Evan Higgins Email & Phone Number

Irvine, Ca, Us

Experienced Lead Purchasing Manager at Rivian Automotive with a strong background in supplier development, contract negotiation, and project management. Key contributor to product innovation through new onboarding processes, program additions, and patented show car accessories. Skilled in logistics coordination, commercial partnerships, and strategic design development, driving successful product launches and high-quality outcomes.

Irvine, California, Us

• Leading the negotiations, procurement, and logistics management for major plant equipment on a $250M PV Solar construction project in Laredo, TX. Requires detailed management of owner purchase equipment including DC/AC Inverters, single axis tracker system, and engineered foundation supports from domestic and international sources. • Management of major equipment RFQ’s for current and future construction projects (2021, 2022, & 2023 completion) in both US and Mexico. Requires thorough review of vendor responses from a technical and commercial standpoint. • Identification of new vendors and equipment manufactures in the PV marketplace. Requires analysis of their technical offerings and potential fit for future projects, negotiations of NDA’s, Master Service/ Supply Agreements, financial due diligence, and technical capabilities. • Performance of continual vendor engagement to ensure the supply chain team is up to date on vendor technologies and future road maps, production capacity, major pricing shifts, and impacts from disruptions in the market.

Irvine, California, Us

• Leading front end estimations for early development projects in conjunction with engineering. Required to provide detailed cost estimates for utility scale turnkey solar projects between $20-200M and present to management weekly. • Management of construction RFP process for EPC contractors from early indicative pricing estimates through short listing and final contract award. Requires detailed review and response of contractor RFI’s and contract redlines. Work closely with Construction and Engineering to ensure awarded scope(s) capture all project requirements. • Key contributor on the Operations Process Improvement team. Main objective is to revamp companywide processes and procedures to ensure efficiencies and scalability.

Irving, Texas, Us

• Leading execution of all current project procurement requirements and material requisitions including requirements for small disadvantaged business spend. • Developing major equipment and permit plant material RFQ’s and purchase orders for millions of cubic yards of concrete, soil, steel and other civil related commodities.• Negotiating multiple long term purchase and rental agreements utilizing historical data from the JV partners.• Assist in management of subcontractors through all phases (sourcing, RFP, Evaluation, Negotiation, Award, and Execution) once project progresses.• Generate budgets, monitor spend/progress and provide data to finance. • Drafted and implemented the project procurement procedures and execution documents to ensure compliance with corporate requirements and industry best practices.

Irving, Texas, Us

• Responsible for a wide range of material commodities including thirteen releases of Structural Steel, three critical Mechanical packages, sixteen Piping POs, and fifteen Control System POs. • Managed multiple areas within the project(s) Supply Chain including setting purchase strategies, sourcing of critical materials, PO expediting, logistics of material deliveries, including close coordination with subcontracts and client project management, supplier management and performance, project inventory management, and invoice evaluation / processing.• Expedited material emergencies including material shortages (shop fabrication and field), late deliveries, and long lead materials.• Oversaw and processed supplier engineering inquiries during both the bid and PO execution phase as well as expediting of critical data submittals.• Notable project contributions: Developed, presented, and secured additional scope for field material management. Traveled to the site and assisted the field with setting up the warehouse layout and material management plan.

Irving, Texas, Us

• Served as a lead project team member in the design and execution of field material management activities including; material control, field procurement, expediting, logistics, material inspection, laydown yard design / material storage, material preservation, issuing of material to contractors, and warranty / back charge coordination.• Managed labor contracts for material handling and equipment preservation crews. Responsible for the selection and management of warehouse equipment, management of site construction vehicles, and temporary construction trailers. Additionally responsible for monitoring and maintaining man-hours, equipment budgets, and payment of invoices related to material management. • Received, stored and issued 4,200 uniquely tagged instruments / equipment, 3,200 tagged valves, and 75,000 feet of pipe with zero lost material and reorder cost. • Coordinated work across multiple disciplines including Home Office Procurement, Supplier Quality Surveillance (SQS)/Quality, Engineering, and Construction.• Notable project contributions: The design of a 3D model of the project material laydown yard used to organize and coordinate material delivery, storage, and issuance. The model and material plan was nominated for presentation to Fluor’s CEO. Additionally developed an in-depth analysis of the project’s receiving and issuing processes in terms of manpower and effort hour requirements. This analysis was used to demonstrate potential cost savings when implementing RFID tagging into the material management process.

Irving, Texas, Us

• Responsible for receiving and managing site material including sub-disciplines: Expediting, Inspection, Material Planning, and Logistics of purchased material. • In charge of coordinating and directing transportation vehicles for delivery of material across an 1,800 acre jobsite. Managed and supervised incoming materials in both the union contractor’s laydown yard, field installation areas, and in the ERP system.• Oversaw contractor’s material handling craft to ensure accountability in quantities and accuracy. Worked directly with onsite contractors for the release and issuance of material.• Reviewed and inspected physical quality of the delivered equipment including 92 critical electrical buildings and 175 MW’s of solar tracking systems. Inventoried and managed onsite Fluor assets including: construction / commission spares, leased site vehicles, and excess or residual material.• Issued Purchase Orders for both indirects and field requirements and assisted with close out of field and home office purchase orders.• Provided direct oversight for supplier on site work, including warranty, commissioning, scheduled outages and night work. Worked closely with client’s construction and QA/QC team to effectively communicate schedule, progress, and negotiate change management. Managed and tracked construction punch list completion for items supplied on purchase orders.• Oversaw significant rework of Inverter suppliers onsite including retrofits on 1168 inverter cabinets.• Notable project contributions: Acted as interim warranty manager for EPC contract (6 months).

Irving, Texas, Us

• Responsible for purchasing and expediting major components including 1548 combiner boxes with pre-terminated harnesses, water chemical treatment package, and over 7.5 MM feet of various cable types including 267 reels of 2kV aluminum cable and 200 reels of 35kV copper cable. Successful negotiations in areas of warranty, indemnification, limitations of liability, multi-project/ purchase order discounts, and metal index fluctuation.

Coventry, England, Gb

• Assist bid process by identifying requirements and coordinating inputs from engineering and manufacturing departments. Assist in development of complex responses to RFP’s by creating new bill of materials (BoMs), estimating labor and material costs, testing requirements, and preparing customer responses. Requires comprehension of technical data including system performance, part configuration, and customer integration.• Review and analyze contract requirements in accordance with company regulations, policies, and FAR/DFAR requirements. Negotiation on price, terms and conditions, deliveries, and data submittals. Ensure contract provisions are clear and conform to company direction. Monitor performance by determining compliance to contract requirements and the need for amendments or extensions to the contract. Identify out-of-scope customer requests. Effectively communicate with various levels of internal departments on contractual and technical issues in order to develop and coordinate effective solutions.• Review and analyze contract requirements in accordance with company regulations, policies, and FAR/DFAR requirements. Negotiation on price, terms and conditions, deliveries, and data submittals. Ensure contract provisions are clear and conform to company direction. Monitor performance by determining compliance to contract requirements and the need for amendments or extensions to the contract. Identify out-of-scope customer requests. Effectively communicate with various levels of internal departments on contractual and technical issues in order to develop and coordinate effective solutions.

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Industrial Design - Supply Chain Logistics

Bs, Business Management