BETH GARNEY
Houston,Texas
Summary
Over 15 years manufacturing Supply Chain Subsea and Commercial Equipment of Oil field equipment Expertise: Proficient knowledge of ERP system&, successful Implementation, staff training, Procurement process, Sourcing, Production Planning, Supplier Management, Contract Negotiation, Risk Assessment, Inventory levels, and Process improvement. Delivering cost savings greater than 10 percent of purchased dollars Core Competencies and Business Acumen, Problem solving in fast paced environments, Negotiation, strategic business goal alignment, Lean manufacturing of highly Engineered products, Supply Chain sourcing, prioritizing tasks, adjusting priorities
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Broken H
Document Control, Account Payable, and Buyer
07.2023 - Current
- Reconcile vendor accounts, negotiate terms with suppliers, track invoices, Invoice Processing.
- Coordinated with engineering, procurement, and quality teams to ensure all documentation met ISO 9001 and client-specific requirements.
- Assisted in preparing documentation packages for client handover, ensuring 100% compliance with contractual requirements.
- Organized and maintained office files, improving document retrieval time by 15%.
- Buy supplies for exporting plastics.
Sr. Marine Buyer
Ocean Ship Holdings
03.2020 - 06.2023
- Buyer for Marad Vessels under Maritime Administration- Cape Inscription, Cape Isabel, Algol, SS Capella
- Responsible for supplies, service, maintenance, food etc. through POs with vendors of assigned vessels.
- Accountable for sourcing and cost of material goods and services in a timely cost-effective manner.
- Built and maintain effective relationships with vendors and the PE's, chiefs, engineers.
- Work closely with the project budgets, standards of OSI and the procurement policies.
- Resolve discrepancies with deliveries and invoicing acting as a liaison between vendors, vessels, and accounting department.
Buyer II
Weatherford International
03.2017 - 11.2019
- Buyer for Direct and Indirect, Tubular Running Services, Wireline
- MRP driven manufacturing environment, issued purchase Order and expedite orders
- Complete requests for quotes and negotiate procurement requirements, perform other related tasks as assigned, work with engineering's and drawings/material specifications.
- Source vendor, review and adjust incoming invoices, shipping errors, replacement of materials and not meeting company specifications, cancellation of orders and engineering changes.
Buyer III
Dril-Quip
Houston, TX
10.2014 - 06.2016
- Buyer for Subsea Control department
- Purchasing equipment needed for drilling of oil and gas from raw materials, hydraulics, electronics components, and electrical equipment mechanical components.
- And fabricating subcontracts. Develop contracts to increase savings a supply lower expense.
- Assists finance in resolving invoice discrepancies.
- Utilizing ERP system to ensure prop operating procedures are maintained.
- Pull and read part specifications on engineering drawing.
- Research and locate alternate parts items to meet engineering specs.
- Quotes and Estimate prices, indcot.of new projects for Project Manager and Engineering.
- Analyzing requisition requirements and quotes&, sourcing of new vendors, price comparison between multiple vendors to determine price deltas, negotiating price and delivery.
Senior Electrical Buyer
Stewart and Stevenson
01.2008 - 01.2014
- Buyer for Commercial equipment Oil Field Supplier-Blenders, Fracking, and Generators.
- Daily communication with suppliers regarding purchasing rf, e-electronic, cables, hoses, fabrication, and control boxes.
- Analyze requisition requirements concerning adequacy of descriptions specifications to part numbers, cost, lead times, vault drawings, BOM, and change notices.
- Research and identify potential sources and identify materials and services.
- 10 30 million annually with preferred vendors.
- Monitor cost of goods, per mins with vendors to keep cost at a standard, with specifications.
- Compared price&, by sending quotes to the suppliers, and between branches on ST/OT's, negotiated cost savings, and offer alternative products.
- Maintained highly detailed support documents, for all orders.
- Effectively worked in a high volume, fast paced environment.
- Use interpersonal skills to guide individuals to achieve positive results in purchasing.
- Resolved discrepancies from the warehouse and accounting department.
- Monitored progress of open quotes and purchase orders to ensure continuous flow through fulfillment.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of production and manufacturing schedules to meet customer requirements with engineers and their department on orders, parts, drawings, and maintain proper inventory levels.
- Average of 600 lines per week.
Senior Buyer (contract)
GE Energy
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Gas Gasification & Process Systems at GE Energy
- Provided engineering support across GE Energy.
- Provided reviews and buying of design practices with purchasing
- Development. Was responsible for reviews of design drawings, contract negotiations, .-and buys in China, Japan, India, and Houston.
Senior Buyer
EAS
01.2002 - 01.2007
- Responsible for 30,000 lines Items we stocked for customers, and material we built, for bin stocking program.
- Negotiated and maintained black orders, DOM'S, 0111of Materials, expedited opnorder.
- With existing supplier & of all materials of electrical, mechanical, and pipe fitting, construction material Back buyers with hard-to-find products.
- Profit margin awareness with contract negotiations.
- Handle high volume customer quotes.
- Work with sales team, to set goals.
- Provide substantial customer savings through forecasting needed parts demand avoiding plant shutdowns.
- Expedited, Entered sales orders into the system.
- Set up folders with documents including drawings, etc. for Work/Handbooks.
- Work with vendors 011 terms with freight charges a price on products.
- The company saved $50,000 by tracking and identifying problem parts and components.
- Increased sales 100% in 9 months through effective Implementation of on time quotes.
Education
High School -
Stratford High School
Houston, TXundefined
Singapore International School
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Singapore Business Administration
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University of Texas University of Houston
Skills
- Negotiation expertise
- Customer service
- Contract negotiations
- Price negotiation
Timeline
Broken H
Document Control, Account Payable, and Buyer
07.2023 - Current
Sr. Marine Buyer
Ocean Ship Holdings
03.2020 - 06.2023
Buyer II
Weatherford International
03.2017 - 11.2019
Buyer III
Dril-Quip
10.2014 - 06.2016
Senior Electrical Buyer
Stewart and Stevenson
01.2008 - 01.2014
Senior Buyer (contract)
GE Energy
01.2007 - 01.2008
Senior Buyer
EAS
01.2002 - 01.2007
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Singapore International School
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Singapore Business Administration
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University of Texas University of Houston
High School -
Stratford High School