Materials Management Supervisor

CLAUDE BRISTER

**** ******* ****** • Richmond, TX 77406 • H: 281-***-**** • C: 281-***-**** • *********@*****.***

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT / PROCUREMENT / EXPEDITING

Accomplished, competent Manager with successful experience coordinating on time, under budget engineering projects through exceptional materials management, expediting, logistics and effective collaborations with supplier fab yards, project and client management. Recognized as a professional with strong work ethic, outstanding integrity, and willingness to perform beyond scope of personal responsibility. Personable, team-oriented leader with proven ability to effectively interface with internal, client, and vendor representatives.

Core competencies and professional strengths include:

Expediting Fabrication Yard Procurement

Safety Management Inventory Management Supply

Quality Management Process Improvements Conflict Resolution

Scheduling Training Presentations Transportation

Logistics Contract Negotiations Progress Measuring

Software

MatMan, Vision View, Job Scope, Excel, Office, Outlook, Lotus Notes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PART TIME CONTRACTOR 2010 - 2011

Fluor Enterprises, Sugar Land, TX Materials Management Supervisor 2007 - 2009

Engineering, procurement, and construction company providing Front End and Detail Engineering Design for global clients including RasGas, Ras Laffan LNG Co. Qatar, Marathon, Garyville, La. Taneco - Nizhnekamsk Refining and Petrochemical Complex, Russia

Material Management / Procurement / Expediting

Plan, communicate, schedule and monitor delivery of equipment to meet or exceed the requirements of the contracts with respect to cost, quality, environmental, safety, legal, and other aspects to ensure timely delivery of materials and equipment. Expedite the flow of work within departments according to production schedule. Review schedule, shipments dates, completion dates and report on progress, OS & D’s, and costs. Prepare and report data in MatMan, Summary Report, Expediting Report, Priority Report, Modern Welding Fab Yard Schedule, and Critical Material Review. Coordinate engineering, purchasing, expediting, and project site to monitor equipment and materials from inception of requirements to final delivery. Obtain copies of supplier’s orders of material for skid mounted equipment. Perform sub-suppliers expediting and work with supplier quality representatives to ensure awareness of materials subject to quality performance and their locations of manufacture. Participate in pre and post award meetings to review and discuss schedules and potential problem areas that may impact required shipment dates. Review material receiving reports against shipping documents to verify that material has been received at the jobsite.

NATCO GROUP, HOUSTON, TX 2006 - 2007

World wide leader in design, manufacture and service of well head process equipment and integrated systems for offshore and onshore oil and gas industry for global clients including Oxy-Mallet, Pemex, Exxon Mobile, Kinder Morgan, British Petroleum, Carigali-Pttepi Operating Co. (CPOC), Shell, Conoco Phillips, Anadarko and Chevron.

Materials Management / Procurement / Expediting

Plan, communicate, schedule and monitor delivery of equipment to meet or exceed the requirements of contracts with respect to cost, quality, environmental, safety, legal and other aspects. Proficient in the formation of purchase orders. Administer purchase orders and expediting activities with suppliers and sub-suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials and equipment. Expedite the flow of work within departments according to production schedule. Review schedule, shipments dates. Completion dates and report on progress, costs and production problems. Prepare spreadsheets for fabricated items at Westfield Engineering fab yard by fabrication job number and also purchase order line items open and complete. Monitor and report unfilled purchase requirements, open items not purchased or issued on project. Monitor subcontractor performance relating to percent complete, material handling and schedule. Met all milestones timeframes, and budget requirements for the manufacture of well head process equipment.

KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT (KBR); Houston, TX Materials Manager 1987 – 2005

Engineering and construction company providing Front End and Detail Engineering Design for global clients including British Petroleum, Exxon Mobile, Conoco Phillips, Shell, Unocal, Anadarko, and Qatar General Petroleum.

Materials Management / Procurement / Expediting

Plan, communicate, schedule and monitor delivery of equipment to meet or exceed the requirements of the contracts with respect to cost, quality, environmental, safety, legal, and other aspects. Participate in pre award meeting to review and discuss schedules and potential problem areas that may have that impact shipment dates. Proficient in the formation of purchase orders to pre-qualify bidders, receipt of bids and award. Provide vendor information requirements to suppliers for schedule items to meet need date. Administer purchase orders and perform expediting activities with suppliers and sub-suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials and equipment. Schedule and conduct project shipment reviews prior to project shipment to ensure delivery. Expedite the flow of work within departments according to production schedule. Maintain purchase order files of vender data received. Review schedule, shipment dates, completion dates and report on progress, costs and production problems. Coordinate equipment transportation to meet client and business expectations. Provide project updates including costs, cargo status and skid mounted equipment at Petrofac fab yard. Receive and process invoices in an accurate and timely manner. Monitor and report project variances with regards to schedule, budget and delivery. Drive cost reduction wherever applicable while meeting client and safety requirements.

• Met all milestones, timeframes, and budget requirements for FEED, Detail Engineering Design, Pipeline / Pumping Station, Nuclear Plant, Offshore Pipeline, and Gas Separation / Desalting Unit / Pipeline projects.

• Maintained accurate project costs by policing disciplines through monitoring laborers’ project activities against time sheet reporting; resulted in payment for actual time worked.

• Produced $61K cost savings by collaborating with airline to implement freight forwarding procedure from Houston to Middle East.

• Maximized material availability and minimized surplus by identifying and acquiring required materials within project schedule, and coordinating project management, procurement, and engineering.

• Coordinated engineering, purchasing, traffic, expediting, and receiving to monitor equipment and materials from inception of requirements to final delivery.

• Identified and minimized impact of potential issues on project cost and schedule.

• Leveraged supply chain network to generate planned outbound freight shipments, manage and communicate exceptions, and resolve errors with potential to prevent shipment execution.

• Performed finance and accounting functions including monitoring forecasted budget against actual expenses, and preparing and submitting client invoices.

• Procured materials after negotiating supplier contracts and justifying material charges through personally conducted audits.

• Assisted in preparing and managing inquiries, requisitions, and purchase orders, and obtaining permits and clearance certificates.

Materials Manager /Procurement/ Expediting / Logistics /Engineering Administrator Continued

Key Front End Engineering Design (FEED) Projects:

Unocal Gendalo, Angola

Perez Compane Ecuador, Ecuador

Esso Erha FPSO Design Development Project, Nigeria

Esso Exploration Angola Project, Angola

Qatar General Petroleum NGL, Qatar

Key Detail Engineering Design Projects:

Sonatrach and Anadarko Offshore Expansion Project, Algeria

British Petroleum Pipeline Project, Cupiagua, Cusiana, Columbia

Al Furat Gas Refining Project

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA; Monroe, LA

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts

Construction Management

Minor: Business

HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE; Houston, TX

Accounting Coursework

Materials Management Certification

FLUOR TRAINING, HOUSTON, TX

MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

SUPPLIER QUALITY SURVEILLANCE

PURCHASE ORDER ADMINISTRATION

KBR TRAINING; Houston, TX

Schedule Planning

Material Planning

Supervision Administration

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