Project Supply Chain

Gina M. Hiben

*** * ****** ******, ********** PA 15237 - Cell: 412-***-****

Email: *******@*****.***

Professional Summary

Highly organized individual with over 13 years of progressively elaborate supply chain management experience. Innovative, driven and attentive to details with strong creative problem solving skills. Thoroughly familiar with capital Project Procurement cycles and the corresponding need for the planned management, monitoring, and control of vendors. Initiates multi- department workflow approach for executing complex orders that includes Project Management, Commercial, Finance, as well as the traditional Supply Chain components of Purchasing, Expediting, Inspection, and Logistics. Skilled with international sourcing, Incoterms, US customs regulations, and the added value assessed to goods engineered outside of the United States. Experienced in multi-cultural / global project teams procurement and cognizant of how foreign exchange rates impact the Finance BU.

Work Experience

Assistant PM/Project Procurement Lead 05/2014 to Current

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (USA), Inc. Bridgeville, PA

ACCOMPLISHMENT: Senior level position in Project Management for multimillion dollars projects running simultaneously.

ACCOMPLISHMENT: Re-negotiated contract piping support vendor that resulted in $800K cash flow to company.

ACCOMPLISHMENT: Expedited delivery of main equipment to Site location resulting in 2-3 week delivery improvement.

Extended field assignment at Project Construction Site to support critical equipment order resolution, expediting of overdue materials, and interface with Site construction team

Direct field support for Procurement related issues with Customer and Customer’s construction companies, including one to one meetings and status reports

Direct management of equipment vendors executing project work to meet schedules/requirements

Direct representation of TKIS Purchasing effort with customers/vendors in face to face meetings and conference calls

Maintains existing MRO’s for equipment/consumables for various sites

Forecasts a 3 month span for MRO Purchasing purchasing

Estimates supplies and services for issuance of PO’s MRO’s

Processes Inquiry Requisitions & PO Requisition Stores Strategic Planning

Expedites purchase orders in order to maintain material flow to support operations and customer service

Negotiates pricing, Incoterms, payment terms, custom duties and T&C’s with vendors

Creates proposals and contracts for customers both domestic and international

Track logistics operations from manufacturer to customer/vendor supply chain

Assesses, manages and mitigates project risks

Spare Parts Manager/Senior Buyer 05/2013 to 05/2014

Uhde Corporation of America Bridgeville, PA

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Designed and implemented QA/QM procedures and protocols for commissioning, capital and TYOSP.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Acquired 1.2 billion dollar contract for commissioning and capital spares which increased revenue by $600k.

Processed RFQ’s for all domestic and international High Pressure Spare Parts

Created proposal and contract for customers both domestic and international

Tracked logistics operations from manufacturer to customer/vendor

Developed/managed contract entries and project cost accounts in SAP

Tracked and completed reports for contract costs and revenue against budget and forecast

Prepared all commercial spare parts invoices for logistics and customers

Developed and maintained customer relations from account development to account fulfillment

Project Buyer 05/2011 to 05/2013

Uhde Corporation of America Bridgeville, PA

Processed Request for Quotation and Inquiry Requisitions

Negotiated RFQ’s with customer and supplier

Reviewed Terms and Conditions with customers and suppliers

Tracked logistics, shipments and payments

Created Purchase Orders in SAP and sent PO to supplier for execution

Inventory Analyst / Buyer 08/2005 to 01/2007

Delmonte Foods Pittsburgh, PA

Responsible for current / aging inventory at affiliated warehouses

Analyzed and reviewed cost spreadsheets and forecast daily

Advised procurement with effective cost accounting

Negotiated contractual agreements including T&C’s with suppliers

Created Purchase Orders

Utilized reverse auction tools to support business objectives (E Bids)

Buyer – Commodities 08/1998 to 06/2005

H.J. Heinz Foods Pittsburgh, PA

Identified risk areas and implemented a strategic procurement plan which resulting in $1.2 million savings to company

Awarded Team Project lead for two (2) years consecutively for TCO results

Negotiated contractual agreements with suppliers

Responsible for budget and scope of spice commodities

Reviewed specifications to be used for inquiries

Managed and reviewed bids from suppliers

Placement and execution of purchase orders in a timely manner

Maintained rapport with suppliers on weekly basis

Updated cost efficient profiles for commodity purchases

Accounts Payable Coordinator 09/1996 to 06/1998

H.J. Heinz Foods Pittsburgh, PA

Education

PMP Certification

Expected Completion 06/2016

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

Associates: Science 2013

La Roche College Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor BA: Business and Accounting 2004

La Roche College Pittsburgh, PA

Associates: Accounting 1992

CCAC – North Campus Pittsburgh, PA

Training & Skills:

Project Management Essentials, Project Leadership, Project Scope & Quality, Project Human Resources, Project Time & Management, Communication & Presentation Training, Problem Solving, Team Building, Multi tasking, MRO, SAP Star-user, MS Office, Oracle

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