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Burleson, Tx, Us

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Haslet, Texas, United States

Haslet, Texas, United States

Irving, Texas

• Executed a mass closure of 4800+ Capital and Non-Capital purchase order lines with an unexpected sale of Pioneer Pumping Services. Identified open orders shipping 2018 vs 2019; built a Master Transfer List of 357 purchase order lines for 2019 shipments at $19 million and transferred financial responsibility to the new company.• Implemented a 3rd party monthly review process to track 550 to 600 serial labelled items worth/valued at $18m in 11 locations.• Performed a slowdown analysis to identify sales downturns and implemented cost saving strategies and avoidance of $11.2MM by working with vendors to cancel and reduce orders. • Cross-Functionally managed the Planner/Buyer role with 3 different departments including Pioneer Pumping Service, Drilling and Completion, and Facilities and Construction unit.• Successfully completed a 15% cost variance deep dive for Drilling and Completion department; identified discrepancies in 5 database reports including: taxes per county, early pay discounts, credits, and field estimate reporting. • Built and formatted a weekly SCM Forecast in Excel to optimize inventory level and reduction in stock out or overstocking situations. • Developed a Supply and Demand table showing 6, 12, and 18-month outlook for demand, current purchase cost, weighted average cost, on order, and in stock; Sourcing team leveraged for favorable contracts; Project Controls utilized for quarterly budgeting of all equipment.• Provided all vendors with a demand forecast for visibility. Worked with each vendor to assure their production completion dates align with Pioneers schedule changes and need by dates. • Provided insights on select commodities, developed and executed long-term strategy deployment,supplier cost modelling, supplier financial analysis, negotiations, long-term contract establishments,continuous supplier performance improvement, and supplier relationship development.

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

• Managed departmental budgets and headcount, handled contract negotiations and approvals, process improvement initiatives, documentation and placement of major purchases based on volume, value, and significant impact on company performance.• Developed, lead and executed purchasing strategies.• Attended trade shows and conferences to learn new industry trends and make contact with suppliers.• Tracked purchasing variances and reported key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.• Managed vendor qualifications and performance and fostered working relationship with vendors.• Coordinated imports with Trade Compliance and Vendors to assure all documentation is accurate and all product is marked per Compliance guidelines. • Served as Hydra Rig's liaison with the Supply Chain Manager whose goal is to effectively utilize the dollars spent by the Corporation. • Adhered/Attended to all applicable company and corporate policies, procedures, and programs.• Assessed, managed and mitigated risks.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Identified and eliminated roadblocks negatively impacting productivity, efficiency, and profitability of the entire supply chain and distribution platform for Hydra Rig.• Negotiated stocking agreements for over 200 items, resulting in cost savings and avoidance of $300,000+ annually.• Managed $10-$12 million in annual purchase value with 2000+ purchase orders.• Strategically planned deliveries based on production start dates, job requirements, safety stock, spares orders, and demand forecasting.• Trained new employees on the policies and procedures, as well as research methods and purchasing techniques to expedite company’s growth.• Weekly Review of Exception Report, Past Due Order Report, Top 10 Overstock/Understock, and 12 Month Usage Report for items with long lead times.

Supreme Corporation is a leader in truck body manufacturing and custom vehicle solutions; specializing in Custom Truck Bodies, Armored Vehicles, Homeland Response Vehicles, and Cash In Transit Vehicles - with more than 40 years of experience and 6 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States. Purchasing Agent:• Sourced and negotiated pricing of 450+ items with annual purchase value of $2 million. • Captured $170,000 in annual cost savings by restructuring bulk commodity contracts with 15 vendors.• Reduced annual shipping costs by $78,000 and eliminated 20% of vendors through improved vendor sourcing/pricing. • Negotiated free shipping with local vendors as well as scheduled designated bulk shipping dates with non-local vendors, replacing daily shipments. • Assisted in managing a 5-year, $98 million government contract to produce 1,300 armored vehicles.Accounts Payable Manager:• Managed Accounts Payables for three full-time production plants in Cleburne, Texas and three small mounting stations in Denver, Houston, and San Antonio. • Processed an average of 1,800 invoices monthly.• Realized $120,000 annual cost savings by expediting payments within 10–15 days.

SACHEM, Inc. is a global chemical science company with full commercial operations in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, and China. For over 60 years, SACHEM has provided chemical services to customers in key markets including electronics, energy, oil field, advanced ceramics, biotechnology, starch modification, polymers, catalysts, pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals. • Inventoried, ordered, stocked, and controlled maintenance supplies. • Located, verified, and tagged equipment according to engineering specifications.• Catalogued work order maintenance activity for cost management and future reference in MP2.• Developed and implemented a SKU system for more efficient inventory management.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Bachelor Of Science Supply Chain And Operations Management

Associate'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General