Procurement Manager/Project Buyer CAPEX

Procurement Department Procurement Manager in an EPC environment within the Oil and gas industry. Organizing the department to more professional for operations or projects This can be all over the world.

2003 - now Procurement Manager Corporate AOS (Oil-drilling)
Re-organizing procurement department:
• Writing and implementing procurement procedures
• working proper with Maximo system
• new filing system
• writing job-descriptions and hire new people
• training procurement officers to professional buyers
• contracting global forwarder and warehousing (saving: 240,000 usd per year)
• win on cash flow by reviewing contracts and agreements
• recommendations on savings within TCO
• Improving contracts to cover risks for AOS
• procurement planning focussed on project planning
• improving sourcing activities
• savings on negotiations
Achieved multi million dollar savings on EPC projects (3 landrigs and 1 offshore rig total of 480 million dollars). Other savings on time, operations, logistics and contracting.

2000 - 2003 Buyer EPC/CAPEX Corus
Account manager Direct Sheet Plant. Selling the Procurement Department, shopping for jobs, support, etc.
• Installation maintenance contract to reduce workload different departments, increasing efficiency.
• Specials : All single orders which cannot be caught in a contract.
• Casting and forging.
• Pumps and fans.
Working together with technical department (PTC) and Business Units in Cross-functional teams on EPC projects (CAPEX).
Taking part in Re-storing success program in cooperation with Shell; just on rotating equipment (>3000 pumps) we were able to save 2,3 million dollars on stock, maintenance, and supply. Hidden savings on energy not included.

1991- 2000 Project purchaser Damen Shipyards Group
• Developing ideas, advice departments about advantages of professional purchasing, implementation of the purchasing policy plan.
• Selection, contracting and evaluation of suppliers with all the responsibilities to reach an effective and an efficient purchasing.
• High savings on negotiations and more alternative suppliers (savings > 500,000 euros per year).

1988-1991 Sales engineer of spare parts (Stork) Wartsila Diesel
Making quotations, sales orders, technical advise, responsible for Europe

Education:
2002-2006 NEVI-2 Purchasing education Bachelor/Master’s degree
2001-2002 NEVI-1 Purchasing education Middle vocational
1991-1992 Fenedex Export
1988-1991 H.T.S.-pth mechanics, psychology, pedagogy, computer science, etc.
1984-1988 M.T.S.-wtb English, German, mathematics, science, mechanics
1980-1984 M.A.V.O. English, German, mathematics, science, chemistry

Diploma’s:
2006 NEVI-2 = CIPS Professional Stage diploma
2002 NEVI-1
1997 Certificaat Wirtschaftsdeutsch
1996 Hydraulic Systemtechnique
1994 Assurantie-B
1992 Certificate Fenedex export
1988 M.T.S.-wtb = Engineering degree
1984 M.A.V.O.-D

Job description at AOS, Corus and Damen:
Coordination and planning of project related activities of engineering, purchasing, expediting, inspection and transport within EPC projects. Calculating with requested time scheduling, quality and procedures mentioned in the project documentation. Reviewing and re-negotiatimg contracts, problem solving, liaise with law department, Total Cost of Ownership, etc. Responsible for the making of and signing of contracts between Project team and contractors. Using my sharp vision as a tradesman and my professional attitude I am able to influence direct the project results. International I know how to find the way and I am focused to realise qualitative en quantitative improvements.
My job as Senior Project Buyer is to judge the project at the start with its commercial contract conditions and its list of demands of purchasing.
Selecting qualified suppliers, and when necessary proposing to make an audit for financial stability and technical competences. Preparing and agree on (frame)contracts. Coordinate and chair meetings with team members and suppliers, and negotiate about prices, time of delivery, conditions, guarantees, documents, etc.



Savings:
2003 – now AOS Turnover projects 480 million saving: 7 pct = 33 million dollar
2000 – 2003 CORUS Turnover projects ± 315 million saving: 5.5 pct = 17 million euros
1994 - 2000 Damen Turnover projects 35-80 million saving: 500,000 euros/year