Simon K.

2007-03-01 To 2017-06-01

Vice President, Procurement

Responsible for all Procurement activities (Purchasing, Expediting, Inspection and Logistics) from planning the proposal strategy until the projects completion. Supervise the US procurement team in multiple office and site locations and coordinating with six (6) global procurement offices.

Ensured that all processes and tools was followed and the company technical and commercial requirements were met.

In 2009, played a key role in transferring the procurement department from a fragmented procurement offices spread over 20 companies in 5 continents to a centralized organization with unified processes and tools. Developed the concept of Global Standards with Local Management which enabled the company to be more competitive and profitable.

Have proven records of achieving successful results where I have managed to surpass company goals of 7% under budget for procurement every year with no exception by consistently finding innovative solutions. These results translated into tens of millions of USD in additional savings and corporate profit. 

2006-06-01 To 2007-03-01

Senior Project Manager

Responsible for the technical and commercial execution of a major project consisting of supplying eighteen (18) Fired Heaters for a South Korean EPC and an end user in Oman. Coordinated all the technical activities between client and in-house engineering department. 

Reviewed and approved all technical drawings, created requisitions, reviewed bids technically and commercially from all global suppliers. In addition, made final decisions on selected suppliers, created Inspection Test Plans and held Kick-off and Pre-Inspection Meetings.

Coordinated the JV (joint venture) with French Fired Heater Company. Was responsible for standardizing all drawings and documents between the two companies.

2002-01-01 To 2004-02-01

Vice Preside Procurement, Sales and HR

Jan 2002 - Feb 2004 · 2 yrs 2 mosJan 2002 to Feb 2004 · 2 yrs 2 mos

As a member of the Executive Team and a board member, was responsible for the overall management of the company and responsible for HR, Sales, Procurement, and Business Development. Participated in various Training Programs developed with external consultants wherein Executive Score Cards were developed to measure agreed upon goals and objectives for the success of major Change Management initiatives. The Executive Team strongly agreed and believed the Organization is a learning organization and as such, consistently required and enabled our teams to be faster than the competition to adopt changes as required to attain the agreed upon objectives.

As a member of the Executive Team and a board member, was responsible for the overall management of the company and responsible for HR, Sales, Procurement, and Business Development. Participated in various Training Programs developed with external consultants wherein Executive Score Cards were developed to measure agreed upon goals and objectives for the success of major Change Management initiatives. The Executive Team strongly agreed and believed the Organization is a learning organization and as such, consistently required and enabled our teams to be faster than the competition to adopt changes as required to attain the agreed upon objectives. 

Director of Procurement

Oct 1999 - 2004

Responsible for all Procurement activities including purchasing, expediting and logistics.

The company grew rapidly in 1999 and needed to expand their supplier base in order to meet the market demand. Negotiated strategic contracts with suppliers worldwide and developed and approved fabricators in Asia, I created a qualified suppliers network to support up to 250 Million USD in procurement of pressure and non-pressure parts per year. Successfully generated the additional volume and managed logistics to ship all fabricated equipment from South Korea, China, Europe and Thailand to plants in the US, Canada, South America, and the Middle East.

Led multiple cost reduction initiatives and was also responsible for maintaining the company ISO certification.