Charles Mac Carthy

Experience

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  Oceaneering de Venezuela

  Sept 1998 - Aug 1999

  Project Engineer

  •Assisted in Project Planning/Scheduling•Conducted Project Reports/Logistics•Resolved issues related to project costs/milestones/schedules/technical.

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  Racal Pelagos

  Jun 2000 - Jul 2000

  Engineering Analyst (Intern)

  •Trained on the interpretation of side scan sonar data

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  Oceaneering de Venezuela

  Oct 2000 - May 2010

  Senior Buyer

  • Planned, negotiated, ordered, and administered direct and indirect material requirements, increasing the on time deliveries by eighty percent (80%).• Continuously monitored and upgraded supplier performance and maintained good relationships.• Assist internal customers with sourcing and pricing decisions.• Created and changed purchase orders through SAP, ensuring all orders were compliant with the policies and procedures.• Resolved invoice and payment issues related to purchase orders, reducing payment issues by more than fifty percent (50%).• Participated in diverse projects (such as Plataforma Deltana Chevron 2004-05) ensuring all materials and services were delivered in time and in accordance to the business unit requirements. Show less

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  Ovenca Colombia

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2012

  Procurement Manager

  • Identified and addressed issues related to the Procurement Process, which translated into a more efficient process.• Created and implemented a Vendor database, which served as a tool for the business unit to understand their options for any services or materials required.• Performed Vendor Networking, establishing strong relationships with contractors, and increasing the number of vendors by seventy five percent (75%).• Assessed and recommended procurement options to business unit requirements ensuring all needs were being satisfied in an efficient and timely manner.• Conducted negotiations with selected suppliers to tactically procure materials and services, resulting in $1.0 MM cost savings between 2010 and 2012. Show less

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  Suncor Energy

  Dec 2012 - Aug 2013

  Buyer

  Complex Services "Engineering"• Developed short form contracts for the procurement of services and materials, ensuring all contractors had active contracts.• Liaised with Category Management to identify improvements in Contract implementation.• Issued Request for Proposal for bidding processes.• Resolved invoice and payment issues related to purchase orders, which translated into a twenty five percent (25%) decrease in invoice issues.• Conducted negotiations with selected suppliers to tactically procure materials and services, which led to $0.5 MM in cost savings.• Assessed and recommended procurement options based on business unit requirements, identifying potential suppliers.• Created and changed purchase orders to ensure all requests were delivered in a timely manner. Show less

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  ConocoPhillips

  Sept 2013 - now

  Procurement Specialist

  • Contributed to the development of a Contracting Strategy for categories within the Oil Sands Business Units.• Managed procurement requirements for the Oil Sands Business Units Operations to ensure needs were met in a timely and efficient manner.• Developed and maintained strong contractor relationships in support of operational requirements.• Conducted Bid Evaluations and assessed the Business Units on recommendations.• Conducted negotiations with suppliers to gain better pricing on contract renewals, which translated into more than 5.0 MM between 2015 and 2016.• Applied appropriate due diligence to verify materials requirements met the company’s technical and commercial requirements.• Created and issued Request for Quote, Request for Information, and Request for Proposal for bidding processes.• Reviewed with contractors the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) of contracts on a quarterly basis and worked with them on any improvements required.• Worked on developing market intelligence on selected services needed for maintenance and operations.• Participated in the creation of vendor set up, pricing negotiation, acceptance of terms and conditions.• Created and issued Contract Request Forms (CRF’s).• Created and changed purchase orders for services and materials through SAP. • Supported the logistics team on the expediting of materials to ensure all needs were satisfied in a timely manner reducing the delivery time to site by more than fifty percent (50%).• Conducted tactical sourcing upon business unit requirements.• Contributed to the resolution of vendor management issues, reducing issues in more than fifty percent (50%). Show less