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Provide expertise, training, and guidance to CITGO Procurement staff in contract negotiations and improve and lower cost of strategy purchasing operations.

Houston, Tx

Responsible for the up-skills of the procurement employeesExperience leading cross-functional and global teams consisting of various internal and external stakeholders.Monitor new and innovative practices and continuously improve purchasing and contracting procedures. Analyzed procurement spentMaintained good supplier relationshipsCITGO safety council board member

Houston, Texas Area

• Responsible for the timely, cost-effective purchase and delivery of goods and materials for special projects• Leads complete contract negotiations and implementation of supplier contracts and agreements on equipment and services.• Mentor and supervise the activities of the Special Projects group.• Overview all transactional documents for purchases, negotiations, pricing and terms with suppliers to ensure that purchases of goods and services were approved and appropriately recorded and tracked.• Handles all transactional local and international purchases

Houston, Texas Area

• Responsible and accountable for the performance of the supply chain process as it relates to assigned area of responsibility (Engineering, Environmental, Transmission, and Major Underground). • Work with the Environmental, transmission, underground and distribution groups to manage the sourcing, selection, and management of 3rd party services contracts. Engaged with Businesses and Functions to address environmental supplier needs and develop service level agreements.• Develops company-wide supply management strategies around applications, eSourcing, eProcurement, and final disposition. Perform consultant/supplier market research and conduct pricing audits.• Oversees vendors, content management, contracts administration, communication and change management activities associated with the supply chain• Engage with Accounts Payable and suppliers to resolve invoice disputes • Develop and manage consultant’s contracts portfolios for the Engineering, Environmental, Transmission and Major Underground departments and all Equipment Rental ensuring compliance with PUCT and Sarbanes-Oxley(Sox) regulations

South San Francisco, Ca

* Managed the global procurement, RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs and sourcing of capital projects on equipment and services, managing profitability, total cost of ownership evaluation, quality, and project completion schedules.* Supervised competitive bidding processes and undertook supplier negotiations producing savings over $2,800,000* Coordinated cross functionally with internal stakeholders, external suppliers and contract manufacturers, ensuring that all projects were completed on schedule and within approved budget* Utilized the 7 steps for strategic sourcing and contracting initiatives to leverage spend and maximize key supplier relationships.* Interacted with the accounting department to resolve contractual and invoices discrepancies* Acted as an interface between business units, support teams, and consultants; evaluation of the terms and conditions. Leading the negotiation of pricing and T&C with vendors, coordinating the delivery of the goods or services

San Francisco, California, United States

* Conducted the sourcing, negotiation, drafting and execution of contracts for the corporate departments (HR, Compliance and Ethics, Customer Research, Customer Satisfaction Business Development, Regulatory Relations) from staffing agencies to special services personnel.* Monitored and coordinated efforts for the success of the Supplier Diversity Contracts Program* Developed and managed supplier’s contracts portfolios ton several commodities ensuring compliance with CPUC and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) regulations

Berkeley, California, United States

* Prepared global procurement RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs, providing commercial analysis of proposals, emphasizing on quality, total cost, and schedule* Utilized global strategic procurement to leverage spending on both direct and indirect materials, while taking advantage of local/regional sourcing and creating strategic alliances with key suppliers, entering into mutually beneficial contracts consolidating purchasing power* Verified that procured items were in compliance with cGMP and FDA regulations* Developed new sources of supply and validated their manufacturing processes.* Managed the procurement of safety equipment and maintenance of buildings at the site

Houston, Texas, United States

* Purchased and drafted contracts for a variety of oilfield related products and equipment’s and non oilfield related products (electrical, electronics, including hardware, software, laboratory, research products)* Supported implementation of offshore sourcing programs for the Supply Chain department* Maintained extensive client communications with Latin America stakeholders and global suppliers managing the purchase order contracts from execution, expediting, traffic and delivery of goods, resulting on timely orders and resolution of any contractual discrepancies* Monitored bid processes, overseeing the preparation of bid packages, bid analysis, participating in the final contract award decisions and placement of orders* Streamlined key supplier’s performance metrics by monitoring, auditing and inspecting emphasizing on processes

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Industrial Engineering

Associate, Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing Supervision

Graduated with honors, 4 times in the Dean's list.

Bachiller, High School