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Baton Rouge, La, Us

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Ca

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Ca

Senior Procurement Manager over World’s Largest Clean Ammonia Production Facility

Greenwich, Ct, Us

Provide leadership on Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain and Business Development best practices for major manufacturers in the mineral, chemical, energy and construction industries. Improve client supplier collaboration to meet current challenges of price and supply chain volatility.Utilize current market data and metrics to reduce elevated material prices to reflect industry dynamics and market landscape.Produced recommendations based on spend analysis and in depth supplier research. Identified over $5M potential savings through easily implemented changes.Contract Negotiation and Administration for Services and Materials.

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

Head of Procurement for largest global ammonia and DEF production facility in the sector. Oversee Procurement, Material Controls and Warehousing. Leading Global Sourcing of Green Ammonia and Hydrogen generation equipment.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Lead team of Strategic Sourcing Consultants working with company executives in the global construction industry who are seeking insight into world class strategic sourcing and purchasing practices.

Watsonville, California, Us

Manage key Granite National Procurement activities in North America. Major Categories, CAPEX, Equipment, Site Services, Concrete, Aggregates, Cement, Rebar, Steel, Diesel Fuel, Natural Gas, Utilities, Propane, Geotextiles, , Waterworks and other Engineered Products.• Managed multiple major RFI, RFQ and legacy agreements to deliver maximum value.• Negotiated and implemented innovative fixed price fuel agreement at all vertically integrated Operations, stabilizing fuel prices, inventories and facilitating accurate budgeting and forecasting saving over $2.4M in 2015.• Implemented unique fixed price program for 2016-17 Propane and Natural Gas at specific high volume Asphalt Plants locking in future prices that have since doubled in price. Estimated Savings will be in excess of $2M for 2016-17.• Managed Procurement Hub team responsible for implementing Enterprise wide process for purchasing at all locations across North America.• Worked closely with Accounting, Operations, Engineering and Central Services to ensure processes and policies were acceptable to all organizational functions.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Directed all Procurement activities including supplier selection for all mills in Southern U.S. Lead all North American Regions in SAP ERP implementation KPI”S. Negotiated Vendor Consolidation agreements that lead to savings exceeding all prior benchmarks. • Managed all purchasing activities at 5 steel mills with spend of over $350M per year on managed commodities.• Oversaw supplier selection process at all mills implementing a new RFP/RFQ process resulting in improved supplier performance as well as savings.• Lead a diverse team of 27 Procurement and Supply Chain professionals throughout the South region.• Successfully implemented SAP at all locations.

Zug, Ch

Directed over $900 million in supply chain value within a $3.2 billion department including Latin America. Managed multiple energy categories, electric, coal, natural gas and renewables as well as raw materials, grinding aid and grinding media. Attended global supply chain negotiations with steel, refractory and grinding aid suppliers from Europe, Asia and North America. Position included providing leadership to over 40 buyers.

Zug, Ch

Managed company’s largest distribution terminal in the Lakes and Seaways region. Performed all supply chain and purchasing functions required for new $40 million facility and several additional facilities in the region. Responsible for all supply chain and purchasing functions including capital (CAPEX) expenditures and MRO operations.

Zug, Ch

• Implemented purchasing and fleet management software system across North America.• Responsible for integrating Maximo, TMT and Lawson financials into corporate wide Asset Management system.• Established performance metrics for heavy wheel loaders.• Managed western states MRO contracts.• Negotiated lease and property contracts.

Master'S Degree, Project Management

Ms, Management

Certificate In Contract Law, Contract Law

Bs, Land Use

Certified Purchasing Manager-Cpm, Purchasing

Contract Law, Contract Law