Christopher R. Email & Phone Number

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Wylie, Texas, United States

Responsible for identifying and sourcing suppliers/vendors for various goods and services required by the City. This includes developing and maintaining relationships with suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring timely delivery and quality of goods and services.Oversees budgeting and financial analysis related to procurement activities. This involves developing and managing the purchasing department's budget, monitoring and analyzing expenditure against budgets, identifying cost-saving opportunities.Ensuring that all procurement activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies. This includes conducting due diligence on suppliers, assessing and managing risks associated with the supply chain, ensuring compliance with ethical and sustainability standards, and implementing appropriate controls to mitigate procurement-related risks.Leading a team of procurement professionals, I am also responsible for their recruitment, training, performance management, and overall team development. This includes setting goals, providing guidance and support, and fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.Develop and implement policies and procedures for the efficient and effective use of government credit cards. Administer the issuance and maintenance of government credit cards to eligible employees. Monitor and enforce compliance with government credit card policies and procedures. Review and approve or decline credit card applications within established guidelines. Monitor credit card transactions, identify potential fraud or misuse, and take appropriate action. Provide training and guidance to employees on the proper use and management of government credit cards. Conduct periodic audits or reviews to ensure program integrity and compliance with regulations. Maintain accurate records and documentation related to credit card accounts and transactions.

Wylie, Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Sources and administers contracts and blanket purchase orders for a wide variety of requirements to support all DART programs. Contracts or blanket purchase orders might include commodities, construction, professional engineer and architect services, financial services, consulting, employee benefits, business and maintenance services and other categories ranging in value from $50,000 to $50,000,000.

Assists professional staff or in certain instances prepares a variety of formal and informal requests for quote, requests for proposal, invitations for bid, and reviews specifications and scopes of work for materials, equipment, supplies and services; confers with the requesting department to ensure that correct information is included.Interacts with user departments, consultants and suppliers to ensure quality and on-time deliveries of materials, supplies, equipment or services.Ensure that procurement actions and Solicitations are in accordance with DARTs Procurement Regulations, Procedures Manual, and other requirements of Federal, State, and local laws.Conducts pre-bid/pre-proposal conferences with suppliers. Conducts bid openings, reviews and evaluates bids and/or offers in coordination with departmental technical representatives.Obtains comparative data regarding price, quality, quantity and availability of materials, supplies, equipment and services.Processes correspondence reports and forms from drafts, notes or brief instructions and inputs information into DART's Lawson purchasing system.

Responsible for research, evaluation and award of Purchase Orders, Small Contracts for both commodities and professional services servicing internal Customers. Prepare Request for Quotes (RFQ), Invitation for Bids (IFB) and small Request for Proposals (RFP) for posting on our Supplier Portal. Evaluate bids and proposals received, determine fair and reasonable pricing and recommend awards. Perform pre- purchase planning and coordination with the requesting department on complex procurements resolve issues with delivery schedules, statement of work and bid specifications. Assists team members with long term procurements, train new employees on different procurement systems like Lawson, Rich Client and Buy Speed. Conducts procurement activities in compliance with applicable procedures, regulations and laws like Texas Local Transportation Code 402, Federal Acquisition Rules (FAR) requirements on Federally funded contracts, and open records request. Develops qualified and responsible sources of supply. Closely work with our Finance department to process and approve vendor invoices for payment, coordinate with cross functional teams to resolve issues like wrong or short items delivered, incorrect line item pricing and wrong billing of PO’s. Maintains all procurement records both paper/files and online data with emphasis on future reference, audit and archiving purposes.

Dallas Tx

•Conducted business transaction with rental companies (Enterprise, Penske, and Bright” for long term leases on moving truck.•Coordinate and monitor the work of various departments involved in production, warehousing, pricing and distribution of goods. Monitor performance and implement improvements. Ensure quality of products. Manage quality and quantity of employee productivity. Manage maintenance of moving equipment and Trucks. Provide technical support where necessary Maintained records of truck repairs and verified that the fleet of trucks meets Department of Transportation standards.•Review financial statements and data. Utilize financial data to improve profitability. Prepare and control operational budgets. Control inventory. Plan effective strategies for the financial well being of the company.•Plan the use of human resources. Organize recruitment and placement of required staff. Establish organizational structures. Delegate tasks and accountabilities. Establish work schedules. Supervise staff. Monitor and evaluate performance•Liaison with top management. Assist in the development of strategic plans for operational activity. Implement and manage operational plans.

Laughlin Afb Tx

- Served in U.S. Air Force, Sep 1999- Nov 2002. Specialized in providing personnel administration and support services to over 300 personnel - Performed a wide range of record management and personnel updates in U.S. Air Force main Personnel Data System - Tracked and managed local supply account with a budget amount over 10000 dollars per year for human resource office supplies - Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access programs - Maintained organization mandatory publications and forms in accordance with U.S. Inspector General mandated directives - Briefed customers and commanders on local policies, publications, and forms in a professional manner

Business Administration And Management, General

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