Melissa Holben, BComm
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Bryan Guppy
Very early in my tenure at Parkbridge, I discovered that Melissa was a skilled professional with subject matter expertise in several functional areas including finance and procurement. She understands business transformation and she is a change champion in terms of benefits to be realized and what is required to deliver change. She intelligently challenges the status quo looking for opportunities for improvement. She excels at solving difficult business problem puzzles. She is a learner and is versatile, resilient, resourceful, enthusiastic, and loyal. She has a ‘get it done’ mindset with a strong record of achieving what she sets out to achieve. Melissa is beloved and respected by her colleagues, her team, and stakeholders. From the time that she interviewed me before I started working at Parkbridge, it was abundantly clear to me that the potential for project delivery success would be much greater with Melissa contributing to or leading change initiatives in the PMO portfolio that I would become responsible for. Fast forward 27 months, I can say that my ‘assumption’ was 100% correct.
Ruchi Ryley
Melissa Holben is a highly results focused professional. I had many interactions with Melissa as a supplier and in her capacity as a Procurement Manager. Melissa was extremely professional in her dealings, very efficient in getting me to provide results she expected, facilitated the process at every level and ensured effective communication with her various branches/ team members. She is a team player. It is a pleasure to work with Melissa not only due to her dynamic result-driven energy, but also due to her level of professionalism. Melissa is a great asset to an organization.
Bryan Guppy
Very early in my tenure at Parkbridge, I discovered that Melissa was a skilled professional with subject matter expertise in several functional areas including finance and procurement. She understands business transformation and she is a change champion in terms of benefits to be realized and what is required to deliver change. She intelligently challenges the status quo looking for opportunities for improvement. She excels at solving difficult business problem puzzles. She is a learner and is versatile, resilient, resourceful, enthusiastic, and loyal. She has a ‘get it done’ mindset with a strong record of achieving what she sets out to achieve. Melissa is beloved and respected by her colleagues, her team, and stakeholders. From the time that she interviewed me before I started working at Parkbridge, it was abundantly clear to me that the potential for project delivery success would be much greater with Melissa contributing to or leading change initiatives in the PMO portfolio that I would become responsible for. Fast forward 27 months, I can say that my ‘assumption’ was 100% correct.
Ruchi Ryley
Melissa Holben is a highly results focused professional. I had many interactions with Melissa as a supplier and in her capacity as a Procurement Manager. Melissa was extremely professional in her dealings, very efficient in getting me to provide results she expected, facilitated the process at every level and ensured effective communication with her various branches/ team members. She is a team player. It is a pleasure to work with Melissa not only due to her dynamic result-driven energy, but also due to her level of professionalism. Melissa is a great asset to an organization.
Bryan Guppy
Very early in my tenure at Parkbridge, I discovered that Melissa was a skilled professional with subject matter expertise in several functional areas including finance and procurement. She understands business transformation and she is a change champion in terms of benefits to be realized and what is required to deliver change. She intelligently challenges the status quo looking for opportunities for improvement. She excels at solving difficult business problem puzzles. She is a learner and is versatile, resilient, resourceful, enthusiastic, and loyal. She has a ‘get it done’ mindset with a strong record of achieving what she sets out to achieve. Melissa is beloved and respected by her colleagues, her team, and stakeholders. From the time that she interviewed me before I started working at Parkbridge, it was abundantly clear to me that the potential for project delivery success would be much greater with Melissa contributing to or leading change initiatives in the PMO portfolio that I would become responsible for. Fast forward 27 months, I can say that my ‘assumption’ was 100% correct.
Ruchi Ryley
Melissa Holben is a highly results focused professional. I had many interactions with Melissa as a supplier and in her capacity as a Procurement Manager. Melissa was extremely professional in her dealings, very efficient in getting me to provide results she expected, facilitated the process at every level and ensured effective communication with her various branches/ team members. She is a team player. It is a pleasure to work with Melissa not only due to her dynamic result-driven energy, but also due to her level of professionalism. Melissa is a great asset to an organization.
Bryan Guppy
Very early in my tenure at Parkbridge, I discovered that Melissa was a skilled professional with subject matter expertise in several functional areas including finance and procurement. She understands business transformation and she is a change champion in terms of benefits to be realized and what is required to deliver change. She intelligently challenges the status quo looking for opportunities for improvement. She excels at solving difficult business problem puzzles. She is a learner and is versatile, resilient, resourceful, enthusiastic, and loyal. She has a ‘get it done’ mindset with a strong record of achieving what she sets out to achieve. Melissa is beloved and respected by her colleagues, her team, and stakeholders. From the time that she interviewed me before I started working at Parkbridge, it was abundantly clear to me that the potential for project delivery success would be much greater with Melissa contributing to or leading change initiatives in the PMO portfolio that I would become responsible for. Fast forward 27 months, I can say that my ‘assumption’ was 100% correct.
