Dave Hedges

Regional Fuel Manager at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

About

Supply Chain professional with over 16 years of experience, owning a bachelor degree in Business Management and post bachelor degree in Project Management Proficient in the negotiation of contracts with a win – win perspective, the selection of suppliers according technical requirements and procedures and the issuance and management of PO’s through e-ordering and/or ERP systems. Due to the having both experience in purchasing, expediting (field and desk), contract management and legal affairs in complex environments and having full filled leadership roles, I have a solid basis for supply chain related positions and am thriving in multicultural work environments. Current areas of experise: • Supply Chain Management • Contract Management • Purchasing and Expediting • Negotiation • Commodity purchasing • Sourcing and Distribution • Legal Terms and conditions negotiations • ERP’s, e-ordering and material management systems

Experience

  • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (6 yrs 9 mos)
    • Regional Fuel Manager
      Mar 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Responsible for contracting & contract management of key strategic offshore fuel supply regions for KLM, Air France, Transavia and Martinair. Commercial focal point for SAP free filtration. Vice-Chairman of the Atlanta ATLECON fuel consortium. Serving member of the JFK fuel committee KLM representative at all US & Canadian fuel consortia, voting for an behalf of KLM Responsible for tendering 100% HVO for KLM Equipment Services at AMS

    • Regional Fuel Buyer
      Oct 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Responsible for contracting & contract management of several strategic offshore fuel supply regions for KLM, Air France, Transavia and Martinair; all scheduled and non scheduled (alternates) locations outside of AMS (ca. 980 of which ca. 340 volume stations) are negotiated, contracted and managed jointly with AF (total 7 FTE) were we operate from the two offices in Paris and Amsterdam.

  • Project Buyer, Engines at Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance
    Sep 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Responsible for USM & LRU purchasing and maintaining Repair Agreements & subcontracts for CF6-80C/E & CFM56-7B engines. Maintaining supplier relationships, monitoring supplier performance and contracting suppliers with high spend value or critical supply for AFI / KLM E&M operations. Spend analysis and collaboration with the business to identify cost saving opportunities.

  • CB&I (10 yrs)
    • Lead Buyer Electrical & Instrumentation
      Jan 2017 - Oct 2017 · 10 mos

      Responsible for the entire scope of purchasing electrical and instrumentation commodities on the Afipsky Hydrockracker project, ensuring best commercial conditions and timely supply. Packages include off the shelf standard equipment as well as complex DCS systems, Analyzer houses and high value valve packages. Responsibilities include (but not limited to): Selecting suppliers according to procedures (client & internal) Preparation and issuance of RFP´s/RFQ’s and PO’s through ERP systems Negotiating terms and conditions Commercial bids evaluation and preparation of award recommendation Administrative handling of PO's Team consist of two E&I buyers.

    • Lead Expeditor
      Sep 2014 - Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Responsible for the entire scope of expediting for the KNPC project, including timely delivery of material, close out of engineering deliverables , OS&D's, claim management, manpower planning and reporting towards the client. Project is executed as part of a JV. Tasks include regular visits to Sharjah to meet and align with client and regular visits to Gurgaon, India to manage and develop the expediting team. Managed both desk & field expeditors in The Hague, India and Korea.

    • Senior Buyer
      Jan 2012 - Sep 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Responsible for purchasing entire scope of instrumentation and electrical equipment for the BASF Project, Antwerp. Packages included off the shelf flow meters as well as complex packages such as DCS and Analyser houses, as well as negotiating best price and legal terms and conditions with multiple or single source suppliers. Furthermore, responsible for placing field orders as well as site service / commissioning contracts and the contractual close out of the project. Currently repsonsible for performing all close out activities for the project.

  • Expeditor / Buyer at Aramco Overseas Company
    Jan 2005 - Nov 2007 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Main tasks consisted of expediting spare parts and main equipment for ultimate use in Saudi Arabia. Main responsibility was rotating equipment, one of the key commodities within Aramco. Responsibilities included creating high value orders (USD 100,000.00+) for approval, placement of concurrent developments, creating RFQ’s and creating reports for management on a monthly basis. International expediting visits, including expediting of GOODS and documentation, were frequently required. Official signing authority up to 25,000.00 US dollars.

  • Junior expeditor at ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL BV
    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003 · 2 yrs 1 mo