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Atlanta, GA, US

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Houston, Texas, US

• Actively manage supplier relationships and inflation to beat market inflation rates
• Develop and maintain family strategy for emulsifiers using market intelligence, advanced analytics and supplier intel to be followed globally
• Negotiate consignment agreements with suppliers to minimize inventory-on-hand and reduce lead times wherever possible
• Partner with suppliers to review new, fit-for-purpose technology to lower cost while delivering required performance
• Prepare and lead QBR’s and ABR’s with relevant stakeholders internal and external
• Negotiate commercial terms of contracts to reduce risk and monitor key performance indicators and deliverables of critical suppliers

Houston, Texas, US

• Support and train sourcing team in proper 7 step sourcing procedures and chemical specific requirements
• Manage and develop a team of 5 employees responsible for $125M in annualized spend
• Identify and develop collaborative supplier relationships for new product development
• Attend and conduct recruiting events at University of Houston to maintain talent pipeline
• Partner with VP’s, ops managers, field service managers, sales, and quality to identify savings opportunities

Houston, Texas, US

• Responsible for managing supplier base of $40 and $20 million dollars respectively
• Develop strategic sourcing plans by family of product for optimal strategies to support operations
• Worked in cross-functional teams with distribution, technical, operations and quality to ensure that properly sourced product was delivered at proper lead times and in spec while managing inventory carrying costs
• Supported aggressive cost-savings initiatives resulting in 12% savings ($6M) across portfolio in 2015

Houston, Texas, US

• Increased team output by 25% through a lean kaizen event for purchasing process of North American iron/motor rental in the directional drilling group
• Implemented up front purchasing process for rental products for real time accounting reconciliation
• Managed a team of 3 people responsible for $20 million worth of purchase orders annually

Houston, Texas, US

• Negotiated a $2M savings over 12-month time period for temporary housing in the Bakken as a most preferred customer with the premier lodging company by guaranteeing capacity
• Negotiated a $750K savings on charter flights by consolidating into a larger available plane
• Manage housing and charter flight contracts and payments for the Western US in excess of $20 million annually
• Manage key relationships for MRO suppliers (MSC, Grainger, etc.) cross-segment to align strategy and better leverage spend across 12 facilities
• Rolled out procurement initiatives and procedures internally across all Wireline locations in Western US bringing spend within procurement from 0% to 50% in one quarter
• Support/train buyers on proper purchasing processes and procedures for 5 Schlumberger segments in Western US

Houston, Texas, US

- Purchase all M&S items, down hole tools, and assets for location- Developed a critical supplier list to track all suppliers spend, audits, etc. and updated - Ensured parts were delivered from both internal and external suppliers in time for revenue generation- Ensured timely and accurate vendor payment by monitoring purchase orders, goods received and.

Houston, Texas, US

- Analyze and present data in a format which allows management to make cost reduction and efficiency decisions- Prepare seven monthly reports for the North American Gulf Coast Supply Chain team which include initiatives, goals, and progress towards those goals