Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Procurement Manager

To work in an Oil company environment, overseas where my experience is put in practice and well remunerated.

PETROLERA AMERIVEN S.A., Venezuela 2001-Present
A strategic association between Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and PDVSA.
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
• Facilitate strategic alliances for facility pipelines, process equipment, progressive cavity pumps, oil water separators, electrical and instrumentation materials and equipment.
• Manage high-value bid tenders for mechanical equipment, structural steel, OCTG, drilling materials and equipment, instruments, electrical bulk materials, and chemicals.
• Realized savings of $US3 million through the establishment of a negotiation deck and benchmark process.
• Create market competition by soliciting vendors to design and implement undeveloped industry equipment used to lift oil through progressive cavity pumps.
• Ensure consistent processes by developing and implementing policy and procedures from the ground.
• Reduced life cycle and run-times by training Sourcing Specialist to seek out and implement best in class, emerging technologies to maximize performance and mitigate downtime.
• Improved vendor relationships by implementing a total cost of ownership (TCO) initiative, reducing costs by optimizing inventory levels, implementing strategic planning, and aligning key stakeholders with the supply chain process.
• Assisted in tailoring current operating system.

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM INTERNACIONAL CORP., Venezuela 2000-2001
Procurement Director
• Directed all activities related to $US 250 million procurement, material control and contract activities.
• Developed clear and measurable procurement strategies to ensure agreements are well planned, fully developed, competitive, and will deliver the maximum quality and value to Phillips Petroleum.
• Developed and supported full commercial agreements negotiations (costs, metrics, penalties, timing, etc.) based on agreed principles.
• Constructed contractual documentation to capture agreed commercial terms, in partnership with the legal function.
• Conducted procurement demand planning, strategic sourcing, and supplier management processes in compliance with supply chain management standards and policies

NORTHROP UNIVERSITY, Los Angeles, California
Airframe & Power Plant Technician Certification, 1982
Aircraft Technical English Course, 1980

American Purchasing Society
Purchasing Professional Certification, 2004

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
CHEVRON VENEZUELA
Skilled Negotiations-Scotwork System, 2006
Total Cost of Ownership & Negotiations, 2005

International Quality & Productivity Centre (IPQC), New Orleans- USA
Procurement & Sourcing for Services – Shared Services Convention, 2004

SAP AMERIVEN, Venezuela
Material Management Reporting, 2004

MDT International, Venezuela
Exploration & Production Accounting Training, 2002

MPR MAXIMO Systems, Venezuela
Purchasing and Inventory Modules Training, 2002