Chief Procurement Officer
Gulfstar Industrial Holdings · Houston, TX
Jan, 2021 · Present
• Directed global sourcing across equipment, chemicals, and services, covering $2.4B in addressable spend for an energy and industrial manufacturer.
• Built a supplier-risk program that cut critical-vendor incidents 42 percent and lifted on-time delivery above 96 percent.
• Led ESG and Scope 3 sourcing standards, adding sustainability criteria to 68 percent of strategic awards.
• Sponsored S2P digital transformation on SAP Ariba and Coupa, shortening sourcing cycles from 48 days to 21 days.
• Negotiated multi-year contracts that delivered 8.7 percent average savings versus should-cost models.
• Established category councils and board-level procurement reporting on savings, risk, and supplier diversity.
Vice President, Global Sourcing
Meridian Energy Equipment · Houston, TX
Jan, 2016 · Jan, 2021
• Owned global sourcing for power generation equipment, with $1.1B annual addressable spend and a 12-country supplier base.
• Cut should-cost variance to 3 percent and delivered 11.2 percent savings on turbine and electrical packages.
• Expanded digital sourcing on Coupa and SAP Ariba to 80 percent of RFQs, cutting cycle time by 55 percent.
• Raised supplier on-time delivery from 88 percent to 97 percent through scorecards and recovery plans.
• Stood up ESG screening on Scope 3 emissions and conflict minerals for strategic vendors.
Director of Strategic Sourcing
Bayline Chemicals · Houston, TX
Jan, 2011 · Jan, 2016
• Led strategic sourcing for chemicals and specialty feedstocks, covering $640M in annual spend.
• Delivered 9.4 percent savings through should-cost models and competitive negotiation on key contracts.
• Reduced supplier count 28 percent while improving quality yield from 92 to 96 percent.
• Implemented supplier risk reviews for high-hazard categories and cut incident rate 36 percent.
• Migrated RFQ and contract workflows onto SAP Ariba, reducing manual touches by 40 percent.
Senior Category Manager
Lonestar Fabrication · Houston, TX
Jan, 2007 · Jan, 2011
• Managed category spend of $180M across structural steel, machining, and outsourced fabrication.
• Negotiated frame contracts that held steel price within 2 percent of should-cost for three years.
• Built a local supplier bench that cut freight cost 14 percent and lead time 22 days.
• Introduced supplier scorecards and closed 19 percent of low-performing vendors.
• Standardized RFQ templates, cutting quote turnaround from 12 days to 5 days.