Phillip Ware Email & Phone Number

Broussard, La, Us

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES• Prepares contract documents and bidders list, including issuing and managing the bidding process for both proposals and projects. Ability to review project drawings to provide basic technical data for bidders.• Create packages for assigned procurements that include all the necessary commercial and technical requirements,• Leads and manages the bid evaluation process through the preparation of comparing bids, collaboration with internal teams regarding technical evaluations including making recommendations for award and presenting to project team.• Evaluate and negotiate supplier pricing, capability, quality, performance, and delivery to meet project requirements. Look for opportunities to better leverage purchasing power.• Implement and maintain procurement procedures on the corporate ERP system.• Leads, coordinates, and manages the negotiation and award process, with ability to resolve commercial terms and conditions. Strong attention to detail required, with the ability to edit contract documents for contracts, create purchase orders, and revising contracts for revisions.• Issue purchase orders and expedite purchase orders as required. Contract administration such as expediting, confirming delivery dates and obligations, assisting with administering material receiving reports, obtaining documentation from vendors, and other coordination from vendors.• Communication with internal project teams and external stakeholders on procurement status on assigned projects.• Maintain supplier relationships, stay up to date with any industry advancements and new product offerings.• Reviews invoices to ensure meeting contract requirements and payment milestones. Responsible for obtaining commercial submittals such as insurance certificates, lien waivers, and managing approvals prior to payment.• Creating change orders for changes in scope through contract revisions and issuing to supplier for execution.

Lead Procurement Representative responsible for purchasing telecom material on the AT&T project. I work closely with inside and outside contacts along with vendors to facilitate the construction of cell sites throughout the United States. Highly involved in the development of new processes, procedures, software & tools to improve the supply chain process from projected need to delivery.

Overland Park, Ks, Us

Overland Park, Ks, Us

Lead Procurement Representative responsible for purchasing telecom material on the AT&T project. I work closely with inside and outside contacts along with venders to facilitate the construction of cell sites throughout the United States. Highly involved in the development of new processes, procedures, software & tools to improve the supply chain process from projected need to delivery.Selected SkillsBidding and Request for Proposals (RFPs)• Promote and continuously cultivate supplier diversity. • Negotiate, implement, and manage supplier contracts and service level agreements as well as supplier relationships • Assisted Project Program Manager with competitive bids and RFPs. • Administer strategic sourcing processes, policies, procedures, category strategy, supplier segmentation, and supplier risk.• Project Management experience on multiple projects.Purchasing:• Oversee and/or prepare and negotiate complex purchasing documents (e.g., purchase orders, terms and conditions.)• Support governance operations for the organization. • Provide internal communications on relevant purchasing requirements to promote compliance. • Offer solutions for policy/process improvement (e.g., streamlining workflows, identifying, and implementing best purchasing practices across AIR, etc.).

Manage 80,000 square foot farm/hardware supply store that also sold apparel and footwear where soft lines accounted for over one third of all sales.Closely worked with Departmental Heads within the soft line and hardline areas to ensure a fresh look and smooth transition from season to season. Monitor and manage the factors that impact expenses, while working with store personal on merchandising, inventory and store conditions.Human Resource Manager; Responsible for all Staffing, Human Resource duties and Payroll Systems at store level while working with Corporate Human Resource Manager. Buyer of power equipment for retail sale with annual sales of over $2.5 million for 4 store chain while overseeing the development and growth company's service departments.

Filled, collected revenue, and serviced vending machines on established route.

Hourly Assistant manager responsible for maintaining continuity in daily operation of store with annuals sales of $65 million. Managed a department with over $2 million in annual sales.Coordinated the influx and storage of new freight for store relocation.Setup Supervisor for 7 new store openings.District Trainer for the Sporting Goods Department and consultant to corporate buyers.

Associate Of Arts, Business

Bachelor, Science Management/Human Resources