Amanda Ranallo
Spring,TX
Summary
Organized Purchasing Manager with diligence, resourcefulness and experience to expand and improve regional operations for multiple locations. Self-directed and proactive with strong program management abilities. Accomplished Purchasing Manager with history of overseeing procurement operations. Strategic planner offering demonstrated track record and core strengths in key relationship management and inventory management coupled with persuasive contract negotiation skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Supervisor - International
Nabors Drilling
Houston
04.2018 - Current
- Directly supervise buyer team to ensure efficient operation and excellent customer service for Operations
- Collaborate with procurement and analytical teams to optimize sourcing efficiency and inventory levels
- Analytical reports for senior management
- Liaison between International supply chain management
- Evaluate, select, and establish relationships with vendors, and negotiate contracts for goods
- Oversee ordering of materials, supplies, and equipment from vendors by buyer
- Approve purchases and track their progress to make sure orders are filled and delivered
- Develop alternative sources, ensuring continuity of supply, consistency of quality and competitive pricing
- Contributes to NCS Purchasing and departmental goals and objectives through proactive purchasing that lead to lower TCO and improved customer satisfaction
- Solicit, negotiate, award and administrate Maintenance, Repairs and Operations (MRO) purchase orders
- Supervise and review personnel functions, including staff development, employee evaluation and discipline.
- Managed purchasing for 80 plus international drilling rigs
- Special Projects including R&D, new builds, repairs and upgrades
Buyer
Nabors Drilling
Houston
08.2014 - 04.2018
- Purchasing - USA/International Suppliers Coordinate and procure domestic equipment demand
- Coordinated Rig Down shipments
- Manage and expedite open bids and orders for multiple districts domestically
- Worked closely with Engineering and Project team on technical issues
- 24 hour Global Support Team
- Project buyer for new rig builds and rebuilds
- Implementation team for roll out of Oracle ISupplier
- Strategically source commodity specific equipment for workover rigs and hydraulic fracturing operations.
- Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
Client Service Representative
EFI Global Inc - Humble, TX
Humble
01.2014 - 08.2014
- Liaison to CNA Insurance, Kemper Insurance, Travelers Insurance, Northland Insurance and Thor Industries for new insurance claims investigations assignments and customer service
- Set-up new assignments and locate expert within EFI to investigate cause of loss (engineering, fire, environmental, chemical and toxic tort, etc.
- Track job progress from start to finish, client management and follow-ups, review invoices to confirm that they are in line with our contract rate requirements, approval of invoices, email expert report and invoice to Client
- Provide Monthly reports for corporate and clients.
- Handled sensitive client information with discretion, ensuring confidentiality at all times.
Customer Service/Inside Sales - North America
Drillmec Drilling Technologies - Houston, TX
Houston
07.2011 - 02.2013
- Lead for Spare Parts - Customer Service, Sales Orders, Quotations
- Purchasing - USA/International Suppliers
- Harmonized Tariff Codes and Inco-terms
- Coordinated Rig Down shipments
- Invoices and Export documents
- Coordinate rebuilds for pumps and motors
- Import/Export Compliance
- Expedite customer orders with internal and external vendors
- Worked closely with Engineering and Manufacturing on technical and production issues.
Customer Service/Inside Sales
National Oilwell Varco, Mission Group - Houston, TX
Houston
04.2010 - 07.2011
- Import/Export Compliance
- Harmonized Tariff Codes and Inco-terms
- Nafta Forms and SLI
- Expedite orders for customers
- Customer Service, Sales Orders, Quotations
- Purchasing from internal manufacturing facility
- Spare Parts for Centrifugal Pumps, Valves, Mud Pump Expendables, Flow-line Equipment
- Handle sales accounts for Nabors, Halliburton and Noble
- RMA's
- Coordinate rebuilds for pumps
- Worked closely with Engineering and Manufacturing on technical and production issues.
Buyer/Planner - Customer Service/Inside Sales
Core Lab Instruments, a division of Core Laboratories LP - Houston, TX
Houston
03.2004 - 07.2009
- Prepare internal and external quotes
- Bid documents, tenders and Letters of Credit
- Domestic and International Sales, Sales order entry
- Invoicing, Credit Memos and RMA's
- Setup and maintained manufacturing jobs
- Creation and maintenance of bills of material
- Issuing of manufacturing labor and materials to jobs
- Determined completed product cost and margins
- Manage all aspects of manufacturing inventory, purchasing and shipping
- Process client invoicing and collections
- Arranged international travel and visa requirements for clients and internal personnel
- Support sales, accounting and senior management
- Purchasing of material for jobs based on BOM
- Job costing of completed work order jobs
- Contact person for internal, external audits and Sox compliance
- Proforma invoicing
- Intercompany invoicing
- Handled all freight (FedEx, DHL, Major Freight Forwarders)
- Commercial Invoicing and Packing slips
- Labor Absorption
- Utilized Oracle, Utilized GIS (Global Intercompany System)
- Complied with Sox regulations
- Petty Cash, Maintenance of company vehicles
- Flash Report for senior management.
Accounting Associate III
Core Laboratories LP Corporate Accounting - Houston, TX
Houston
11.1998 - 03.2004
- Generated financial reports for global company that consisted of 500 reports per month
- Processed accounts payable
- Managed office supply inventory
- Assisted Credit Manager
- Utilized Oracle
- Utilized GIS (Global Intercompany System).
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
Education
High School Diploma -
Spring High School
Spring, TX05.1994
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) (10 years)
- Highly organized and self-directing (10 years)
- Excellent time management skills
- Oracle 11i (Inventory, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Costing, A/P, A/R)
- Oracle ISupplier
- Procurement management
- Supply Chain
- Project Management
Timeline
Purchasing Supervisor - International
Nabors Drilling
04.2018 - Current
Buyer
Nabors Drilling
08.2014 - 04.2018
Client Service Representative
EFI Global Inc - Humble, TX
01.2014 - 08.2014
Customer Service/Inside Sales - North America
Drillmec Drilling Technologies - Houston, TX
07.2011 - 02.2013
Customer Service/Inside Sales
National Oilwell Varco, Mission Group - Houston, TX
04.2010 - 07.2011
Buyer/Planner - Customer Service/Inside Sales
Core Lab Instruments, a division of Core Laboratories LP - Houston, TX
03.2004 - 07.2009
Accounting Associate III
Core Laboratories LP Corporate Accounting - Houston, TX
11.1998 - 03.2004
High School Diploma -
Spring High School