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Frisco, Tx, Us

Direct and coordinate procurement/supply chain related activities for all chemicals - raw materials for blend plants as well as finished goods. Also direct procurement activities related to plant and logistical equipment including ISO tanks, frac tanks, safety equipment, indirect spend, etc.

Frisco, Tx, Us

Downhole Chemical Solutions is a privately owned oil/gas service company focusing on upstream chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, coiled tubing, and production.

Procurement Manager for ChemRock Technologies until company folded. Chem Rock was a privately held service company providing custom-built chemical/fluid packages for hydraulic fracturing applications in the oil/gas industry. Also provided chemicals and services for oil/gas production as well as water treatment and coiled tubing services. Duties Include: *Global strategic sourcing to identify optimal cost/value supply chain partners. *Liaise with Sales/Marketing to understand customer and market requirements; also coordinate with internal R&D and external vendors/suppliers to launch new products to market. *Establish and Manage sourcing procedures and policies.*Drive cost improvement initiatives as well as process improvements.*Negotiate supply contracts, manage bids/RFP/RFQ's.*Perform general supply market research and follow trends and product evolution within oil/gas industry*Write and maintain purchasing specifications and obtain vendor compliance*Develop risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans for raw materials and finished goods. Accomplishments*Realigned supply chain, negotiated with existing vendors, and located new vendors in achieving cost savings of over 3 million USD annualized in first year on spend of roughly 45 million - for a cost savings rate of 7% of total spend. *Established and maintained sales price book for sales teams in completion fluids, water treatment, and coiled tubing categories. *Promoted to Director after 15 months. *Created a monthly raw material supply newsletter containing cost and market information on feed stocks for key raw materials and end products - for distribution to company executive team. *Developed unique metrics and KPI's to drive vendor performance. *Established contingency plans and risk mitigation strategies for top tier chemicals used in frac, water treatment, and coiled tubing categories.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Senior Buyer for Sun Products Corporation (Recently acquired by Henkel) - A Consumer Packaged Goods corporation formed after a private equity purchase of both Unilever North America detergent and fabric softener brands and also Salt Lake City based Huish detergents which specialized in private label detergents. Brands include Wisk, All, Snuggle, Sun, Surf, and various private label detergents. Duties: *Responsible for sourcing and negotiating contracts for resin (HDPE, PET, Polypropylene, Post Consumer Resin) and also dyes and fragrances for blow mold and injection mold US plants.*Responsible for sourcing and vendor alignment across five plants within the US. *Also sourced chemicals and initiated cost saving projects. Accomplishments: *Initiated and managed freight/logistical optimization project across five US plants saving more than $300,000 dollars annually in freight costs on fragrances - thereby cutting the freight spend by 52%. *Wrote corporate purchasing "vendor/product change management" SOP's in SharePoint to obtain sign off/approvals from all stakeholders including plant managers, QC, R&D, and regulatory. *Realigned supply chain to significantly cut costs on raw materials going into detergents and fabric softeners. Achieved a cost savings rate of 3.3% for entire spend on non-contract items.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Duties: *Sourced, negotiated, and procured raw materials globally by specification on contractual and spot buy basis; also purchased indirect items including packaging, supplies, equipment, and services for Thatcher Company Industrial Chemicals and Thatcher Pharmaceutical divisions. *Managed four direct reports in purchasing division inculding import manager, MRO buyer, and two supporting buyers. *Utilize market information for purposes of both physical hedging and lean inventory management. *Worked with Accounts Payable to reconcile invoice discrepancies and disputes. *Source transportation (Intermodal, LTL, FTL), negotiate freight allowances with vendors, and coordinate procurement from vendors in geographically similar areas to minimize freight cots.*Ensured Thatcher Pharmaceutical division was compliant with GMP procedures and also OSHA and DOT regulatory and safety requirements. Accomplishments:*Achieved annual savings rate of approximately 3% of total spend through cost cutting efforts including savings from negotiations and vendor optimization efforts. *Sold over $200,000 of "dead stock" chemicals to vendors when Sales department requested assistance in moving products before expiration. *Created and continuously updated SOP's for purchasing division.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Management

Bs, Economics