Project Manager Sales
Resume:
DEENA CLAIRE GEDEON
abnriz@r.postjobfree.com
Cell 412-***-****
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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I am currently working as a Material Planner for LANXESS Corp. formally Bayer Corp. prior to that I
worked as an Export Representative for BASF.
I also worked for a multinational global supply management company dealing mainly with customers in
France Canada and Europe. I had the responsibility to work with customers (buyers) and manage time
sensitive purchasing projects that involve several team members including sales, project engineers,
supply managers, suppliers and buyers. I had the responsibility to handle multimillion-dollar projects with
major French, American and European companies that involve several layers of management and
frequently crossed national borders.
I worked for a major chemical company in the position of Export Representative working with Canadian,
French and English speaking customers. My customers were all major industrial companies that required
critical on time shipments and logistics online control. I have excellent customer references.
I am educated in France and speak and write French and English fluently. I have very good working
knowledge of German spoken and written and could understand some Spanish. I worked as a
simultaneous interpreter for a major interfaith conference in Pittsburgh, and as a formal freelance
translator of technical and commercial documents for several companies.
I am at my best working with internal and external customers. I have the capacity and work discipline to
handle the most time-restrained projects.
WORK EXPERIENCE
LANXESS CORP. (FORMELLY BAYER) March 2007 to date
DEMAND PLANNER
(Performance Chemicals)
Responsible for demand planning and Inventory Control for the Plastics & Additives, Specialty
1.
Chemicals and Colorants (use of Material Requirement Planning MRP / Demand Solutions)
Handle production scheduling and generate work orders to meet inventory targets
2.
W ork with Sales and Marketing to develop strategies to optimize inventory control and support
3.
supply chain
Monitor sales forecasts versus actual sales and import/export schedules for deviation from plan
4.
initiatives and develops corrective actions as needed
Participation in the sales & operations planning process, participate in key supply chain projects
5.
Reduce costs and improve margins
6.
BASF CORP.
SENIOR EXPORT REPRESENTATIVE (Performance Chemicals)
Sep. 2006 to Mar. 2007
Responsible for total order management process, handled complex assignments, such as
1.
problem or key customer accounts that require a good knowledge of key BASF people and
departmental processes
Export compliance regulation, responsible for all required international documentation as per
2.
country regulation
Monitored and resolves important day-to-day operational issues. Played a key role in piloting and
3.
rolling-out new processes and technology to the team
Had high degree of decision-making authority (distribution of project or account workload)
4.
Lead role across multiple businesses eCommerce, VMI, exports, consignments
5.
Trained new Customer Care Representative in assigned areas.
6.
ARIBA
PROJECT MANAGER Oct. 2005 – Sep. 2006
Managing multi-million dollars time sensitive procurement projects for Customers in France
1.
W orking in concert with several different team members to build on line procurement events that
2.
include suppliers from around the world
3. W orking directly and on daily basis with buyer's teams of multi-national companies located mainly
in France and elsewhere in Europe
4. Managing procurement events that include commodities, manpower, highly technical products
and complex multi-task and multi-level procurement requirements
5. Taking responsibility for ensuring project management milestones are met, report and systems
are current and deliverables are on time
6. Leading collaborative, bid strategy discussions to facilitate selection of optimal solutions for
7. each project
8. Developing essential detailed knowledge in each served industry and commodity.
9. Trained suppliers on company software to prepare for online auctions
10. Publishing procurement documents and daily customer meeting minutes that are an essential
part of each agreement that binds the buyer and the suppliers
PPG INDUSTRIES Inc. Chlor-Alkali & Derivative Chemicals (ISO environment)
CUSTOMER SERVICE & SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Dec. 2001 – Oct. 2005
Responsible for total order process including accurate invoicing and discrepancy and
1.
reconciliation
Responsible Vendor Management Inventory accounts
2.
Asses quality procedure implementation and suggest modifications and improvements
3.
Investigate non-conformances determine root cause and implement corrective submit corrective
4.
action reports for customers and company use
Communicated in French or Spanish with customers in Canada and (South America when
5.
needed)
Interface with all levels of supply chains (Vendors, Distributors, Sales Representatives, Carriers,
6.
Plant and Terminal Supervisors - both internal and external) on daily basis
FREE-LANCE T RANSLATOR
Carnegie Mellon University Inter Faith Conference July 1995 - July2001
Translated simultaneously French / English
Translation Projects
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OF PITTSBURGH
FRENCH TEACHER July 1995 - July2001
Taught French to adult evening students.
1.
Taught French to children requiring fluency in a second language
2.
LINGUA INTERNATIONAL
TRANSLATOR July 1997- July 1998
Translated special projects for multinational companies from French into English and vise versa
PRESCHOOL OWNER & DIRECTOR
TEACHER Sep. 1984- Sep. 1990
Established and operated an international pre-school educating 75 students and employing 8 full
1.
time qualified teachers.
Trained and managed preschool teachers
2.
Performed teacher evaluation, established new challenges and encouraged creativity
3.
Adopted and encouraged the use of new teaching methods
4.
Monitored student progress against program and goals established by teachers
5.
VOLUNTEER W ORK
W orked in Health clinic in Dakar, Senegal
1.
Red Cross volunteer work.
2.
Helped with Orthodox Church programs in Africa (Ghana, Togo, Nigeria)
3.
School Event Planner
4.
Chaired “Junior Great Books Reading” program for disadvantaged children.
5.
EDUCATION
University of Western Ontario in London Ontario Canada June 1980
BS Degree In Psychology (courses in Psychology, Economics and Social Work)
University of Reims in France
BS Degree In Psychology (courses in Psychology)
Alliance Française
Teaching Certificate June 1976
APICS in progress 2009
Other
Six Sigma - Lean Manufacturing Sep. 2002
1.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Fluent in English, French with good working knowledge of German
1.
Ability to handle multiple PC applications
2.
Strong leadership
3.
Microsoft Office Word Processing, Excel, Access, Lotus Notes and Power Point
4.
SAP 4.6 Version, CRM, Sieble 7.5, Oracle
5.
Excellent working relations
6.
Disciplined, highly effective in time restrained projects
7.
8. Good written and verbal communication skills
9. Ability to set priorities and manage time in a dynamic work environment
10. Action oriented with good problem solving, analytical thinking and math skills
11. W orks well independently
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