SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extremely motivated and results-driven purchasing executive with exceptional leadership skills and an extensive background in the following broad-based competencies:
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
COMMODITIES PURCHASING
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION
WAREHOUSING
JUST-IN-TIME PURCHASING
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
TEAM LEADERSHIP
DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
VENDOR SOURCING/NEGOTIATIONS
•Demonstrated ability in staff and project management, team leadership and process redesign for increased effectiveness, efficiency, and accuracy.
•Skilled in commodities purchasing and capital equipment acquisition for Federal Governmental defense contracts and a wide variety of high-tech industries including Oil and Gas.
•Excellent qualifications in vendor sourcing, contract negotiation and administration and distribution management in support of just-in-time manufacturing.
•Proficient in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, Mac-Pac, Peachtree Accounting, Deltek Purchasing and Inventory Modules, JD Edwards Purchasing and Inventory Modules and Open Systems Accounting Software.
•Review P&ID’s
•Review GA drawings and Loop Diagrams
•Review Instrument Index, Mechanical Equipment List, Electrical List for tags used in cataloguing process
•Consult with proper Engineering disciplines identifying spare parts
•Develop strategies for goods and services based on an understanding of market knowledge, business requirements and balance leveraging with competition.
EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX – Houston, Texas August 2008
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
DELTEK PURCHASING
Inventory Control Systems/Purchasing Modules
J D EDWARDS
Inventory Control Systems/Purchasing Modules
HONORS
National Deans List 2004-2005
National Deans List 2005-2006
2006 International Scholar Laureate Program Delegation on Business
BILTMORE 2008 Honors Edition of Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals
Specialties:Purchasing, Vendor Negotiations, Capital Equipment Acquisitions, Commodities Management
Senior Buyer @ Senior Buyer, handling the logistics and transportation of all Heavy Equipment for the construction of pipeline in the United States.
• Procuring and managing material for pipeline and facilities jobs.
• Senior Buyer on projects valued at $100,000,000.00 plus.
• Issuing P.O.’s for the repair of all returned Rental Equipment, small tools and consumables, and new Rental Equipment for pipeline construction
• Developed strategies for goods and services based on an understanding of market knowledge, business requirements and balance leveraging on all projects being kicked off.
• Source Vendors; work closely with Accounting, reconciling invoices, with supporting receipts.
• Vetting new suppliers through the process of Dunn & Bradstreet
• Special Projects consisting of cleaning up all old invoices, shop expediting vendors, going to different job sites and kicking off new jobs.
• Closing out projects and reconciling P.O.’s with invoices for de-obligation on job costs
. From May 2011 to Present (4 years 6 months) 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Houston, TxConsultant @ (Contract) Most recently worked with ExxonMobil on Odoptu Project cleaning up BOM’s for spare parts inventory. Reviewing P&ID’s, identifying OEM tagged equipment for proper tagging, and cataloguing of spare parts for ExxonMobil/SPID Inventory program.
•Review P&ID’s
•Review GA drawings and Loop Diagrams
•Review Instrument Index, Mechanical Equipment List, Electrical List for tags used
•Consult with proper Engineering disciplines identifying spare parts
•Make recommendations for appropriate changes From December 2010 to February 2011 (3 months) Senior Material Management Specialist @ Manage the bid/contracting process from preparation of bid inquires thru award of contracts/purchase orders.
Develop strategies for goods and services based on an understanding of market knowledge, business requirements and balance leveraging with competition.
Project lead, responsible for the buyers and expeditors, in the ordering of spare parts for the REC 3.0 project.
Manage MSA/HSE Contracts.
Senior Specialist lead on Albemarle Project involving tracking and expediting material, client meetings and setting procurement milestones on this project.
Senior Auditor of BP and TOTAL projects to ensure all procedures are being adhered to in accordance with Fluor practices.
Supervisor for the Spares Team, on the ODOPTU/NEFTGAS project with Exxon Mobile.
Identify all the spares required for 2 years, capital, and commissioning and start up of first oil.
Issue Purchase Orders, Change Orders, revised E212's, for documentation purposes.
Identify all documentation required for Russian Custom's clearance. From September 2008 to May 2010 (1 year 9 months) Senior Buyer @ Purchase commodities in support of the manufacturing of offshore Jack-Up rigs, Submersibles, Semi Submersibles, and Rack Chock Design systems.
Responsible for the procurement of all International material.
Approve all Purchase orders for procurement of material purchased overseas.
Locates sourcing, works closely with Accounting, reconciling receipt and supporting documentation.
Negotiated contract pricing for 2008 Fiscal Year resulting in only a 2.5% increase. Instrumental in researching and assigning cost value of material over 10 years old. From October 2007 to September 2008 (1 year) Senior Buyer @ Purchased commodities in support of the manufacturing of oilfield and pressure vehicles, to include the design and manufacture of specialty equipment for the oilfield, airline, defense and power generation industries, including pipe, fittings, steel plate, electrical and all other commodities associated with manufacturing oil field vessels.
Instrumental in negotiating over $100K in cost saving contracts for the 2006 production year.
Located new sources of supply resulting in reduced product cost.
Led elimination of a contractual item intermediary thus producing annual savings of $800,000 and negotiated additional vendor savings and volume discounts of more than $200,000.
Developed and implemented spreadsheets that increased efficiency and accuracy of calculations determining percentage award of network procurement and optimized quantities to be stocked on consignment basis From February 2005 to October 2007 (2 years 9 months) Purchasing Manager @ Directed vendor negotiations, purchasing, inventory control and materials distribution valued in excess of $50 million for a professional telecommunications, computer design, and technical services organization. Served as acting Warehouse and Facilities Maintenance Managers.
Developed cost estimates for ongoing government contracts and organized material lists related to Hydrogen Sulfide Alarm Systems aboard United States Navy ships. Tracked dollar amount of materials in delivery orders using Deltek job costing modules.
Managed receipt, storage and inventory of all government furnished material and equipment; and supervised a staff of 10.
Created install kits that eliminated the need to procure individual items needed and produced savings of thousands of dollars.
Reviewed material drawings, organized materials lists, developed cost estimates for Total Army Distance Learning Program classrooms construction and Hydrogen Sulfide Alarm Systems aboard United States Navy ships and V-TEL and computer installations. From January 1993 to January 2005 (12 years 1 month)
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration @ University of Phoenix From 2003 to 2008 Donald Harper is skilled in: Purchasing Management, Purchasing Negotiations, Contract Management, Equipment Rental, Logistics Management, COMMODITIES PURCHASING, CAPITAL EQUIPMENT..., Warehouse Management, Vendor Management, Distribution Management, Team Leadership, Purchasing, Purchase Management, Strategic Sourcing, Materials Management, Contract Negotiation, Oil/Gas, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Supply Management, Distributed Team..., Commodity, Oil & Gas