Lisa E. Hipp, MBA
Education
•M.B.A., Supply Chain Management, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 2011
•B.B.A., Supply Chain Management, University of Houston - Downtown, Houston, TX 2007
Teaching Experience
Professor – International Business, Permanent Full Time Contract, Houston Community College, Houston, TX
Adjunct Instructor – International Business, Houston Community College, Houston, TX
Adjunct Instructor - Logistics, Houston Community College, Houston, TX
Professional Experience
TRANSPORTATION MANAGER
•Maintains maintenance updates on over 175 trucks, assigning equipment daily to over 103 drivers
•Delegated all driver management to 3 Supervisors of trucks; Handled escalated personnel issues
•Lead transportation and warehouse management in decisions and strategy of loading, driver assignments, & execution
•Work closely with other departments to make sure their needs are taken care of with high customer service
•Design and implement process improvement measures by way of the Warehouse Manager and Warehouse Supervisor to their hourly staff
•Daily walks of warehouse to improve inventory process control and implement quality control procedures
•Coached supervisors on how to do walk thrus of warehouse and present their findings to their appropriate Warehouse Managers
•Coached Warehouse Managers on how to build Spreadsheets to interpret data and implement policy and procedural changes
•Review and implement Standard Operating Procedures for all Operation Departments
SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS ANALYST
•Managed $10M international freight program on National & International level; handled company-level freight issues & tariffs with National Reps
•Implemented transportation across international borders, handled contract negotiations, control of freight, use of local country resources, and built staff for procedures not related to the hired International Brokers
•Extensive freight analysis to determine price to customer of integrating acquisition company and calculate savings – Tariff Data Analysis
•Negotiated tariffs and enforced use of preferred carriers with 26 branches across the nation, resulted in $700K savings
•Built inventory models and coached 26 managers across the country on how to increase their inventory turns and how to understand & implement inventory control procedures within their Zone Distribution Centers
•Created carrying cost model for the purchasing department to utilize in negotiating better pricing and accurate stock level, which led to coaching and creating Zone Managers of the Procurement Department I built on a Decentralized Model
•Coached incoming Procurement Staff on Benchmarks, Best Procedures, Data Interpretation, and Use of Tools I built and automated in SAP and Microsoft Excel
•Served as liaison and subject matter expert for IT department on e-commerce and Digital Shipper data needs.
•Lead Point Person for Executive Consultants hired, I pulled together and interpret all data across all WMS, TMS, SAP, Excel, & Digital Shipper
•Handled all Microsoft Excel data interpretation needs of entire Executive Team across all departments.
SUPPLY CHAIN DATA ANALYTICS SENIOR ANALYST
•Developed and implemented comprehensive training manual and program for all new analysts.
•Created cost based, data driven analyses models identifying over $1 million in efficiencies which were pursued from suppliers.
•Delegated internal analyses requests among peers and maintained completion timelines.
•Saved over $100,000 through financial analyses of distribution network changes initiated by supplier requests.
•Conducted multi-level weekly presentations to high level executives on the cost savings of optimal alignment.
•Coached all incoming analysts and helped during their tenure on professionalism, appropriate Board Room Behavior, and Communication Skills
Early Career
•Global Logistics Management Assistant, Halliburton
•Global Logistics Auditor, Halliburton
Certifications
Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
Entry and Intermediate SQL
ISO Standard 17024 Certified
Value & Supply Management Certified TCU Manufacturing Skills Council Certified Logistics Technician Manfacturing Skills Council Logistics Associate
Manufacturing Skills Council Certified & Approved Instructor Employee Coach Certified CEU SYSCO