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Sugar Land, Texas, US

Irvine, CA, US

Assist clients with improving their Purchase to Pay process, Automation, Change Management, Inventory Management, Contract Management, Policy & Procedures, Software implementation.

Houston, TX, US

• Report directly to CFO, tasked with the management of the entire Supply Chain Process-Purchasing, Shipping/Receiving, Equipment Repairs, Assets, Inventory Control, Software, Warehouse Management, and Logistics. Manage.
• Achieve $250,000 annual cost reduction by streamlining Houma, Louisiana warehouse operations.
• Created a customized inventory system within Oracle for International Rigs to avoid downtime. Achieved zero downtime for the past three years at an average cost avoidance of $125,000 a day.
• Created procedures that passed required certifications and enhanced the business process.Strategic Planning & Execution, Supplier/Customer Relations, Performance ManagementSystems Automation, Inventory Control, Asset.

Houston, TX, US

• Achieved 80% reduction in average shipping time to end-users by streamlining and automating the ordering process, re-trained end-users and purchase order approvers, involved key suppliers, and created blanket purchase.
• Created item master and blanket orders that utilized 50% of all rig direct purchases-saving time and money and avoiding hiring additional personnel.
• Cut costs 25% through improved logistical controls to ensure costs were controlled and understood.
• Led the implementation of the Oracle software system for Supply Chain Operations.Strategic Planning & Execution, Supplier/Customer Relations, Performance ManagementSystems Automation, Inventory Control, Asset.

• Consulted, created, and implemented Corporate business strategies and best practices to ensure standardized DFS Operations were operating efficiently and profitably. Managed 10 direct and 20 indirect reports. Regularly.
• Reduced raw casting pricing 50% by coordinating procurement from International suppliers.
• Cut total cost of ownership on numerous commodities 20% by leveraging volume of spend and standardization after creating global guidelines and procedures.
• Team Lead for the largest U.S. Oracle implementation to convert individual Dresser Divisions into a company that was able to share strategic information, reporting, best practices and leverage its spend, resulting in.

Houston, Texas, US

• Coordinated the scheduling of numerous customer projects, rebuilding of the Purchasing Group, and integrating suppliers inside FMC plants. Managed 12 direct and 15 indirect reports.
• Streamlined daily Production Meetings by creating previously non-existing reports.Strategic Planning & Execution, Supplier/Customer Relations, Performance ManagementSystems Automation, Inventory Control, Asset.

Houston, Texas, US

• Challenged with advancing the Purchasing Group from a function of secondary importance to an essential element in the organizations overall strategy and success.
• Created Valued Supplier Council resulting in improved on-time supplier deliveries due to improved communications.
• Realized 33% cost reduction on raw castings for specific product lines after reviewing engineering drawings and machining practices.
• Completed assignment of elevating Purchasing Group to requested level in two years instead of the estimated four years.
• Increased profits by converting the supplier relationship model to a collaborative model.
• Improved business decisions based on actual supplier performance.

• Negotiated contracts, conducted value analysis, and developed reporting tools to help make more informed purchasing decisions.
• Achieved 25% increase in supplier on time deliveries, system date integrity, and supplier relations.
• Realized 10% improvement in on-time customer deliveries by conducting daily meetings with Planning Group to coordinate customer delivery schedule. Strategic Planning & Execution, Supplier/Customer Relations.

• Established a supplier alliance that reduced bar stock, tubing and plate inventory by $2M
• Created and expanded sourcing from only U.S. based to globally based suppliers.Strategic Planning & Execution, Supplier/Customer Relations, Performance ManagementSystems Automation, Inventory Control, Asset Management.