Source suppliers of materials and services, procuring personal protective equipment, consumables, electrical equipment, and additional items for use in refineries, chemical plants, mining facilities, power plants, and ship building facilities. Negotiate pricing and terms of service with vendors.Manage ordering, receiving, and distribution of materials in and out of inventory.Administer budget and schedule personnel hours. Expedite material according to pipeline and facilities schedules to enable on-time completion of production tasks.Oversee loading of materials and resources for shipment.Liaise with contractors, including planners, warehouse operations, construction professionals, and truckers, to direct their activities.Maintain consumable and non-consumable inventory to meet operational needs. Use SAP to receive inventory and distribute to production. Conduct spot checks and periodic cycle counts. Manage safety programs, employee relations, and financials for each location (20 locations in six states). Oversee activities of safety manager, who visits each facility every quarter to review safety programs. Direct 20 supervisors, who in turn manage total of 100 employees. Make all hiring decisions.

Acquired and managed inventory of materials required for daily operations following BP Gulf oil spill.Served as requisition lead, ordering materials for 600 site employees (up to 50 orders per day, millions of dollars in spend per month).Sourced vessels, personal protective equipment, and other consumables for operations. Arranged transportation for equipment and personnel.Coordinated loading in preparation for shipping.Maintained consumable and non-consumable inventory across 110 sites. Tracked outstanding orders.Facilitated maintenance of BP-owned operational equipment and resources. Managed requisitions and purchase orders related to repair of BP vehicles. Liaised between staging operations and contractors, providing information about contact persons and appropriate setup areas. Collaborated with staging manager to place equipment in staging area. Coordinated maintenance of staging facilities. Filled in for staging manager of Theodore, AL site during his absence; oversaw boom repairs and vessel cleaning processes and signed off on payroll and purchase orders. Directed activities of sanitation and fuel contractors. Assisted animal rights activists. Oversaw more than 100 PPE trailers and ensured adequate inventory levels for issuing at each site.Assisted site manager in demobilizing equipment under a tight deadline. Saved BP more than $250,000 in ongoing costs by removing unused trucks and vessels.

Managed five offsite warehouse facilities and nine floor stock facilities; oversaw inventory, safety, employee relations, budgeting, planning, and financials.Led a department of 50+ team members, including two supervisors, one expeditor, two administrative employees, and more than 40 union laborers/forklift operators.Sourced suppliers and procured materials, ensuring on-time delivery to support shipbuilding schedules.Functioned as pipe and paint planner. Created requisitions, expedited materials, and provided work packages and schedules for each compartment. Facilitated just-in-time delivery to keep production on schedule. Operated equipment, including cranes and forklifts up to 15 tons. Launched the first shipyard warehouse, managing layout and construction of offices and racks. Analyzed labor costs, storage, and processes associated with removal of scrap materials. Negotiated vendor removal of scrap, reducing annual costs by $575,000.Developed storage practices for backlog of demurrage containers, saving the company more than $600,000 in accumulating fines.Implemented inventory program that allowed shipping companies to buy back materials left over from completed projects; this generated $80,000 to $100,000 in additional revenue and eliminated storage costs.