Management Project

Gina L. Zywicke

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SUMMARY

Experienced Strategic Sourcing professional skilled in supply chain

strategy/process implementation initiatives, applying procurement/sourcing

processes, across multiple departments, organizations and categories and

negotiating complex contractual obligations. Focused on process

improvement, change management, total cost savings and risk mitigation.

Known for developing creative and profitable approaches to diverse company

initiatives and complex business issues, conducting skillful negotiations,

developing and motivating strong cross-functional, cross-organizational

teams and establishing outstanding relationships with senior management,

clients, peers, team members and suppliers. Category expertise includes,

marketing, print, T&E, consulting services, IT - hardware/Software/ADM,

facilities, and office supplies.

EXPERIENCE

PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC Concord, CA 2011-2012

5 Month Contract through Mindlance, Sr. Procurement Specialist position

. Normalizing job descriptions and evaluating rates across the EPC

(Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) Contract Category for Gas

and Electric Transmission. Determining spend and usage of these 50 plus

Master Services Agreements and developing an RFP leveraging this

information.

. Working with internal customers to develop a comprehensive process to

collect the information required when a supplier is identified as being

high risk.

FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. Novato, CA

Sr. Contracting Specialist/ Sr. Sourcing Specialist

2002- 2010

. Sourcing lead for the Allianz OE cross functional financial and

commercial print teams. Identified commonalities across five affiliate

companies, used consolidated volumes as leverage resulting in cost

savings of $1.5M financial / $1.7M commercial print, streamlined

processes and increased service offerings with no implementation costs.

. Collaborated with internal customers to develop meaningful supplier

metrics and implemented quarterly score carding process linked to the

service level agreements, resulting in increased supplier satisfaction

scores due to managed expectations.

. Successfully influenced IT on the value of the sourcing process.

Collaborated to determine the best way to facilitate the teams tight

timeframes and dynamic, agile project methodology requirements.

Instrumental in the development of the web solutions RFP that ensured

supplier responses were consistent with the teams expectations.

Negotiated multiple statements of work for this project of up to $5M

which included service levels while maintaining flexibility that ensured

the supplier met the project requirements.

. Led travel and entertainment sourcing activities: daily as well as cross

organization sourcing efforts resulting in $3M in cost savings.

Recognized for successfully responding to emergency accommodation

requirements for the catastrophe response team during Hurricanes

Katrina/William emergency.

. Selected by the senior management team to serve as the supply management

liaison for the corporate mergers/acquisitions team. Identified contracts

affected by corporate strategy, ensured all contractual assignments,

notifications, obligations, and requirements were met and documented,

meeting tight deadlines and facilitating smooth transitions.

. Worked with HR to add Strategic Sourcing process & policy to New Hire

Orientation, developed and wrote training materials.

. Functional lead for ERP implementation of PeopleSoft Purchasing with

integration to Accounts Payable, HR employee data base, and Contract

Management System (Nextance). Developed internal processes around

strategic sourcing, contracting, and supplier qualifications. Delivered

cross functional workshops to ensure configuration and system set-up met

with internal and external employee expectations, while ensuring required

governance, legal, privacy and security measures were met. Developed and

delivered training to employees on the new system resulting in a

successful, organization-wide implementation.

. Streamlined the procure-to-pay process, by implementing a corporate

procurement card program and leading a cross functional team through

requirements definition, the RFX process, supplier selection,

negotiations, policy, process and procedure development to a final

successful implementation which resulted in reduced invoice volumes by

30k annually and increased visibility into $3.6M of sourcable spend.

CLARENT CORP. Redwood City, CA

Purchasing Specialist 2000-2001

. Served as the Oracle 11i super user for the ERP cross functional,

strategic, implementation team. Created test scripts for module testing

of the program and process. Merged departmental policy and procedures

with best practices to achieve the most efficient, effective system

setups in the Oracle procurement module thus, enabling the department to

achieve maximum productivity from the system. Trained procurement staff

on the use of the new system. Wrote desktop user guides for the

purchasing and iprocurement modules.

