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Houston, Texas, United States

• Responsible for the development and growth of the Procurement and Supply Chain Practice to support E2 clients across utilities and other industries. Providing procurement, supply chain and material management solutions.
• Manage client relationships related to Procurement & Supply Chain whilst delivering support to their projects:Successfully delivered process and cost improvements for an East Coast Gas Utility:-Reduced proposed change.

Remote

Network member for on-call opportunities to discuss specific situations and projects with confidential clients providing expertize and insight into the project areas of interest.Projects have included:Typical Procurement of Parts & Equipment - various IndustriesTypical Procurement of Parts & Equipment - Gas UtilitiesElectrical Contracting for Industrial &.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Developing and leading the Western Region Team for procurement, warehousing, fleet and facilities covering Liberty Utilities electric and water utility operations in CA, AZ and TX.Revamped the procurement processes, structure and approach for CA electric-implemented bidding framework and award scenarios delivering savings and formal contracts-Moved.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Leadership responsibility for developing and executing the procurement strategy and supporting the overall business plan for Sempra Utilities (SDG&E and Southern California Gas Company) and Sempra Energy's Corporate Center leading a department of 82 and managing a spend in excess of $3BN per year, Leading the transition from portfolio management to.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Moved from consultancy role to a senior management position with the company having complete responsibility for supply management support of the Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan (PSEP) program - a multi-year, multi billion dollar gas pipeline testing and replacement program.Notable achievements:Transitioned 400+ truckloads of material from the existing.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Brought in as a consultant to enhance the supply management support of the Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan (PSEP) program being executed in Sempra Utilities service territory (south and central California) covering.
• Transformation of material support for PSEP, establishing a new material yard and 3rd party provider to provide competition and improvement opportunities to the existing support yard.
• Rationalization of supply management support, halving the existing support organization through process and system improvements, consolidation of support functions and refocus on cost efficiency
• Supporting and advising on the sourcing and negotiation of Construction Inspection contracts with defined scope resulting in direct cost reduction of 15%+ savings with improved per diem and expense policy and cost.

Houston, Texas Area

Responsible for the development, alignment and execution of category strategies for Technical Services encompassing Engineering Design, Geotechnical and Project Management requirements across Spectra's business units in the US and Canada. Build and manage cross functional teams to create the category framework from concept to delivery.In addition.

Houston, Texas Area

• Lead the strategic sourcing process for a number of projects within Halliburton incorporating cross functional teams including Category Management, Operations and Technical personnel to deliver solutions that meet the.
• Review of overall Chemicals supply base to assess distribution vs. manufacturer mix and opportunities to maximize value (Spend of >$1B)
• Review of Specialty Chemicals used in Cementing process, including formulation and development of sourcing strategy for Global requirements ($100m+)
• Competitive sourcing event for North America Cement requirements ($150m+) and development of sourcing strategy and execution for Rest of the World ($110m+)
• Review and restructuring of supply chain in agricultural Loss Control Material product range (spend -$5m+ - savings opportunity being realized 10%)In addition I developed the relationship with the University of Houston.

Brea, CA

Following re-organization in the Q1 2013, I was responsible for the delivery of all procurement / supply chain support for the Major Projects Organization within SCE supporting all major transmission line and substation projects in support of renewable energy resources. Responsible for a team of 12, managing all phases of supply chain support from initial.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for the development of commercial strategies and contracts for the Advanced Technology category area including Smart Grid and Smart Connect infrastructure projects and future advanced technology requirements managing spend of more than $300m per year. Developing customer relationships with the wide range of groups responsible for the.

Long Beach, California

Owner of the commercial strategy development and supplier management for two major components of the Transmission and Distribution grids for SCE, managing spend of approx. $200m per year. Successfully led transformation and implementation of new category strategies resulting in better contracts, new supplier introductions, revised commercial process and.

Houston, Texas Area

Sourcing and contract management across CEMEX's global operations covering diverse and complex product ranges of more than $100m per year.Management and leadership of cross functional global commodity teams to ensure the best solution for all stakeholders. Negotiated innovative solutions with supporting contract terms to secure best cost of ownership.

Rugby, England

Sourcing and contract management for all raw materials and cement-specific materials and services for CEMEX UK's cement division covering spend of more than $50m per year, across 4 main cement plants and their associated quarries.Managed key internal relationships with senior management at the various sites to ensure procurement support seen as adding.

Rugby, United Kingdom

Delivered procurement support and inventory management for the Rugby plant. Lead cross functional team onsite to maximize opportunities for savings, reduce risk and optimize inventory (40% reduction in 18 months). Built key relationships to enable elimination of leakage, inventory reduction plans, category strategy development and improve spend leverage..

Farnborough, United Kingdom

Conducted a comprehensive review of the spend and procurement processes for the Head Office resulting in the development of a procurement governance and category management team for Head Office functions. Delivered process design, development and implementation of governance team (managing and developing 2 staff), whilst supporting the setup of the.

Farnborough, United Kingdom

Negotiated professional services categories including consultancy, marketing and treasury. Established and managed relationships with internal departments with no previous procurement exposure creating new opportunities. Led project to deliver a management information structure and a range of people development/assessment systems.

Rochester, United Kingdom

Led connector, cable and cable assembly commodities across UK / USA operations. Developed commodity strategies in conjunction with a matrix team of technical and procurement personnel to meet the business’ overall goals.Led implementation of commodity strategies across the UK / US business unitsManaged supplier relationships and development.Developed and.

Rochester, United Kingdom

Working across electrical / electronic component categories and projects dealing with a variety of suppliers, project managers and production contacts. Assigned to several failing projects to troubleshoot and improve procurement activities bringing all back to within timescale and budget.

Redditch, United Kingdom

Combination of marketing and procurement management of the Workshop and Tools range including hand tools, welders & compressors, safety wear, lifting equipment, tool storage, power tools and accessories and lighting.Sourcing and negotiation for ranges including low cost country sourcing; new product selection and development; packaging, branding and.

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Marketing role for the range of products stocked within the AA Retail locations around the UK.Managed the range selection and promotional item selection, including AA Branded goods, briefing and review of promotional materials including in-store Point of Sale material, leaflets, catalogues, Newspaper adverts etc.Launched a number of successful new ranges.