership to support complex major capital projects, showcasing excellence in the following areas:

Certified Professional Purchasing Manager

Supply Chain and Project Management

Purchasing Processes Automation Management

Risk Assessment Management

Contracts Management

Wind and Solar Energy Procurement Management

Site Inspections and Audits

Certified Purchasing Professional

Inventory Warehouse Management

International Contract Management and Administration

International Heavy Marine Transport

Freight Forwarding worldwide

Leadership, Mentorship, and Team contributor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CSM Group/Pfizer, Tesla, SpaceX-(Hybrid/Remote) Kalamazoo, Michigan 2022- 2024.

While working under CSM Group, I undertook various assignments with Pfizer, Tesla, and SpaceX.

Pfizer, Procurement Lead-Manager long-term planner for Paxlovid medication: Successfully negotiated and enhanced deliveries and savings amidst global supply chain delays and obtained savings of 10% of the purchasing value estimated $500,000 for returned items with no restocking fee. Assisted the Import team in bringing pharmaceutical chemicals for manufacturing into the USA.

Pfizer, Procurement Lead and Logistics Manager: Successfully assisted the Modular Aseptic Production Building team by overseeing and saving time while negotiating all sea freight and international deliveries, assisted freight forwarders, and coordinated on-site deliveries via air, rail, and land. Worked with local authorities to secure proper transportation permits and collaborated with transportation suppliers to ensure the timely arrival, storage, and offloading of materials.

Pfizer, Construction Supply Chain Manager for the site Chillers: Served as a liaison between the construction team and suppliers, ensuring all activities met agreed worldwide agreement deliverables, terms and conditions, warranties, operation and installation manuals, and stored materials met the required schedule while saving $300,000 on all process automation purchases.

Pfizer, Purchasing Lead, Compliance Analyst: Basin EGLE project Successfully implemented planned inventory control mechanisms, assisted in the identification of surplus or unneeded materials, and coordinated material availability to support design revisions or rework. Ensured all applicable quality specifications, and quality assurance testing/inspection during performance, and installation while following guidelines and project targets.

Tesla/SpaceX, Purchasing Supervisor: Implemented project procedures for third-party purchases, services contracts, and business contracts. original equipment manufacturer (OEM) contracts, assisted the team in negotiations while providing a saving value threshold of $20,000,000. Expedited material while improving deliveries.

CSM Group – Led the data migration team from Excel to Procore so that Field services and Clients (Pfizer) would have accurate updated information about the suppliers, agreements, and all project-specific matters.

Schneider Electric USA, Houston, Texas, - 2015- 2022

Project Purchasing Manager - Industrial Automation Business: Led a global Project Procurement team sourcing various projects within a $75 billion Automation and Control Solutions business group. Leveraged a global supply base, applied leading-edge processes, and provided strategic and tactical support to Schneider Electric North America Projects and Service Operations optimizing bottom-line impact. Construction Purchasing leads to processing automation equipment.

Senior Buyer /Compliance Analyst: Maintained a complex project environment that engaged cross-functional partners to drive solid sourcing strategies. Overall management of the procurement process including bid analysis (commercial and technical), contract analysis, bid tab evaluation, and contract summary award for equipment and services while expediting factory acceptance activities and resolving contract and purchase order issues.

Contracts Administration Management: Ensured newly awarded contracts, active contracts, and agreements requirements included legal and commercial terms following the awarded project.

Managed global corporate master service agreements assuring compliance with legal, ethical, risk, regulatory, insurance, finance, and tax requirements. Identified and delivered procurement and contract-specific cost savings to the project while monitoring, forecasting, and reporting project procurement and budget metrics.

Purchasing Manager: Assisted the Schneider Electric Sales team by negotiating and successfully recovering an internal client (Shell) after nine years of lost business relationships.

Dockwise USA LLC/Boskalis Offshore, Houston, Texas, USA – Breda & Papendrecht, Holland 2011-2015

Global Americas Procurement Marine Project Senior Buyer – Contracts Administrator – Logistic Management

Contracts Administrator: Led and coordinated departmental processes and procedures following the company’s standards, ISO 9000, relevant laws, regulations, and policies. Negotiated purchases and deliverables based on agreed BIMCO contracts while obtaining 20% cost savings in material and services while successfully meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Administered all international suppliers Master Agreements for the Americas evaluating high-risk services and contract value threshold of $20,000,000.