. Analyzed and revised travel service requirements. Published and

implemented policy and procedure guidelines for corporate travel.

Utilized revised policies to develop and distribute RFP. Analyzed the

bids and worked with team to evaluate proposals. Partnered with new

travel service provider to achieve a projected $300K annual cost savings

through negotiation, contract consolidation, and compliance tracking.

. Implemented online ordering for stationary and business cards, resulted

in minimizing proofing errors, reduced lead times there by enabling the

procurement staff to focus on contract and vendor management

DHL AIRWAYS, INC. Redwood City, CA

Purchasing Specialist 1998-2000

. Outsourced internal print shop, serving as the team leader to a

nationwide cross-functional team. Analyzed total cost of operations vs.

projected costs of outsourcing. Presented results to team and upper

management to achieve buy-in. Successfully negotiated and outsourced

function to achieve an annual cost savings of over $500K.

. Worked with human resources to define drug and alcohol testing process.

Developed a comprehensive RFQ to address Department of Transportation

Regulations, Company Policies and recent audit findings. Resulting in

streamlined program. Eliminated over 200 contracts and achieved a cost

savings of $45K

CELLULAR ONE. South San Francisco, CA

Purchasing Supervisor 1997-1998

Purchasing Agent 1996-1997

. Supervised a team of 5 Purchasing agents, put in place departmental

metrics to ensure senior management's visibility into the procurement

department's performance.

. Served as functional lead for Oracle Purchasing Application. Worked with

I/S to develop expanded reporting capabilities enabling accurate tracking

of blanket purchase order dollars spent and capital project dollars.

. Co-founded a nationwide consortium of affiliated telecommunication

providers (Tomcom) to better leverage companies buying power. Composed

comprehensive RFP for a 6 million-dollar office supply procurement

contract

. Lead the procurement card implementation team resulting in process

efficiencies gained from the elimination of over 10,000 annual invoice

transactions.

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO. San Francisco, CA

Contract Purchasing Agent through Procurement Services

1995-1996

. Achieved a 15% decrease in office supply expenses by eliminating credit

card purchases with non-contract supplier, while increasing end-user

confidence in the contracted vendor.

. Composed a comprehensive RFP for a $12 million dollar national office

supply contract. Identified end-user concerns through focus groups and

questionnaire analysis.

MGM GRAND HOTEL, CASINO AND THEME PARK. Las Vegas, NV

Purchasing Agent 1994-1995

. Extensive MRO purchasing experience for all areas of the hotel, casino,

and entertainment industries. Negotiating and placing over $50 million

dollars in goods and services annually.

. Collaborated with AS/400 user group to effect changes in the Stratton

Warren software used for purchasing, receiving, and inventory control.

Resulting in software enhancements increased end user satisfaction, lead

to overall increased nationwide usage.

CAESARS TAHOE, HOTEL AND CASINO. Lake Tahoe, NV

Purchasing Agent 1990-1993

. Supervised staff member in the purchasing department, developed employee

skills resulting in promotions.

. Successfully negotiated and managed over 250 annual goods and service

contracts resulting in total cost reductions, improved user

satisfaction, increased vendor productivity, and decreased lead times.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. East Lansing, MI 1986-1990

Bachelor of Arts Major: Materials Logistics Management; emphasis in

purchasing and transportation

SEMINARS / CONTINUING EDUCATION:

Evaluating Software License, When Teams Don't Work: Identify and Overcome

the Barriers to Successful Outcomes, Engaging a Changing Workforce,

Motivational Skills, Communications, Legal Aspects of Purchasing,

Contracts: Reading, Writing and Negotiating, Advanced Negotiation

Strategies, and Best Practices in T&E.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Proficient in IBM computer programs: Office; Word, Excel, Power Point,

Project, and Visio,

Experience in ERP applications: SRM / SAP, Nextance, PeopleSoft, J.D.

Edwards, Oracle, and A/S 400

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