Jeff Martin

About Jeff Martin

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY An experienced procurement specialist able to lead capital…

Experience

1. Senior Capital Buyer

   Nutrien

   Jun 2016 — Present · Augusta, GA, US

   MANAGE 15 to 30 capital projects per year and a portfolio of over 40 million dollars while working with engineering, operations, and suppliers to procure services and equipment for a fertilizer plant.• Facilitate the purchasing process from requisition to close out by crafting and submitting RFPs to multiple bidders, creating binding terms and conditions, and executing contracts with suppliers.• Handle a large volume of data driven components by using Power BI to generate reports to deal effectively with daily requisitions, plant turnarounds, RFPs, negotiations, and vendor management.• Create score cards for suppliers covering pre-sourcing audits and visits to manufacturing facilities.• Use discretion while gathering bids from suppliers before presenting to an in-house team during the decision making process, personally ensuring that all aspects concerning scope of work are covered.• Able to successfully negotiate up to 5 percent savings on all confirmed bids while maintaining scope of work, the highest quality, positive vendor relationships, and seamless vendor management.• Sole point of contact for the supplier source-to-pay process for POs, payment schedules, and renewals. • Called upon to procure equipment and services for extra special projects like plant turnarounds.

Education

• University of South Carolina Aiken

  Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (BSIS)