Procurement or Buyer from Mining Sector

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Serial No: 6282

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Skills keywords: as400, espediting, material management, negotiation, purchasing, sourcing suppliers/vendors

Short Bio:

Danilo has extensive professional experience and strong skills in areas like Issuing and Expediting Purchase Orders for Major Equipment and Bulk Material for National and International Suppliers. Issuing and Reviewing Payment Statements. He is on charge of coordinating alignment meetings, advances & blueprint certification. Managing suppliers and interacting with Engineering disciplines and Finance Department. He has nine (9) years of experience in Procurement including 4 years in Mining industry.

Current location:  Dominican Republic - View on map

Preferred Sector of Employment:  accounting and finance

Spoken languages: english, spanish

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Education:

• Accounting Degree (in Progress)

Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)

Summary:

Danilo has extensive professional experience and strong skills in areas like Issuing and Expediting Purchase Orders for Major Equipment and Bulk Material for National and International Suppliers. Issuing and Reviewing Payment Statements. He is on charge of coordinating alignment meetings, advances & blueprint certification. Managing suppliers and interacting with Engineering disciplines and Finance Department. He has nine (9) years of experience in Procurement including 4 years in Mining industry.

Profile:

• Background encompasses extensive professional purchasing/buying experience utilizing a strong work ethic, an attitude to “go the extra mile,” and a willingness to analyze and learn new information quickly to serve employers more effectively.

• Strengths: Positive attitude – brings enthusiasm to daily tasks; excellent communication skills (able to develop positive relationships with vendors/suppliers); self-motivated; achievement-oriented; works well independently or in a team environment; skilled at multi-tasking; highly responsible; dependable.

Areas of Expertise:

● Purchasing ● Expediting Activities

● Negotiation ● Warehousing activities

● Sourcing Suppliers/Vendors

Specific Experience:

Lead Buyer

Fluor Daniel South America LTD April 2011 to Present

(Barrick Gold Corporation, Pueblo Viejo Project, Cotui – Dominican Republic)

Purchasing record between $100K – $11M – Purchasing Leadership

Responsible for purchase all or specific portion of productive and/or non-productive materials, supplies, machinery, piping, electrical equipments and bulk materials, tooling and services requested by Engineering or Construction following requirements and Fluor’s procedures.

Coordinate, help direct, as well as perform all required functions from initiation of a purchase through to satisfactory delivery of material or services. Request and evaluate proposals employing appropriate negotiation, cost and price analysis techniques. Establish communication with local and foreign vendors, to develop commercial relations and strategic alliances. Resolve, management and close Overages, Shortages & Damages (OS&Ds), and Materials-related Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs). Coordinate with the Backcharge Coordinator for any Backcharge to Suppliers or Contractors and mobilize vendors’ representatives to the site. Administrate SAP Purchase Orders and interfacing systems. Suppliers’ performance evaluation and Project Close-Out lead coordination. Supervising 3 Junior Buyers and 3 field Expeditors.

Field Buyer

Purchasing record between $100K – $11M

Adecco Dominicana September 2009 to April 2011

(Fluor Daniel South America LTD, Pueblo Viejo Project, Barrick Gold Corp, Cotui – Dominican Republic)

Responsible fro Purchase materials, equipment, supplies and services of a specialized or complex nature in accordance with Fluor’s procedures. Prepare and issue expediting status reports and perform basic purchasing activities. Assist in performing administrative and fundamental procurement assignments, reports, material shipment tracking, and expediting activities with vendors. Investigate and determine what/how/why material comes in incorrectly or damaged (for non-conformances). Investigate and develop sources of supplies.

Buyer

Purchasing record between $50K – $1M

Corporación del Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Santiago November, 2004 to January, 2009

(Santiago – Dominican Republic)

Receives and reviews a wide variety of requisitions, in order to obtain quotations, negotiates contracts and services to support the operation within assigned product groups. Responsible for purchasing equipment, piping and electrical material and spare parts for water treatment plants, as well. Bidding process (selection of national and foreign suppliers, prepare bidding bases and invitations, receptions of quotations, prepare comparison chart and award the best bid.

Computer Skills:

• Material Manager – Fluor (Purchasing – Expediting and Warehousing Modules)

• SAP (Purchasing Module)

• AS400

• Microsoft Office (Advance Level)

Language:

• Spanish (Native)

• English