Procurement Manager for growing midstream pipeline company. Procured project materials for projects up to $55 million in TIC. Procured casing and wellhead for new salt dome caverns. Quoted drilling rigs Supervised buyer and warehouse-man. Originally a small company without procurement group. Identified method to categorize spend Into commodity groupings. Negotiated multiplier type rate structure with engineering firms resulting in $300K in savings in 2011. Negotiated supply agreement with Wilson (PVF) for routine maintenance needs that resulted in $12K in 2011 savings. Sold surplus drilling rig for $2.3MM which was within the target price range. Negotiated reduced rates with electrical contractors resulting in $100K in savings. End of year 2011, 56% of procurement impacted spend was covered by some type of review or agreement. Another 6% was covered by competitive bids Purchased piping for 23 mile pipeline where actual cost was $500k less than FEL III estimate. Negotiated numerous Master Service Agreements with labor contractors. Negotiated and implemented a consignment agreement with Allen Bradley for critical VFD components.

Coordinated procurement activity via competitive bid and sole source purchase, for a safety system project with major chemical manufacturer. Expedited delivery on tagged equipment required for early construction when Owner accelerated their schedule. Entered purchase requisitions into SAP. Total project procurement exceeded $1.6MM. Coordinated procurement activity for a boiler replacement project with major oil refiner. Activity included the execution of competitive bids, controlled the evaluation process, assisted in presenting purchase recommendation to Owner, writing the purchase order template and expedited vendor data to meet URS detail design deadlines. Total project procurement exceeded $4.2MM.Coordinated procurement activity for a column tray and ancillary equipment upgrade project with a major oil refinerl. Coordinated competitive bid processes, and expedited materials to meet schedule. Total project procurement exceeded $500K. Processed subcontracts for Canadian oil sands project. Incorporated Client pass through requirements into standard forms, negotiated payment terms and clarified subcontractor scope and requirements. Total project procurement spend exceeded $200K.

Agent for Aluminum smelter located in West Africa; with Industrial equipment sales.Coordinated the supply chain for the smelter. Purchased in excess of $2.2MM in maintenance material.Negotiated capital purchases in excess of $275K and coordinated delivery of oversize and overweight equipment.Negotiated purchase of primary raw material with a transaction value in excess of $4MM.Negotiated purchase of secondary material, valued in excess of $170K, from the same supplier on open terms. Mechanical equipment, instrument, and heavy equipment parts sales for export to Trinidad, Jamaica, and Ghana.

Position was the key contact between three foreign plants and central purchasing group. Coordinated all MRO/capital/raw material purchases, totaling $100MM per year, either personally or through the group. Supervised 5 non-professional staff. Implemented consignment programs saving $200,000 per year. Coordinated worldwide logistics for one plant’s raw materials and negotiated spot purchases of same. Coordinated purchases in compliance with plant ISO 9002 program. Directed purchases for major capital programs and ensured timely delivery. Engineering management stated project material delivery and status communication was the best they had seen in fifteen years.

Responsible for mechanical equipment and contract administration which encompassed $24 to $26 million in annual purchases.Negotiated an alliance with Goulds Pumps via a performance based contract, to provide maintenance/engineering assistance in increasing centrifugal pump mean time between failures. Negotiated several international purchases, the largest valued in excess of $1.4MM via the competitive bid process. Internal ISO 9000 process auditor.Implemented the Corporate purchasing card at this location. On a monthly basis, the program averaged 400 transactions valued at $85K.Negotiated Strategic Partnership with engineering firm, valued in excess of $250k per year.

I served as the Supervisor Inventory Systems and Control at their major gulf coast refinery. In this role, I managed $30 million maintenance material inventory, supervised clerical staff of eight, planned and directed the implementation of a proprietary procurement system with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capabilities - becoming the first manufacturing plant in the area to use this communication protocol. Directed a team that streamlined catalyst handling procedures, which reduced inventory by $3 million.

Varied experience at several locations throughout the US and middle east with a project and supervisory emphasis. Project work consisted of time with Shell’s joint venture, the Saudi Petrochemical Company (SADAF), located in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and preliminary work as deployed staff at the Fluor Constructors office in Irvine, CA. SADAF was a greenfield chemical plant, and my activities related to construction and startup included assisting in the implementation of the Materials Management Department, training a multinational work force in materials procedures, and coordination of the creation of the parts database utilizing the Royal Dutch M.E.S.C. system by direct entry and transmission of the computer files to Sadaf.