Robert Gulick

Experience

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  Star Enterprise (Texaco/Saudi Aramco JV)

  Jul 1989 - Oct 1996

  • Reduced remedial system operating expenses 30% and expedited the cleanup of contaminated properties by implementing performance-based scopes of work into environmental contracts• Implemented "short fall” contract language to ensure environmental consultant’s charges were not to exceed agreed target• Led the technical scope of work and co-led the bidding of lab work resulting in a 30% savings on total spend • Led $6mln project consisting of design, permitting, bidding and contractor award processes • Led $9mln project consisting of bidding, contractor selection and managing remodeling of retail buildings • Developed ongoing detailed scope of work, managed tenders and supervised multiple maintenance contractors for a large geographic area

  • Senior Environmental Engineer

    Apr 1991 - Oct 1996

  • Maintenance / Construction Engineer

    Jul 1989 - Apr 1991
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  Shell

  Oct 1996 - Sept 2020

  • Develop, implement and manage end to end Category Management solutions for onshore fabrication modules and offshore modules• Provide cross-category leadership leveraging other Category knowledge to deliver integrated supply chain solutions, with fabrication as the integrator, including other equipment categories and logistics• Proactively building a one-CP culture with peers in the CP organization• Implement strategic sourcing strategies with critical business and technical stakeholder teams to select and effectively manage primary supplier relationships in dynamic labor and materials markets Show less • Implemented strategic sourcing programs in support of Shell’s Manufacturing and Offshore production assets. Key categories of focus were Safety Equipment, Environmental Services and Waste. Total influenced spend exceeds $1 Billion.• Implemented strategic, performance-based, supplier relationship program with contract management teams designed to drive continuous improvement and productive supplier/Shell engagement• Implementation of delivery based supplier performance scorecard and contract management program Show less • Led a team of 7 staff that supported Shell’s environmental services initiatives with managed spend was $100mln annually• Implemented $1.5 billion tender of Shell’s Global Environmental Services Strategy (GESS) online reverse auction resulting in Service Recognition Award (SRA) monetary award• Implemented a recognized “world class” supplier management program with final 9 environmental firms, which streamlined the management of Shell’s downstream portfolio of 3,500 projects• Responsibilities included: individual performance reviews, supervision, exceeding team objectives, implementing Company best practices in contracting and procurement Show less • Managed 40 contracts in support of large environmental projects with annual spend of $130 million• Led cross-functional teams of 15 people on regional strategy development resulting in a $13M annual savings • Introduced contract management initiatives to extract year-on-year value delivery of $7M by introduction of leading indicator KPIs that drove proactive behaviors and subsequent stretch goal targets• Introduced competitive marketplace discussions with the Remediation Effectiveness Technical Team and delivered a commercial best practices strategy Show less • Managed 90 contracts in support of Global Retail IT with annual spend of $98 million• Led cross-functional teams of 15 people on global strategy development resulting in a $6mln annual savings• Led $15mln negotiations in Belgium introducing the first performance bonus-malus contract based on software milestone resulting in an annual cost savings of $1mln• Led Global System Integrator $7mln RFI workshop in Rotterdam with a cross-functional team receiving final approval from Global IT Contract Board Global resulting in a cost savings of $1mln Show less • • Led negotiations aligned with Downstream business stakeholders utilizing TCO, NPV, life cycle and global contract strategy alignment resulting in $13mln in bottom line cost savings• Executed comprehensive contract negotiations in The Hague, resulting in $5mln annual cost savings• Led negotiations advocating new innovative technology resulted in $3mln annual savings • Successfully worked with Legal and Federal Trade Commission to head off a supplier monopoly in a strategic category Show less • Responsible for the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Program for 6400 retail locations • Accountable for an IT Design Team of 4 Staff Programmers that successfully developed and delivered a retail compliance-monitoring program • Led and implemented the rollout of a national retail monitoring system to manage environmental compliance and inventory management of underground storage tank systems from a central location • Provide HSE leadership coaching at all levels of the organization Show less

  • Category Manager Emergency Response

    Jan 2018 - Sept 2020

  • Category Manager - Fabrication

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

  • Global Category Manager - Safety Equipment and Offshore Decommissioning

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Americas Regional Implementation Manager - Safety and Environment

    Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

  • Lead Procurement Manager Americas - Environmental Services

    Oct 2008 - Mar 2012

  • Procurement Manager North America - Environmental Services

    Oct 2006 - Sept 2008

  • Global Category Mgr. Retail IT

    Jan 2005 - Sept 2006

  • Category Manager - Fueling Systems/Automation

    Dec 2001 - Dec 2004

  • Staff Engineer Environmental Compliance

    Oct 1996 - Dec 2001