Gregory Freund
Pittsburgh,PA
Summary
Results-driven Principal Procurement Project Manager with advanced experience prioritizing and completing milestones efficiently, and driving project completion to meet customer goals. Flexible, detail-oriented, and adaptive team player with expertise in supplier relations, estimate development, budget and proposal creation, and process improvement.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Procurement Project Manager
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc.
Monroeville, PA
04.2022 - Current
- Develop estimates, budget drills, program review presentations, and recommendations to support Senior Management and Naval Reactors decision making over instrumentation and control programs.
- Create, manage, and submit budgets and proposals to Naval Reactors to support instrumentation and control procurements supporting US Navy Aircraft Carriers.
- Establish tactical relationships with fleet readiness, risk management planning, industrial based review, and strategic initiative teams to propel projects and attain value and risk mitigation for the government.
- Monitor budget execution work, including obligations incurred and actual expenditures of funds against company and customer metrics.
- Monitor Instrumentation and Control Department supplier performance, including delivery schedules, invoicing accuracy, and quality assurance.
- Implemented processes to ensure accurate tracking of procurement plan requirements and forecasted future needs.
- Researched best practices in supply chain management to develop innovative solutions for supplier issues.
- Collaborated with internal stakeholders to ensure appropriate communication regarding purchasing decisions.
- Assisted in resolving disputes with suppliers regarding contractual compliance, product and service quality, or pricing issues.
- Established relationships with key suppliers in order to build trust and facilitate collaboration.
Contract Professional (Associate Through Principal
Bechtel Plant and Machinery Inc. (BPMI)
Monroeville, PA
06.2012 - 04.2019
- Requested, evaluated, and recommended new single source and competitive contract awards to the Government.
- Ensured supplier proposals and terms met the contractual requirements of the United States Government, the Department of Defense, and the Department of the Navy.
- Negotiated favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers for procurement of heavy equipment and instrumentation and control product lines.
- Tracked orders and confirmed system lead times, delivery dates and costs.
- Mitigated logistics deficiencies, resolved shortages and tracked missed or late deliveries while scheduling and expediting high-priority customers.
Senior Auditor
Naval Audit Service
Washington, DC
06.2008 - 05.2012
- Conducted audits on internal controls and reported on findings to the Department of the Navy, Auditor General.
- Supervised junior audit staff to align goals with Audit Director goals and deliver excellent internal audit services to the Navy.
- Completed risk-based information assurance audits of key business processes to keep internal controls operating effectively.
- Identified risks and opportunities with management to improve business processes.
- Interviewed leadership, civilians, and service members and examined financial records to confirm compliance with laws and regulations.
Trust Tax Intern
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Pittsburgh, PA
01.2007 - 05.2007
Monroeville
- Assisted professional staff in gathering data for tax return preparation, maintained tax library, and managed client tax files.
- Completed tax returns for various client's trusts and estates accounts.
- Input tax information into TeamMate to track details and complete returns.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Finance
Washington And Jefferson College
Washington, PA05-2008
Skills
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Data Analysis
- Customer Relations
- Budgetary Forecasting
- Performance Improvements
- Risk Management
- Project Development
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Contract Management
Accomplishments
- BPMI Strategic Performance Award for Developing and Driving a Strategy to Mitigate Foreign Sourcing Risk in Instrumentation and Control Product Lines.
- BPMI Recognition Award for the Development and Rollout of a new Pre-inquiry Review Process to Ensure Completeness and Standardization of Company Solicitations.
Timeline
Principal Procurement Project Manager
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc.
04.2022 - Current
Contract Professional (Associate Through Principal
Bechtel Plant and Machinery Inc. (BPMI)
06.2012 - 04.2019
Senior Auditor
Naval Audit Service
06.2008 - 05.2012
Trust Tax Intern
PricewaterhouseCoopers
01.2007 - 05.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Finance
Washington And Jefferson College
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