Project Procurement Manager for PDVSA Project Sourcing through Technip large capital equipment, emergency materials and services, long lead time items, and a major turnaround project for an upstream and downstream operation. • Successfully coordinated the operations of a 0.5 billion-dollar international procurement project, providing operating controls to deliver equipment and related services in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. 3 • Effectively and accurately managed the requests for proposals and the bid evaluation process for 1,500 requisitions and a base of 200 suppliers ensuring adequate technical and commercial analysis. • Consistently exceed annual operating cost goals of 5% over total amount issued by 40 to 50%. • Produced clear guidelines to ensure the correct application of purchase terms and conditions, procurement procedures, and invoice administration. • Creatively generated custom operational and financial reporting to the designated final users to ensure successful monitoring of the project. • Developed a supplier evaluation system to monitor vendors’ performance. • Provided direct and indirect supervision of a professional team of 20 plus employees in the area of procurement, logistics, expediting, inspecting, and export compliance.