Manuel Florez

About Manuel Florez

The following i a summary of my experience and qualifications:Supply Chain / Procurement Significant experience leading the development and execution of effective strategic sourcing plans and the application of solid principles of Category Management in alignment with business strategies. Collaboration with business stakeholders, integrating input from customers and suppliers to lower capital and operational expenditures by over $350 million. Proven record in the identification, establishment, and development of relations with strategic vendors. Inventory control, material control, logistics. Management of strategic sourcing for indirect spend. Procure-to-Pay Process Owner in the implementation of ERP Systems and procurement bolt-on modules.Business Management Design and Implementation of Procurement Organizations and streamlining of end-to-end procure-to-pay processes. Demonstrated ability to evaluate business opportunities and identify threats. Special talent to recognize workplace challenges and take measures to rectify them. Successful in the application of Lean Six Sigma tools in Continuous Improvement projects. Work in fast-paced environments, merger & acquisitions, Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring and Global Pandemic.Industry Petroleum industry including oil & gas wellsite and gathering facilities, pipeline, refinery, and chemical plants. Supply Chain Operations for US Unconventional Oil & Gas Shale plays. Commodity and specialty chemicals. Equipment manufacturing, project management, EPC Contracts, construction. Experience in Fortune 50 Company.Interpersonal and Communication Effective Leader of company-wide cross functional teams in Continuous Improvement efforts. Capable of facilitating positive relationships within a team and influencing others to act within its best interests. Ability to negotiate and execute favorable contracts. Fluent in English and Spanish. Basic proficiency in French and Portuguese.Analysis and Reports Procurement metrics, Spend analysis, lease vs. buy decision, make vs buy comparison, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Top Management required reports. Use of industry Market Intelligence tools, HIS Markit, OPIS, Beroe, RigData, BH Rig Count Critical raw material forecasting/planning.Professional training: leadership, management, procurement, negotiations, contracts, legal, continuous improvement, problem solving, ISO 9001, auditing.Computer Proficiency: SAP, Oracle e Business Suite, Enertia, GEP Smart, Iasta Smartsource, Openinvoice, Microsoft Office.

Experience

1. Category Manager, Chemicals Direct

   Chevron

   Sep 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• Rice University

  Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration/Management, Advanced Management Program

  2015

• University of Houston

  Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration/Management, Leadership and Management Certificate Program

• Florida International University

  Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer and Information Science

Skills

• Refining & Petrochemical
• Petroleum
• Supply Chain
• Petrochemical
• Vendor Relationships
• Multi-Site Operations
• Energy Industry
• Strategy
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Energy
• Pipelines
• Oil & Gas Companies
• Management
• Team Building
• Purchasing
• International Business Experience
• Spend Analysis
• Procurement
• Engineering
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Contract Negotiation
• Oilfield
• Logistics
• Strategic Leadership
• Negotiation
• Vendor Management
• Gas
• Inventory Management
• Onshore
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Materials Management
• Oil/Gas
• Oracle Applications
• Epc
• Process Engineering
• Downstream Oil & Gas
• Upstream
• Supplier Negotiation
• Project Engineering