Contracts & Procurement Professional

Successfully execute challenging supply chain management concept implementation and strategic sourcing initiatives to positively impact company's bottom-line and continuously acquire new skills and knowledge in the new market environment.

Contracts, Procurement & Logistics Manager, April 2007 - Present
Salamander Energy (Vietnam) Ltd.

Brief responsibilities (see more in my CV)
- Develop and implement Master Contract Strategy with a major focus on G&G and exploration drilling operations.
- Plan and direct strategic procurement, contracts, administration and analysis. Manage all contracting activities for drilling operations including drilling consultant services: Drilling Management personnel; G&G personnel; HSE personnel; etc.
- Provide supervisory and tactical contracting & procurement services.
- Set up and manage supply base/ warehouse operations supported for drilling exploration activities.
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Senior PSCM Specialist/ PSCM Team Leader, April 2001 - March 2007
BP Exploration(Vietnam)

Brief responsibilities
- Establish and develop relationship with suppliers and key organizations. Implement contracts, procurement, logistics and supply chain management. Supplier pre-qualification, Performance KPIs, Contractor/ Supplier insurance, spend analysis. Select suppliers, assess supplier capabilities and evaluate supplier performance, negotiate rates & prices, terms & conditions. Manage tender process to contract execution.
- Develop strategic sourcing initiatives for critical & high-spend profiles (marine, aviation, ROV, Asset Integrity Management, O&M services). Identify situations/ opportunities/ issues/ market conditions and economic indicators, plan actions to realize cost reductions and process improvements.
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Materials Coordinator (1993)
Logistics Officer (1995)
Snr Logistics Specialist (1996)
Logistics Team Leader (1999)

BP Exploration(Vietnam)

Brief responsibilities
- Develop, implement and manage the expediting process for stock and non-stock delivery from enquiry, purchase order issue to pick-up; goods consolidation; shipping and customs import/ export formalities & transport to warehouse/ supply base.
- Co-ordinate marine and aviation contractor audits.
- Supervise Logistics Operations team, supply base/ warehouse operations and inventory control. Perform day-to-day coordination of supply vessel and helicopter operations support for exploration drilling & production operations. Co-ordinate import/ export of materials and equipment. Co-ordinate crewchanges operations.

George Brown College, Toronto, Canada: Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Certificate 2004-2006
Trade University, Hanoi, BBA, 1994-1997

Drilling Technology & Equipment Course/ Aberdeen Drilling School, UK, Sep 1996
Advanced Negotiation Skill/ SIPMM, Singapore, 1998
Purchasing Systems & Contracts Administration Course/ SIPMM, Singapore, 1998
Purchasing/ Contract Laws and Negotiation Courses/ CIPS, UK, 1996
First Level Leadership Series Programme/ BP Vietnam, 2003
Supervisory Skills/ Swinburne University, HCMC, 1998
Project Management/ BP Vietnam, 1999
Project Contracting Strategy Development, BP Project Management, 2005
Modern Safety Management / DNV, UK, 1996
Root Cause Analysis/ BP, 2002
Incident/ Accident Investigation/ BP, 2003
Advanced Safety Audit (ASA)/BP, 2002
Getting HSE Right (GHSER) for Manager/ BP, 2003
Risk Assessment/ BP, 2001
Taxes/ Customs Excise in Great Mekong Region, Irving Thailand, 2008
Essential Contract Law for Non-legal Professionals, IQPC, KL, Nov 2008

Experience & strengths
•Tendering, evaluation, negotiation and contract management;
•Contracting for drilling and production services, bulks, material & equipment;
•Materials management planning, strategy development & implementation;
•Writing and developing terms & conditions, technical documents, policies & procedures and specifications;
•Budgeting, financial reporting & cost control;
•Strategic sourcing, procurement & supplier development;
•Development and implementation of Supplier Performance Management strategies and Contract Performance KPI's;
•Logistics, SCM & transportation management including field support vessels and helicopter, freight forwarding;
•Warehouse & inventory management and import & export compliance;
•Supply Base facility design, operation & management;
•Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) design, execution & maintenance