Cindy Fontenot
Cindy Fontenot

Procurement Buyer and Administrative Support Specialist

Actively looking · Member since 6 Sep 2026
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Location
Lake Charles, United States
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
On-site / Full Time, Freelance
Experience level
Junior

About

Professional summary

I am a procurement and administrative support professional with more than 28 years of experience supporting capital projects, plant operations, purchasing, accounts payable, and executive administration.

I have extensive experience managing procurement workflows, including vendor RFQs, bid evaluations, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, change orders, material tracking, supplier coordination, and contract support.

I bring 12 years of SAP experience across multiple platforms and have supported purchase-to-pay processes, service entries, goods receipts, invoice workflows, GRIR reconciliation, forecasting, reporting, and month-end close activities.

I am experienced in supporting project managers, engineers, production teams, maintenance departments, finance teams, and senior plant leadership. I am comfortable coordinating travel, timekeeping, events, fleet tracking, contractor access, office operations, and vendor communications.

I am motivated, ambitious, diplomatic, and professional. I learn technology quickly and work effectively with professionals at all organizational levels.

I also operate a home-based sewing and custom embroidery business, where I manage customer orders, purchasing, accounting, production, and social media marketing.

Skills

21 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Design

Experience

Career history

Buyer Louisiana Bridge Builders

Support project procurement by registering vendors and suppliers, sourcing commodities, equipment, materials, and services, and developing purchase specifications. Manage RFQs, tenders, supplier quotations, bid evaluations, and cost comparison analyses for supplier awards.

Create purchase orders from needs requests and monitor open orders, material status, delivery schedules, and quality requirements. Negotiate pricing, schedules, and compliance requirements while working with project managers, designers, engineers, production teams, vendors, and suppliers.

Materials Expeditor / Executive Administrative Assistant LyondellBasell LIP JV

Provided administrative and materials-expediting support to Capital Projects and contractor construction teams. Managed vendor RFQs, SAP requisitions, purchase order change requests, delivery confirmations, material ETAs, rental equipment, fleet tracking, visitor badge requests, and contractor CATS time entry training.

Supported finance forecast meetings, service-entry and goods-receipt requests, IT hardware and software requests, inventory, office supplies, janitorial supplies, and local material pickups. Also coordinated event planning and safety observation reporting.

Materials Expeditor / Interim Administrative Assistant LyondellBasell LIP JV / Recon Management

Worked in a contract Materials Expeditor and Interim Administrative Assistant role supporting LyondellBasell Capital Projects through Recon Management. Performed procurement, materials tracking, SAP requisition, purchase order support, contractor coordination, and administrative workflow duties.

Converted to a direct role in August 2023. Responsibilities included coordinating vendor and project documentation, material delivery information, team support activities, and operational administration.

Owner/Operator Sew Complete Designs

Own and operate a home-based sewing, monogramming, and custom embroidery business. Fulfill online and custom customer orders, design and sew embroidery products, and manage order production.

Handle business purchasing, supplies, accounting, and online social media marketing. Maintain customer service and delivery activities for custom-made products.

P2P Specialist / Administrative Assistant to Plant Manager Rain Carbon CII

Centralized procurement support for plant operations, including bid package preparation, vendor RFQs, SAP requisitions, purchase order change requests, invoice workflow management, and accounts payable reconciliation. Processed SAP service entries, goods receipts, material reservations, and GRIR reporting.

Provided executive and operational administrative support to the plant manager, production, maintenance, warehouse, and management teams. Managed budgets, month-end reporting, ADP timekeeping, travel and expense reconciliation, P-card reconciliation, work orders, shipping and receiving, employee HR administration, and event planning.

Education

Learning history

University of Louisiana

Certificate, Professional Photography

Completed beginner to advanced Professional Photography courses.

LSU Dental School

Licensed Expanded Dental Duty Assistant, Dental Assisting

Licensed as an Expanded Dental Duty Assistant (EDDA).

LSU Dental School

Licensed Oral Radiology Technician, Dental Imaging

Completed dental imaging education and earned Oral Radiology Technician licensing.

Lake Arthur High School

High School Diploma, Business Administration

Graduated with a Business Administration focus.

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