BUYER

To work internationally as a contractor in the oil & gas industry

DELTA-AFRIK Engineering Ltd: Senior Buyer (Lagos, Nigeria)

Dates: 29 January 2007 to present

• Development of Request for Quote (RFQ) packages for Pipelines, Offshore Platforms, Living Quarters and Onshore Processing Facilities. Buyer of Spares, Valves, Gaskets, Fittings, Instrumentation and general items
• Undertake Quotation analysis and recommend most competitive for Contract Award
• Conduct due diligence on Purchase requisition from users
• Expediting of Orders to ensure prompt delivery of goods and services
• Responsible for the maintenance of purchasing status reports and the resolution of variances in the conformance of the delivered products
• Minimize outstanding Purchase Requisitions and reduce processing time
• Monitor & progress critical & high value Purchase Orders
• Resolve procurement issues

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL: Senior Buyer (Lagos, Nigeria)

Dates: 1 December 2005 to 26 January 2007.

A Dutch International Petrochemical Company involved in the $ 4.6 billion deepwater sub-sea oil producing and water injection wells project. The world’s largest floating FPSO vessels (SEA-EAGLE & Bonga) located offshore Nigeria.


• Receive, examine and process departmental requisitions; solicit bids from vendors; accomplish the purchase of supplies, equipment and services for offshore Sea Eagle and Bonga platforms in Nigeria
• Prepare bid specifications and other necessary documents related to the purchase of supplies, materials and equipment
• Prepare written purchase recommendations following the opening of bids; compare costs and evaluate the quality and suitability of supplies, equipment and materials; select appropriate vendors; confer with departmental representatives to determine purchasing needs, specifications and areas of standardization;
• Maintain working relationships with customers on matters relating to substitutions, equivalents, delivery schedules and vendor problems; keep informed of new products, market conditions and current prices;
• Conduct formal bid openings as assigned, analyze bids and quotes
• Maintain contact with vendors; evaluate vendor performance
• Coordinate with other agencies in joint purchase arrangements; coordinate payments with Accounts Payable staff; prepare correspondence and periodic reports; perform related duties as assigned.

Jan-Jun 2004: Certificate in Management: Concordia University, Canada (Completed)

Human Resources Management, Vendor Management & Customer Service, E-Business,
Organizational Behavior, Marketing 1, Accounting 1, Business Communication, Motivation and Management*, Computers in Business*, *(1988).

Mar-Dec 2003: Certificate in Purchasing & Inventory Control: Concordia University, Canada (Completed)

Purchasing 1, Transportation & Logistics 1, Database Applications 1, Production & Inventory Management 1, Principles of Management, Purchasing 2, Transportation 2 & Supply Chain Management, Production & Inventory Management 2, Business Law, Quality Auditing, Intro to Managing Information Systems 1, HTML Programming 1, ISO 9000.

1989 - 1990: Certificate in AutoCAD Release 10: Outremont Education Center, Canada (Completed)