Obie Duru
Bakersfield,California
Summary
Seeking a challenging role to leverage strong negotiation skills, strategic sourcing expertise, and ability to build and maintain supplier relationships to drive operational efficiency and contribute to the success of a progressive organization. Demonstrates outstanding interpersonal customer service skills with unique ability to nurture cross departmental collaboration. Committed to resolving problems and maintaining accurate metrics and reports.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Specialist/Supply Chain Planning
Schlumberger company
Bakersfield, CA
02.2020 - 10.2023
- Managed all materials procedures onsite including tracking usage, inventory, replenishment, and distribution. Ensured effective delivery and order of all materials, reactive and non-standard, to job site timely. Monitored and tracked daily load volume to ensure production is aligned with customer demand to sustain customer order fulfillment standards.
- Maintained procurement of complex, high value goods and services, provide strategic support such as working with Contract Manager in support of material needed. Made recommendations to management to resolve vendor issues and concerns.
- Monitored and managed company’s supply of products, materials, and/or services and evaluated suppliers to obtain best agreement possible on goods that are needed for manufacturing operations
- Prepared RFP/RFQ documents, bid evaluation, performed supplier qualification activities, completed negotiations, and made recommendations for award on purchases not covered by existing contracts.
- Coordinated material movements with suppliers, freight forwarders, and carriers as necessary. Provided systematic order tracking, status and expediting, and monitored critical orders as needed,
- Developed and maintained good relationships with vendors and distributors to ensure communication channels are aligned with real-time delivery information and work in progress
- Oversee the stock order transfers of finished goods to ensure timely delivery of materials. Generated reports and metrics related to production schedules, performance, and adherence to support decision-making.
- Managed procurement requests and acted as point-person for customers on logistics, hardware and software needs. Researched and evaluated new and current vendors to determine suitability of products and contract and pricing negotiations.
- Placed POs for MRP planning messages for production parts and via email signals, if required. Diagnosed and resolved purchase order discrepancies and invoice issues. Mitigated and managed Risk of PPV in newly created purchase orders, purchases materials, supplies, and services at most favorable terms for organization.
- Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all orders, including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential problems. Worked closely with plant warehousing management team to effectively manage finished goods inventory levels.
- Proactively identified and assisted in resolving any scheduling conflicts, resource constraints, or bottlenecks that may impact production timelines. Ensured compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and policies related to production planning and scheduling.
Analyzed and interpreted forecasting, production, and inventory data to make decisions that maximize efficiency and reduces cost. Took appropriate actions to mitigate risks and ensure on-time delivery.
Operation Control/ Supply Chain Analyst
Pharmavite INC
Santa Clarita, CA
03.2013 - 02.2020
- Responsible for assessment of supply chain resources; aggregates and prioritizes demand requirements. Coordinated, and executed material forecasting and delivery schedule. Monitored inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements. Reduces supply requirements based on inventory adjustments.
- Received and reviewed requirements for non-standard parts. Analyzed lead times and identified critical path procurements. Supported manufacturing production line, providing planned and unplanned requirements in expedited manner. Coordinated with engineering and quality organizations to determine cause of rejected material and to drive appropriate changes to ensure elimination/reduction of those quality issues
- Ensured effective delivery and order of all materials, reactive and non-standard, to job site timely. Performed inventory procedures and replenished according to site usage and requirements, evaluated minimum and maximum inventory levels. Distributed materials in accordance with site workload daily
- Worked with various departments to ensure all administrative duties were performed and procured material within specifications. Proactively communicated manufacturing and engineering changes of new products released schedules issues to customers, resulted in increased customer satisfaction and complete product reliability
- Oversee the stock order transfers of finished goods to ensure timely delivery of materials. Generated reports and metrics related to production schedules, performance, and adherence to support decision-making.Managed inventory control activities, identified, investigated, and resolved inventory discrepancies which resulted in meeting and exceeding 99.6% standard inventory accuracy rate in company. Utilized data analytics to identify and resolve supply chain issues and improve overall performance.
Logistic Control Specialist
CACI - System ware
02.2012 - 03.2013
- Managed inbound & outbound freight, shipper & carrier communication, problem-solving, and order management. Coordinated with freight forwarders to expedite documentation and ensured timely delivery of international and domestic shipments
- Managed all inventory in warehouse and ensured proper handling, and packaging of goods and materials. Inspected material received to determined irregularities and rejected defective ones. Ensured accurate accounting of and disposition of defective or damaged products. Pulled kits according to work orders received from Production Planning Department and distributed accordingly, issued miscellaneous material requirements to Manufacturing, test, and Engineering departments
- Reviewed material requisitions issued to stockroom to ensure material is properly allocated. Maintained stock on shelves in tidy manner, executing stock rotation inappropriate date order.
Order Management Specialist
Agilent Technology Former (Formal Hewlett Packard Company)
08.2000 - 10.2009
- Performed sales order support functions such as customers' order acknowledgment, generation of support quote contracts, and managing, customer orders and shipments, Aided internal customers and worldwide customers in areas such as sales, order fulfillment processes, and customer service requests
- Interfaced with customers, sales, and service representatives to handle variety of pre-sales or post-sales service functions. Generated quotations with proprietary database, reviewed accuracy in pricing, discounts, and product list, managed direct customer orders, inter-company orders, export orders, supporting online customers. Resolved average of 550 inquiries in any given month and consistently met performance benchmarks in all areas (speed, accuracy, volume)
- Proactively communicated manufacturing and engineering changes of new products released schedules issues to customers, resulted in increased customer satisfaction and complete product reliability.
Education
Master of Science - Business Administration And Management
Phoenix Arizona
Phoenix, AZBachelor of Science - Business Administration
San Jose State University
San Jose, CASkills
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Information Access, ERP systems such as SAP and JDE Ability to mine data from in-house ERP using Excel, SQL, and Power BI to enable decision making Pricing Analysis
Affiliations
American Production & Inventory Control (APICS)
Timeline
Procurement Specialist/Supply Chain Planning
Schlumberger company
02.2020 - 10.2023
Operation Control/ Supply Chain Analyst
Pharmavite INC
03.2013 - 02.2020
Logistic Control Specialist
CACI - System ware
02.2012 - 03.2013
Order Management Specialist
Agilent Technology Former (Formal Hewlett Packard Company)
08.2000 - 10.2009
Master of Science - Business Administration And Management
Phoenix Arizona
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
San Jose State University
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