Robert Stokes2309 McIlhenny St. Houston, TX 77004 Phone: 832-971-6390 Email: robstokes@comcast.net

I am a driven, dedicated Purchasing Manager with 10 years of experience, seeking a position at a reputable firm that allows for growth and promotion based upon hard work and success. I thoroughly enjoy purchasing and welcome new tasks, projects and responsibilities. I work well with a team or on my own, with or without deadlines, and am efficient and detail-oriented.

Education

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY — COLLEGE STATION, TX Major in Industrial Distribution

Experience

FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES – HOUSTON, TXPurchasing Manager, March 2007 – Present

Key Responsibilities:

Manage 8 direct reports in Purchasing, Planning and Material Control

Responsible for purchasing all materials for tooling, stock builds, custom engineering, and inventory as well as items for order satisfaction and service needs

Forecast reorder intervals and quantities for inventory as well as supplies needed for stock builds

Seek out new vendors to improve pricing, lead time and quality; negotiate pricing and terms with new and current vendors to aid in cost savings for the company

Qualify and perform site assessments for new outside service vendors.

Request and evaluate quotations from distributors and fabricators/machine shops for needed supplies

Review engineering drawings and bill of materials to determine necessary materials for sub-assemblies and complete assemblies

Schedule equipment maintenance and maintain stock supply

Plan and implement budget changes changed to the same tense as the rest of the bullets

Coordinate material requests with sales, service, engineering and technical departments

Manage material requirement scheduling according to production timelines

Resolve invoicing issues to ensure vendors are paid in a timely manner

Create, improve and implement procedures and policies

Production Planning

TOROMONT ENERGY SYSTEMS – HOUSTON, TXPurchasing/Expediting, June 2006 – January 2007

Key Responsibilities:

Purchased all structural materials for natural gas compression and processing units, including structural steel, plate, pipe, fittings, machined parts, and bolting, valves, instrumentation, electrical components, and custom fabrication

Inspected drawings for necessary materials and to check for accuracy

Purchased all materials requested from the shop floor for stock and specific projects

Purchased any last minute materials to ensure projects were completed in a timely manner

Expedited all materials to keep production on schedule

Contacted vendors about promised delivery dates and outstanding materials

Constantly compared prices of materials to cut job costs

Actively sought out and contacted new vendors to improve pricing and insure timely delivery

Communicated material delivery to fabrication shops to keep skid production on schedule

Inspected Approved Material Lists to ensure customer specifications are maintained

Aided in tracking down shipments that were delivered, but not in the correct location

Worked with accounting to fix any discrepancies on vendor invoices

UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION INC. — HOUSTON, TXMajor Equipment/Materials Buyer, December 2005 – May 2006

Key Responsibilities:

Purchased all major equipment for natural gas compression packages including: engines, motors, compressors, coolers, and control panels

Maintained spreadsheets used to track all equipment purchased for current projects, as well as all equipment for advanced purchases

Identified and purchased all materials for skid fabrication including: raw materials, piping, bolting, machined parts, and concrete

Purchased all pressure vessels and vane packs

Contracted skid fabrication to outside fabricators

Located and researched potential skid vendors, and shopped material costs to cut overall expenses

Purchased material requisitions to ensure completion of compressor packages

Tracked all equipment purchased

Communicated on a daily basis with vendors to ensure promised delivery dates

Tracked all purchase receipts

INTERNATIONAL STONEWORKS, INC. — HOUSTON, TXInventory Control Manager, October 2002 – November 2005

Key Responsibilities:

Oversaw all aspects of the shipping and receiving processes, from order receipt to invoice generation

Developed new policies and procedures to increase the efficiency and cost effectiveness of warehouse operations

Frequently used QuickBooks to generate sales tickets, packing lists, and invoices

Responsible for all purchasing, receiving merchandise, and regular inventory adjustments, as well as material management

Coordinated regular physical inventory counts of current inventory in order to maintain and track product sales and use

Researched, implemented and administered several money saving office services including office supplies and telephone/internet service

Regularly performed cost comparisons between various suppliers and products to determine lowest product pricing

Tracked all orders and shipments for commercial accounts

Scheduled or performed regular maintenance of all office

Skills and Qualifications

Advanced Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, SAP, QuickBooks, Visibility, PeopleSoft/JD Edwards, Navision, and AutoCAD