Christine Harris
Houston
Summary
Supply chain professional with extensive experience at Archrock Energy Services, specializing in inventory management and supplier relationships. Achieved $18M in inventory reduction through strategic planning and collaboration. Demonstrated analytical skills and strong negotiation abilities, enhancing efficiency and driving cost savings in complex environments.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead, Senior Material Planner, SME
Archrock Energy Services formerly Exterran Energy Solutions
Houston
02.2007 - Current
- Generated reports from Gains Planning Tool to optimize usage and stocking levels.
- Facilitated annual Physical Inventory completion across multiple business units.
- Managed supplier relationships for top suppliers, driving collaborative initiatives.
- Implemented Min-Max Inventory Planning using GAINS and Oracle Cloud Inventory Management.
- Coordinated inventory planning adjustments aligned with organizational changes.
- Collaborated cross-functionally to enhance inventory management supporting AMS Sales and cost-saving measures.
- Achieved inventory reduction of $18M in 2023 and $1.2M in Q1 2024.
- Conducted site visits to train warehouse personnel and ensure adherence to planning parameters.
Senior Battery Commodity Planner
Hewlett-Packard (Contracted via Icon Consultants)
Houston
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Managed eight active suppliers in Taiwan for battery procurement, ensuring alignment with global planning.
- Analyzed and adjusted weekly forecasts, including WIF Net Short and OPT Net Short assessments.
- Identified and communicated supply risks, applying market share based on supplier business split.
- Contributed significantly to achieving record sales of over 1.1 million units monthly.
- Coordinated worldwide battery planning using Advanced Planning Optimization guidelines.
- Executed demand-supply matching for weekly forecasts to maintain balance.
- Successfully closed several EOL programs without liability exposure for HP.
Senior Buyer
ExxonMobil Corporation (Contracted via Kelley Services)
Houston
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Developed processes and set goals to improve price updates, improved process completion goals set forth by 2 weeks, and scored 99% on the Web Based Training first week.
- Maintained and improved system history for current and future vendor agreements within SAP and Ariba; investigated and resolved invoice and receipt exceptions.
- Recognized as an expert in procedures and processes, working with a cross-functional procurement team to constantly evaluate and streamline each operation.
Senior Buyer/Planner
Compaq Computer Corporation
Houston
01.1995 - 01.2003
- Managed Commodities for increased Production supporting worldwide Alliance Partners.
- Planned and executed MRP.
- Created and maintained Purchase Orders, expedited and negotiated pricing.
- Submit RFQ’s for new products, negotiate final pricing and award to selected supplier.
- Tracked and dis-positioned obsolete material through monthly obsolescence meetings.
- Coordinated and led SAP training classes for 80+ Buyer/Planners which resulted in increased Productivity 75%.
- Appointed to resolution team to resolve outstanding accounting issues, identified and reconciled $2.5M in past due inventory receipts and payments.
- Departmental SAP Super User.
- Selected and served on site pilot teams for pre-launch of internal programs.
- Developed internal process improvements for SAP work instructions.
- Identified and eliminated $52M of obsolete material of on hand inventory.
- Reduced inventory layering from $120M to $20M and on hand inventory from $120M to $30M in Microprocessor commodity.
- Designed operations manual for nighttime expeditors that was used in all factories to eliminate Down time and maintain production.
- Initiated training and managed College interns to ensure company return on investment.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Purchasing Management
Lone Star College
Houston, TXSome College (No Degree) - Management
Archrock Services
HoustonSkills
- Domestic and international supply chain management
- Inventory management
- Supplier relationship management
- Demand forecasting
- Problem solving
- Analytical thinking
- Warehouse management
- Capacity planning
- Production planning
- Materials requirement planning
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Negotiation and closing skills
- Material planning and procurement
- Vendor relationship management
- International project management
- Attention to detail
- Creative problem solving
Multi Commodity Management
- Gas Compressor Parts
- Coolers
- Oilfield Engine Parts
- Electronics
- Software
- Documentation
- Packaging
- Batteries
- Marketing
- Semi-conductors
- Kits
- Options
Professional Development Certifications And Training
- SAP-S4P
- G9P
- S8P
- SPIES
- Ariba 7.0- SPIKe APO – SAP R/3 – Planning Environment
- JD Edwards (JDE)
- Oracle
- Oracle Cloud
- Gains Systems Planning and Optimization Tool
- APICS Modules: MRP, Production Activity Control
Education And Technical Skills
- Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Program
- Supervisory Training Program
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Drilling & Production
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP/MRP II)
- Leading Cross-Functional Teams
- Teamwork Abilities
- Analytical Thinking
- Commodities
- Order & Maintain Stock
- Purchasing, Procurement, & Contracts
- Manufacturing or Production
- Oil & Gas Pipelines
- Gas Compression
- Development of Training Manuals
- Conducting Training Sessions
- Cost Control
- Anticipating, Conceptualizing & Resolving Sophisticated Problems with Strategic Organizational Impact
- SAP Applications
- JD Edwards
- Oracle Applications
- Project Workbench
Timeline
Lead, Senior Material Planner, SME
Archrock Energy Services formerly Exterran Energy Solutions
02.2007 - Current
Senior Battery Commodity Planner
Hewlett-Packard (Contracted via Icon Consultants)
01.2005 - 01.2007
Senior Buyer
ExxonMobil Corporation (Contracted via Kelley Services)
01.2003 - 01.2005
Senior Buyer/Planner
Compaq Computer Corporation
01.1995 - 01.2003
Some College (No Degree) - Purchasing Management
Lone Star College
Some College (No Degree) - Management
Archrock Services