SUMMARY:

• International Supply Chain Management professional with +19 years’ experience primarily in procurement & strategic sourcing, & technical sales and support in the oil & gas, cement, telecom, government and newsprint industries. Key strengths in strategic planning & sourcing and project management with large and small multinational companies in Team player, flexible, superior problem solving skills with strong work ethic and facilitation skills.
• Extensive knowledge of numerous MS Office applications. Experience with the use of computerized materials management (SAP & Oracle) and ability to learn new systems. Fully bilingual (English & Spanish) with some Portuguese knowledge, & bicultural with strong inter - cultural understanding. Notary public. Willingness to travel.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential - Houston, TX

Category Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage the sourcing strategy development, requirements gathering, data mining, request for proposal, supplier selection, and contract negotiation components of the sourcing process for sourcing engagements for Back Office categories, covering meter to cash and debt. Specific areas included payments, third party collections, credit, third party verification, call quality programs, customer satisfaction programs, insight and data.
• Prepared commodity profile information (spend and opportunity assessment data, current ordering processes, product changes, value analysis, current supplier performance, etc.)for executive management consideration.
• Engaged and maintained excellent working relationships at the Manager/Director level within assigned client groups and management to ensure linkage with business strategies and understand the resulting impact on expenditures.
• Participate in Procurement projects that support the deployment of automated procurement systems, tools and process improvements, including Ariba.

Confidential - Houston, TX

Sr. Strategic Sourcing Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Monitored supplier compliance and performance against established contracts and processes, mainly for the BHI-Sanmina project in Monterrey, MX.
• Acted as a liaison for strategic sourcing to other organizations within Confidential to develop and negotiate supply contract execution and implementation.
• Managed business relationships, and performed business reviews, with key suppliers to include necessary enhancements/updates to supplier agreements, review/adjustments to demand/volume.
• Participate in the development of sourcing strategies for MRO, mechanical components and any other assigned categories by conducting assessment of current and future needs, analysis current and potential suppliers.
• Participate in internal and joint supplier/unit teams pursuing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction opportunities in alignment with the sourcing strategy.

Confidential - Houston, TX

Global Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Managed category procurement process for plant, products and services influencing and facilitating cross functional teams to embed best practices into the procurement process, establishing short and long-term procurement strategies to ensure maximum leverage across all Business Units.
• Developed site-specific transition plans for implementation on new agreements, identifying required implementation resources and developing communication channels and tools to introduce the new strategy ensuring sourcing recommendations are fully implemented.
• Developed and maintained expertise, and drive ongoing analysis and negotiation of product costs and contracts for assigned commodities, acting as primary contact for business partners. Co-lead negotiation teams for large (+$5-$15 million) materials and services agreements covering multiple entities.
• Performed periodic Supplier Business Reviews to assess supplier performance.

Confidential - Houston, TX

Sourcing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Member of Confidential ’s Sadara Project team responsible for sourcing $+400 million worth of equipment.
• Developed Commercial Bid Evaluation packages, effectively articulated and analyzed data, worked through Legal T&C exceptions for Engineered Equipment (Process Containment Equipment (PCE), Mechanical or/ Electrical).
• Created negotiation plans focused on value delivery, and recommendation packages
• Lead negotiations
• Responsible for the quality, execution, and process compliance for assigned material specification transmittal (MST)

Confidential - Houston, TX

Service Delivery Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside the offshore team leaders and subject matter experts to plan effective delivery, prioritize workload, define appropriate process & guidelines, understand operational issues, and determine root cause and suggest resolutions.
• Ticket management: review ticket portfolios with individual clients on a regular basis to identify and resolve current and potential issues.
• Process delivery: provide assistance to offshore team if there is any delay and/or delay from Indirect Procurement leads and/or stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Management: provide context and clarity on procurement processes and operational procedures.

Confidential - Houston, TX

IT Sourcing Specialist/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Co-lead a cross-functional team, for assigned IT projects (Telecom, Satellite Com, Hardware & Software), from a sourcing perspective to ensure that all sourcing related matters are planned and executed in a timely manner. Managed the team’s knowledge management system (SharePoint).
• Applied strategic sourcing practices and managed supplier negotiations to ensure full benefits are realized and sustained.
• Gathered customer requirements, develop RFI & RFP, developed negotiation plans and co-lead contract negotiations.
• Assisted in developing and implementing a sourcing strategy aligned with the Technology Sourcing groups' objectives.
• Acted as a liaison between the supplier and BHI legal group to reach mutual agreement on Terms and Conditions.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Co-Lead the consulting team that reviewed the procurement process of Petroamazonas, a division of the Estate owned Petroecuador, and determined root causes of problems for further analysis.
• Proposed recommendations and changes to current procurement processes to make it more efficient but still in compliance with government regulations. Monitor and report project delivery and progress.
• Implementation of recommendations, redefinition of responsibilities for positions involved in the procurement process.

Confidential- Houston, TX

Sourcing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Performed category spend analysis of indirect spend for hotel expenses to determine hotel candidates for 2010 RFP corporate rate negotiations. Worked closely with business units to develop and refine negotiations strategy for the region.
• Negotiated +45 corporate rate agreements with hotels in high traffic areas through out the USA with total savings of +20% over 2009 spend.
• Managed loading of negotiated rates and amenities into the Global Distribution System (GDS) system with Orbitz for Business and supported the implementation of the new travel agency web site, working out discrepancies between agreements and data loaded in GDS.

Confidential - Houston, TX

Sourcing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Managed category procurement process for assigned categories (hardware & software, uniforms, MRO, among others) influencing and facilitating cross functional teams to embed best practices into the procurement process, establishing short and long-term procurement strategies to ensure maximum leverage across all Business Units. Developed transition plans for implementation on new agreements ensuring sourcing recommendations are fully implemented.
• Drive ongoing analysis and negotiation of product costs and contracts for assigned commodities, acting as primary contact for business partners, co-leading contracting teams for large (+$10 million) materials and services contracts covering multiple entities.
• Performed periodic Supplier Business Reviews to assess supplier performance versus Exterran needs and identification of Continuous Improvement activities, including enhancements/updates to master supplier agreements as needed, communication of changes in demand/volume.
• Supported eCommerce relationship with suppliers (i.e. electronic catalog transfers, resolution of pricing discrepancies).

Confidential - Houston, TX

International Senior Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Sourced/purchased products & services globally for assigned business units overseas. Used Oracle to manage purchasing process. Ensured compliance with regulatory & company policies.
• Build strong working relationships with internal customer to better understand their requirements, drivers and timelines.
• Build, enhanced and managed the relationship with warehouses, suppliers and freight forwarders to ensure timely processing/delivery of POs delivery, quality and budget targets are met.
• Developed and implemented Service Level Agreements (SLA) between International Trade and Exterran business units overseas. Monitored and improved KPIs as well as performance management of key suppliers for on-time quoting, price, service, quality and delivery.
• Increased data accuracy & user confidence in Oracle by defining & using a predefined template to load data in the system. Solved day-to-day problems within the department & with interfacing departments (A/P, Logistics & Trade Control).