Sean Harness
Director of Global Strategic Sourcing
- Role
- Principal Consultant at Evolve Collective
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sean Harness
Accomplished Global Procurement and Category Management leader with experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and spend analysis. Highly skilled at benchmarking, low cost country sourcing, and identifying innovative cross-plant cost saving initiatives. Builds strong partnerships internally and externally by delivering on promises and keeping the integrity of the company as a priority. Known for being a bridge between technical capabilities and the business goals.Seeking a role in global strategic procurement where I can utilize my personal and professional experience to add value.Areas of Expertise: • Strategic sourcing • Supplier performance• Continuous improvement • Risk-mitigation planning• Contract negotiations • Data analytics• Collaborative relationship building • Critical thinking • Strategic planning • Tactical executionAdditional Accomplishments:South Africa Study Abroad- Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Tsitsikamma, Cape Town; May 2013Central Europe Study Abroad- Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia; May 2012Founder of Harness Expert Learning and Preparation, LLC; November 2008 – 2011- an academic coaching organization (math and science) geared toward helping students amplify confidence levels, improve study habits and enhance critical thinking skillsGraduate Assistant– Conflict Management Team Advisor for Michigan State University\'s “Distinguished Professor” John Hollenbeck- Resolved interpersonal and team conflicts within six diverse teams of first year MBA students
Experience
Principal Consultant
May 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Managed $300M in annual spend for capital equipment, construction and commission of oil & gas modular process unit (skid) projects• Developed strategic execution plan to ensure business objectives were met related to cost targets, cost reduction initiatives, and purchase price variance control.• Established a unique method to lead buyers with challenging buying tasks, such as capacity and on-time delivery; solutions reduced average delivery timeline by 35%.• Produced approximately $200k in net reductions by executing procurement best practices: low-cost country sourcing (India, Mexico, South America), long term agreement(s) and leveraging volume spend across BUs• Collaborated with planning, engineering and logistics internal stakeholders to lead commercial strategy; eliminated critical timeline obstacles therefore exceeding company productivity goals by 25%.• Directed the development of commercial legal strategies for engineering service contracts, encompassing new product introductions, technical services, and third-party supply agreements.
Education
Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Detroit Academy for Science, Math & Technology
Engineering
Cass Technical High School
Architecture
Michigan State University
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering
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