Michael Broussard Email & Phone Number

Beaumont, Texas Area

Defined and implemented purchasing strategies to maximize buying power, consolidated vendors and reduced transaction costs. Procurement activities included assisting with project scope documents, selecting and pre-qualifying eligible bidders, creating and inquiry packages, evaluating proposals, negotiating costs, terms and conditions, and point of contact for resolving commercial issues (changes / disputes). Worked with global Purchasing teams to integrate commodity management and implement sourcing strategies. Worked with Corporate Purchasing to ensure corporate compliance.

Ensured the accurate, timely, and cost-effective identification, sourcing, buying, delivering, warehousing, installation, and commissioning of material and equipment required to support Engineering, Procurement and Construction. Identify and qualify potential bidders for purchases. Obtain competitive pricing, analyze and evaluate bids, and make recommendations for purchases based on commercial factors resulting in optimum value of client. Communicate with client, internal departments and vendors to coordinate the overall buying effort in accordance with department goals. Plan and carry out all special buying requests.

Material Management position for the FEMA Katrinia/Rita Recovery Project.

Lake Charles, Louisiana Area

Ensured the accurate, timely, and cost-effective identification, sourcing, buying, delivering and installation of material and equipment required to support the erection and maintenance of communication towers. Identify and qualify potential bidders for purchases. Obtain competitive pricing, analyze and evaluate bids, and make recommendations for purchases based on commercial factors resulting in optimum value for the company. Ran procurement and accounts payable reports and reconciled open invoice items daily. Maintained corporate finance trade information. Managed and maintained office and store inventory items.