DAKOTA FRENCH
Purchaser
Calgary,AB
Summary
Experienced Buyer with over five years of experience in supply chain and oil and gas projects. Well-versed in planning and executing daily and special inventory buys. Proficient in purchasing and procurement environments. Attention to detail ensures focus on quality contracts and lowering costs, while procuring quality goods by efficiently negotiating with vendors. Proficient with multi-tasking and function with minimal supervision, while exceling in a team environment. Looking to use procurement experience to succeed at new challenges.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer
Keyera
10.2018 - 04.2022
- Managed vendor purchase order dispatch, delivery and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.
- Met with suppliers to assess changes and determine proper courses of action, including supplier account creation, changes, and termination.
- Negotiated policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability. Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors and recommended optimal suppliers.
- Determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability and negotiated favorable contracts.
- Supported Operations and Engineering by providing training in using Purchasing Software (Maximo). This assisted engineers with ensuring their Purchase Requisitions were accurately expedited.
- Computed and created purchase orders to verify purchase requisitions and expedite customer orders.
- Created contracts for Keyera Energy Parts, Materials, and Required Services costing up to $3Million.
- Maintained focus and organization to regularly complete tasks with precision, timeliness and flexibility to accommodate fluctuating assignments and emerging business trends.
- Generated reports detailing purchase orders and supplier safety reports for Keyera management.
- Documented purchasing information in Maximo to maintain detailed and accurate records.
- Proactively developed and improved supplier/vendor relationships.
- Provided continuous improvement to procurement processes following organizational needs.
- Review of suppliers in order to maintain quality, cost, accuracy, and speed of delivery for services and products.
Purchaser
REV Engineering
05.2022 - 04.2023
- Checked items received against items ordered by verifying receipts.
- Researched suppliers based on availability, quality, selection, and price.
- Computed and created purchase orders in NAV ERP System to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and expedite customer orders.
- Negotiated with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives.
- Ensured all items are purchased and delivered within budget and time constraints to ensure production remains on track.
- Identified and sourced new suppliers and vendors.
- Updated approved vendor/supplier database.
- Liaise between vendors, suppliers, relevant internal departments and customers daily.
- Measured and managed vendor and supplier cost, quality and delivery performance. Troubleshooted cost, quality, and delivery concerns. Managed risk relating to quality, cost, delivery and supply of purchases.
- Introduced performance improvement measures for suppliers and vendors.
- Worked with relevant departments to manage inventory requirements.
- Facilitated timely placement of purchase orders.
- Reviewed purchase orders for proper authorization and compliance with organizational policy and procedures.
- Monitored and reduced purchase variances to meet objectives.
- Practiced continuous improvement of purchasing processes in line with changing organizational needs and market conditions.
- Assisted with physical inventories and cycle counts.
- Managed vendor purchase order dispatch, delivery and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.
- Managed and executed multiple RFQs, RFPs, and RFIs required for internal stakeholders.
Procurement Specialist
Bantrel Co.
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Issuing RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs.
- Preparation and maintenance of bidder’s lists.
- Negotiating to obtain preferred pricing, terms and conditions to the greatest extent possible.
- Reviewing bid tabulations for accuracy.
- Preparing POs and executing PO commitments within delegated signing authority and obtains signatures that require higher authority.
- Developing and maintaining pro forma documents, including legal comments to commercial terms and conditions.
- Ensuring project purchasing activities are consistent with Bantrel Policies and Procedures.
- Directing negotiations to obtain preferred pricing, terms and conditions to the greatest extent possible.
- Coordinating purchasing operations in control and support offices, and providing guidance to project jobsite personnel.
- Monitoring the Material Requisition Status Sheet to ensure milestone dates are being met.
- Monitoring milestone status to ensure supplier engineering, fabrication and shipments are meeting the project schedule dates.
- Ensuring that changes, claims and disputes are satisfactorily resolved and required approvals are on file.
- Ensuring PO revisions are being processes in a timely manner.
- Ensuring PO close outs are completed in a timely manner.
- Researched and identified potential new suppliers to increase vendor base.
- Tracked purchase orders and followed up with vendors and carriers to support timely deliveries.
- Expedited required documentation for projects packages.
- Lead conference meetings with suppliers and internal stakeholders to provide updates on package schedule and delivery.
- Executed commercial bid evaluations in order to provide recommendations for purchase on various packages.
Education
Business Administration Diploma - Supply Chain Management
SAIT
Calgary, AB04.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
St. Mary's University
Calgary, AB04.2015
Skills
- Cost Reduction, Terms/Conditions Negotiations
- Complex Problem Solving
- Purchase Order Lifecycle Expertise
- Attention to Detail
- Ordering and Purchasing Execution
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills
- Internal and External Client Management
- Supplier Management, Coordination, and Relationship Building
- Staff Training in ERP Systems, and SCM Processes
- Supplier Bids, and RFP, RFQ, RFI Execution
- New Supplier and Vendor Sourcing
- Maximo & Oracle ERP Expert
- P2P Process Expertise
- Strong Microsoft Office Skills, Including Excel
Accomplishments
- Earned office award and recognition for Maximo ERP software expert support.
- Collaborated with team of 10 in the development of the KAPS Pipeline.
- Collaborated with EPC clients in executing commercial requirements for major energy projects.
- Documented and resolved supplier confusion which led to accuracy of contract format.
- Supported Engineers and SCM with procurement needs through a variety of major capital projects.
- Resolved procurement and contract needs of any other departments in the company.
- Quickly and accurately went through the setup process with suppliers in order to meet business needs.
- Documented and resolved shipping issues which led to quick delivery of goods. Recommended Suppliers are now used regularly.
- Placed and Managed Master Contracts for sites that required long term needs.
Timeline
Procurement Specialist
Bantrel Co.
04.2023 - 09.2023
Purchaser
REV Engineering
05.2022 - 04.2023
Buyer
Keyera
10.2018 - 04.2022
Business Administration Diploma - Supply Chain Management
SAIT
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
St. Mary's University
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