Senior Buyer: Analyzed supply chain cost and identified areas for potential savings through supplier negotiations and effective shipping methods. Managed all requests, and bidding processes and executed purchase orders while saving 20% and increasing 8% of the company’s worldwide vendor database for the Americas. Advanced compliance analytical skills by leveraging sales data to forecast trends and optimize supply chain operations and supplier deliverables.

Key participant in data migration from Dockwise SQL Servers to Boskalis SAP systems worldwide, cleaning data, bringing up-to-date data, and eliminating duplicates. Also assisting in structuring and mapping the data requirements and structures, the SAP Migration Cockpit was used to accomplish the migration.

Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, Texas, & Dubai, Abu Dhabi - UAE - 2009-2011- Purchasing & Contracts Supervisor – Project Management and Risk Management Group

Supervised personnel and purchasing process while providing direction in the acquisition, control, and long-term planning of critical and strategic material. Support the skills development of less experienced team members. Cross-functional collaboration with team members and finalized and optimized supply chain strategies.

Successfully implemented new Project Contracts and Procurement Contracts from beginning to end with a value exceeding several million dollars while coordinating compliance with all required contract commercial clauses including legal, ethics, regulatory, insurance, finance, tax, export compliance, and HSE. Managed Master Service Agreements, Master Rental Agreements, and Time Charter agreements for thirty-five (35) affiliate entities to ensure an effective understanding of contract terms.

Oversaw post-award contracts, contract amendments, extensions, claims, change orders, and invoices. Achieved successful cost savings that aligned with the company’s strategies and goals while studying the market prices and trends, to optimize supply chain results.

Prior employment includes assignments as a Senior Buyer for ConocoPhillips – Bohai Bay Twelve (12) offshore platforms and an FPSO, as a Senior Buyer for Technip/Aker Maritime for Holstein, Maddog Tahiti, Samedan, and Thunderhorse. Both companies are in Houston, TX.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

American Purchasing Society: Certified Professional Purchasing Manager, Certificate#99466M CPPM, and Certified Purchasing Professional CPP, Certificate 99466P.

The George Washington University School of Business: Certified in Project Controls, Risk Management, and Project Management.

UNIMET – Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas: Bachelor of Science - Psychology

University of Houston Downtown: General Studies - Psychology

Member of the American Purchasing Society

Member of the American Society of Notaries

OPERATING SYSTEMS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Operating Systems: Microsoft Office 365, SAP Ariba, SAP Software Solutions Business and Purchasing Applications Streamline, SAP CapEx, Procore Construction Software, Aconex Project Management Systems, Manufacturing sourcing, Baseware, MS Office, SAP Software Solutions Business and Purchasing Applications, Matman PeopleSoft, Peachtree, Oracle e-business, Oracle 11i, EPC-Business, JD Edwards, Avetta, 3PL,

Professional Development: Best Negotiating practices, Contract Writing, Contract Analysis, Procurement and Supplier Contracts, Service Contracts, Project Contracts review, Construction Contracts, International Contracts, Contract Specification, Contract practice, Contract Law, International Contract Law, Measuring Cost Savings/Cost Avoidance, Cost Reduction Techniques, Negotiation Techniques, Legal Aspects of Purchasing, American Purchasing Society International laws/inventory Control/Project Control, USA International Global entry permits, American Institute of Steel Construction/ Load path the most common source of Engineering errors, NAPM International Purchasing Laws, Purchasing Under the Uniform Commercial Code, Market Investing, Successful Purchasing Negotiations, Supervisory training; Quality Awareness; How to Manage Multiple Priorities, Financial Planning. Emergency Procedures Safety Program. Anti-boycott: How to Handle Boycott Requests, Economic Trade Sanctions and OFAC, Export Controls: Commercial Products (BIS), and Bilingual, English and Spanish.

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