SUMMARY:

• Over 15 years of diverse experience in the oil and gas industry with a background in purchasing, while handling all aspects of the job. I managed procurement from conceptual to completion, as well as managing buys for spare parts and for valves/pumps, used in the field for drilling of exploratory wells used on land as well as offshore platforms.
• I have a career consisting of performing purchasing, expediting orders, handling documents and proposals, resolving invoice issues, electronic filing, managing projects procurement as well as handling field service reports and expenditures. I handled reservations for hotels and ground transportation in alignment with applicable projects. I have also managed vendor’s performance as well as identified and developed new suppliers.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technology and Tools: Prioritized, delegated and control administrative workflow to manage office, Multitasked jobs diligently and efficient with no supervision, Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Oracle, Pro - Data, Lotus Notes, Windows, Oracle, Discover, JD Edwards. Sideline, SAP, MSMS, MST Tracker, Glovia, Alere MPS, Material and planning systems Supply Strategies Negotiating Customer Service

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Expeditor

Confidential, Houston, Tx

Responsibilities:

• Updated, issue, and uploaded Expediting Reports to include problem areas in on time deliveries.
• Expedited materials, engineered equipment, and contact suppliers to resolve problems regarding invoice discrepancies.
• Issued reports to engineers and maintained expediting files for a major segment of a pipeline project in accordance with established procedures
• Participated in early planning meetings with suppliers and project managers for critical equipment
• Communicated all potential price and delivery changes, engineering changes, technical questions from the supplier to the Project Team.
• Expedite all parts and equipment for project till in-service date.
• Expediting up to 20 projects, including rectifying invoice issues with suppliers.
• Resolved invoice and progress payments for major equipment and material.
• Tracked major equipment ( Skids, Tanks, Meter Stations ect…) to ensue an on time delivery…
• Supported buyers by providing needed PO change orders.

Buyer

Confidential, Thompsons, Tx

Responsibilities:

• Supported Defining Scope of Spend.
• Prepared quotation analysis and evaluate material and services.
• Identified and understand current usage and install base.
• Sourced available materials/services from suppliers.
• Updated computer databases/system with contract documents.
• Completed PO’s - monitor acknowledgements of changes to PO’s from to delivery
• Developed pre-qualification criteria and monitor RFP for changes.
• Negotiated monies due to Confidential, Inc. due to poor workmanship, faulty material, etc.
• Negotiated charges for termination, expediting, schedule changes and freight.
• Monitored contracts approaching expiration date and total expenditures to supplement or re-bid the contracts.
• Ensured supplier compliance with contract documents through contacts with customers and suppliers.
• Analyzed bid options, payment terms, interest charges, returns on equity, etc.

Senior Buyer/Expeditor

Confidential, Houston, Tx

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for purchases prepared by MPS and by Alere 7.0 System.
• Responsible for all Outside Processing material and equipment.
• Responsible for purchased parts, raw material, electrical components, pressure valves, pipes for the use of upstream exploration.
• Prepared and processed all requisitions for shop floor, shipping and receiving, while maintaining spread sheets for all Purchase Orders.
• Handled all aspects of the job from purchasing to expediting equipment, parts, C of C’s and Outside Processing, for the project team. And negotiate best cost on all material for all orders and deliveries.
• Resolved and documented all invoice issues with suppliers according to our accounting process.
• Ability to balance and managed high pressure deadlines while maintaining compliance to policies and procedures
• I was also responsible for managing vendor’s performance in the areas of delivery, accuracy, and quality, and also provide supplier performance management to the purchasing manager.
• Worked with Manufacturing, Engineering, QA, and inside sales team to ensure that successful deliveries were in compliance with the Purchase Order, as well as Dresser -Rand requirements.
• Utilized the Glovia system as well as Alere 7.0, to manage purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Assisted QA and Engineering provide process and technical guidance to our suppliers.

Project Buyer/Expeditor

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Ensured that the delivery of equipment, material and document deliverables were in accordance with the Purchase Order requirements.
• Communicated all potential price and delivery changes, engineering changes, technical questions from the supplier to the Project Team.
• Provided support and accountability to the overall Dow Global Supplier Management Process by QSPP (Quality, Service, Product, and Performance) by form submittal.
• Maintained good communication with Supplier Document Control, Construction Management, Receiving and Accounting functions.
• Participated in early planning meetings with suppliers for critical equipment.
• Processed addendums. Proactively anticipated supplier and project need.
• Purchased equipment for the PVF (Pipes, Valves & Fittings) discipline.
• Handled all aspects of the job from purchasing to expediting equipment for project team.

Seismic Sr. Buyer

Confidential, Stafford, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Generated monthly and long-term material requirements to facilitate the purchase and delivery of material for Seismic Data Equipment.
• Responsible for purchases prepared by MRP and on line requisitions from engineering.
• Generated Request for Quotes for the upstream sector
• Generated Capital Expense Purchase Orders.
• Managed several CM’s (contract manufactures).
• Insured that the in-house manufacturing and the stockroom met production delivery deadlines.
• Expedited Sales Order for various jobs. Worked with engineering on land projects.
• Procured equipment for land division and OEM’s through Syteline Data Base.
• Handled inner office administrative workflow.
• Responsible for credit card contract reports and expenditures
• Resolved problematic invoice issues.
• Created spreadsheets for jobs and also ran queries in Syteline Data Base

Procurement Specialist

Confidential, Houston, Texas

• MRO buyer, Purchased Capital Asset, as well as core and electronic parts for HES plant
• Set up RFQ’s and sent them out through SAP.
• Purchased through EDI.
• Responsible for vendor files by assuring that all Terms and Conditions were set in place for audit purposes.
• Sourced out parts for purchases and maintained parts in SAP.
• Insured that all vendor information is correct in system.
• Purchased redeployment parts from various Halliburton plants in different regions.
• Assigned parts to different buyers for purchase through SAP.
• Resolved problem invoices with suppliers and accounting.

Seismic Buyer/Expeditor

Confidential, Stafford, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Generated monthly and long-term material requirements to facilitate the purchase and delivery of all raw materials for Seismic Data Equipment.
• Responsible for purchases prepared by MRP, buyer worksheet.
• Responsible for credit, services, quality checks, and price competitiveness.
• Entered all pertinent information related to the purchase into the on- line PO in Oracle.
• Ensured that the flow of material in production control, in-house manufacturing, material planning, and stock room met production delivery deadlines.
• Expedited Sales Order for various jobs.
• Worked with engineering on marine projects and procured equipment for marine off shore division.
• Forecasted and Scheduled Jobs.
• Handled inter office administrative workflow.
• Assisted Accounts Payable in entering invoices. And resolve problematic invoice issues.
• Created spreadsheets for jobs and also running queries in Oracle Discover.