Mauricio Gomez CPSM CPSD

• Develop, support & manage the MRO-Industrial Supplies Procurement category to meet business objectives through cost savings, vendor consolidation, contract analysis, negotiation and pay terms improvement initiatives. • Category includes but no limited to General MRO, Specialty MRO, Electrical Supplies, Lab Supplies, Office Supplies. • Strong supplier relationship management/performance experience • Ability to learn and become a subject matter expert quickly.

Develop, support & maintain the newly created Indirect Operations category to meet business objectives through cost savings, vendor consolidation & pay terms improvement initiatives. Category spend is 120MM for North America & includes commodities such as MRO Equipment, Industrial Supplies, Facilities-Maintenance and R&D/laboratory supplies.

• Responsible for supporting operating companies with sourcing strategies, both domestically and globally on specialized items such as metal fabrication, castings & machining parts. • Perform general and targeted spending analysis and make recommendations regarding sourcing strategies to maximize cost savings. • Maintain commodity line knowledge of current industry conditions including: Pricing information, trends, vendor information and regulatory requirements. • Develop Productivity tracker to capture savings from all operating companies on a monthly basis. • Support the Latin American region by establishing sourcing techniques, policies & training's that follow the corporate guidelines. • Negotiate with suppliers on pricing, delivery schedules, and payment terms.

• Lead the development and execution of global sourcing strategies and purchase agreements for indirect commodities such as MRO, facilities, Engineering, IT, & Contractor services. • Perform general and targeted spend analysis and make recommendations regarding sourcing strategies to maximize cost savings. • Utilize software systems such as MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, SAP, Oracle & Tableau. • Experience with advanced Microsoft Excel to create pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros and other functions for data analysis. • Strong supplier relationship management/performance measurement monitoring experience. • Lead and achieved training for key users involved with PO requests & placement using the new ERP system (SAP). • Developed and maintained business Indirect Sourcing intranet page. • Presented quarterly reviews on US indirect spend & savings projects to business leadership. • Ability to learn and become a subject matter expert quickly.

• Purchasing duties which consisted of reviewing and approving purchase orders over $10K, overlooking purchasing/service agreements, seeking competitive bids for projects over $25K and creating/extending new vendors in company's supplier system. • Manage and maintain business contract database. • Negotiated with suppliers pricing, delivery schedules, and payment terms. • Successfully Implemented & executed the international shipment process for the business. Using strong project management skills coordinating shipments from the US to Argentina & Venezuela. • Provide procurement advice and sourcing policies guidance to internal stakeholders.

• Lead Buyer for Power Plant Equipment and O&G Material in Various Projects in Latin-America. • Travel throughout US and Latin American countries as required to meet and manage current and future suppliers & end-users. • Processed quotation requests for Mechanical, electrical & bulk material for an average of $700K per month. • Commercial Bid Evaluation for local & international proposals. • International Assignments: Quito, Ecuador – 3 Months Fortaleza, Brazil – 6 Months