Director of Procurement

DAVRON CV: Candidate 1491818

PROCUREMENT & FINANCE LEADER | CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & STRATEGIC SOURCING

Core Expertise

• Strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations delivering multi-million-dollar cost reductions and improved payment terms.
• Full-cycle accounts payable management, month-end close, reconciliations, and timely financial reporting for project teams.
• Procurement team building, scalable purchasing workflows, and operational controls to support high-volume environments.
• Inventory control and reconciliation expertise, including reclamation tracking and loss recovery exceeding six figures.
• Project procurement for construction, HVAC, rail, substations, and control systems with change-order and compliance management.

Project Background

• Built procurement function and operating structure for a $40M construction-oriented organization, establishing accountability and workflows.
• Negotiated supplier discounts and ACH payment terms producing 10–15% invoice discounts and recurring savings.
• Managed high-volume purchasing and AP for a $50M HVAC contractor, processing thousands of purchase orders annually.
• Coordinated procurement and reconciliation for rail and substation projects totaling over $100M in materials and equipment.
• Developed KPI reporting, vendor benchmarking, and executive presentations driving procurement decisions and cost optimization.

Key Skills

• Strategic Procurement | Supplier & Vendor Management | Contract Negotiation
• Full-Cycle Accounts Payable | Month-End Close | Financial Reporting
• Cost Reduction | Vendor Benchmarking | Negotiated ACH Discounts
• Inventory Management | Reconciliation | Reclamation Tracking
• ERP: SAMPro Enterprise | QuickBooks | Sage familiarity | MS Access
• Advanced Excel | Google Workspace | Monday.com | PowerPoint
• Project Procurement | Change Order Controls | Compliance

Education

• B.A., Visual Arts — Fordham University

Why Interview this Candidate?

A procurement and finance leader with two decades of experience delivering measurable cost savings and building procurement teams in construction-related environments. Demonstrated success negotiating supplier terms, strengthening controls, and producing multimillion-dollar procurement savings including $1.3M documented reductions. Brings deep AP, inventory reconciliation, KPI reporting, and ERP experience to immediately improve procurement operations and executive decision-making.