About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 1965868
PROCUREMENT & STRATEGIC SOURCING SPECIALIST | COMMODITY BUYING, PROJECT PROCUREMENT & CATEGORY MANAGEMENT
Core Expertise
- Strategic sourcing and category management for construction materials, equipment, and subcontracted services.
- Commodity procurement and market analysis for plywood, OSB, steel, and other building products.
- Contract negotiation and risk mitigation for complex purchase orders, subcontracts, and MSAs.
- Inventory planning, demand forecasting, and lean inventory strategies to prevent stockouts.
- Supplier performance management, KPIs, QBRs, qualification, and corrective action implementation.
Project Background
- Managed multimillion-dollar commodity spend across dozens of regional locations to optimize supply continuity.
- Led procurement for environmental remediation and capital construction projects up to $35M, sourcing materials and labor.
- Executed concurrent RFx events, TCO analyses, and supplier evaluations to secure cost-effective solutions.
- Designed and implemented a rental equipment category program, consolidating suppliers and improving nationwide availability.
- Led contract renegotiations during market disruptions, preserving project schedules and realizing substantial procurement savings.
Key Skills
- Procurement Strategy | Strategic Sourcing | Category Management | RFx Management
- Contract Negotiation | MSAs | TCO Analysis | Supplier Qualification
- Commodity Purchasing | Inventory Management | Demand Forecasting | Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
- ERP and analytics tools: Oracle | Spectrum | SAP | Power BI | Microsoft Excel
Education
- B.A., Mathematics; Minors in Economics and Philosophy — University of Colorado Boulder
Awards & Recognition
- Delivered company-record annual procurement savings exceeding $4M (recorded in 2021).
- Generated approximately $3.6M savings on a large water-treatment project, about 11% of procurement budget.
Why Interview this Candidate?
They bring more than nine years of procurement and strategic sourcing experience across commodity buying, project procurement, and category management. Proven record generating multimillion-dollar savings through RFx execution, TCO analysis, and contract renegotiations while managing large regional commodity programs. Strong analytics and ERP exposure (Oracle, Spectrum, SAP, Power BI) enables data-driven demand forecasting and inventory optimization. Collaborative operator who partners with engineering, operations, finance, and legal to reduce risk and improve supplier performance.
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