Ruchi Ryley
Melissa Holben is a highly results focused professional. I had many interactions with Melissa as a supplier and in her capacity as a Procurement Manager. Melissa was extremely professional in her dealings, very efficient in getting me to provide results she expected, facilitated the process at every level and ensured effective communication with her various branches/ team members. She is a team player. It is a pleasure to work with Melissa not only due to her dynamic result-driven energy, but also due to her level of professionalism. Melissa is a great asset to an organization.
Credentials
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Effectively Leading Digital Transformation
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Software Project Management Foundations
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How to Set Goals When Everything Feels Like a Priority
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What Is Scrum?
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How to Prepare for Your Negotiations
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Project Management Foundations: Small Projects
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Complex Negotiation Tips
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Dealing with Difficult People in Your Office
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Sustainability Strategies
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How to Use LinkedIn Learning
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Experience
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Parkbridge
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Canada
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Leasing Residential Real Estate
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100 - 200 Employee
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Purchasing Manager
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Apr 2015 - Present
Manage staff of 3 Purchasing and 8 Accounts Payable supporting 300 vehicles/equipment, 100+ Operating Communities and Resorts, residential Construction and Development, and Corporate functions and $200M in spend. Train and coach Parkbridge staff in best purchasing practices, cost savings, and process improvements. Won the Parkbridge Academy “Game Changer” Award for implementing Paramount Workplace Purchase Order System to over 200 end users, including B2B integration Developed and implemented the Purchasing National Accounts Programs delivering maximized savings and product and service standardization Achieved $2.2M in measurable cost savings in the first 3 years Execute RFx activities and negotiate and manage contracts and service agreements for over $50M in spend across multiple lines of business Implemented and manage the internal Fleet Management Program and Policies enterprise wide with a fleet consisting of over 400 vehicles and equipment Developed and implemented best in class purchasing project management for RFx activities Developed and implemented best in class Procure to Pay policies and standard operating procedures to over 500 end users, achieving internal soft cost savings through improved efficiencies and controls Introduced best in class vendor vetting and vendor management program for over 7,000 vendors including on-site service vendors and trades for the Construction team across Canada through the implementation of Dock365 SharePoint Solution Implemented Telecom Expense Management System to achieve reduction in invoice data entry and cost control Transformed procure to pay process including the introduction of Centralized Accounts Payable, 3-way Match and AP Automation (Esker) Leading implementation of Sustainability Management System and Procurement stakeholder in company’s overall Sustainability strategy Show less
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WM
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United States
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Environmental Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Area Procurement Manager
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Oct 2012 - Sep 2014
Managed staff of 2 buyers supporting over 400 employees, 300 heavy duty trucks, 30 sites and $75M in spend. Train and coach staff in best purchasing practices, cost savings, and process improvements. Implement supplier scorecards, contract database, and vendor vetting practices. •Renegotiated Western Canada’s mobility contract to achieve 40% savings •Educated area on purchasing compliance and dropped non-compliant purchases from 12% to 2% in a 12 month period •Coached managers on order consolidation leading to saved internal costs of $75K as a result of a decrease in the number of POs and invoices handled •Increased procurement to pay efficiencies in the area leading to reduction in labour required saving $50K per year and reducing overall manager time spent on handling invoices by 48 hours per week. •Achieved $1M in savings in 8 months •Streamlined and automated fleet purchasing removing 4 steps from the process and reducing the time between “part required” to “part in hand”. Reduced procurement time spent on non- value added work by 25 hours per week resulting in a $35K internal annual savings. •Implemented vendor vetting strategies that lead to cost savings, reduced number of vendors being used, and increased service achieved by the implementation of SLAs and quarterly business reviews with large spend vendors. Principal Tasks: •Negotiate MSAs, prepare & analyze RFPs for vendor selection •Directly manage buyers performing tactical daily purchases, RFQs and smaller RFPs. Oversaw purchasing of all aspects of business from: heavy duty truck parts, containers and container maintenance, building maintenance, MRO to ordering office supplies •Work with corporate procurement team to negotiate MSAs for the entire Canada/US enterprise •Prepare business unit for upcoming P2P implementation •Drive and improve purchasing compliance in the area •SKU rationalization projects for purchasing efficiency and cost savings Show less
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Tervita Corporation
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Canada
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Environmental Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Procurement and Supply Chain Manager, Drilling and Coring Services
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Jan 2011 - Sep 2012
Managed staff of 2 buyers supporting over 100 employees, 50 heavy duty trucks, and $50M in spend. •Achieved over $2M in savings for the business unit through strategic sourcing and MSAs in a 12 month period •Customized and implemented Best Purchasing Practices and Policies, including the introduction of a formal PO system within the business unit leading to increased cost control and better vendor service •Led and implemented enterprise wide General MRO RFP that resulted in a 10% savings Principle tasks included: •Negotiate MSAs and price reductions based on corporate wide spend •Implement Best Purchasing Practices and Policy within the business unit •Implement PO system and cost tracking within business unit •Work closely with Fleet Manager to get the cost of maintaining fleet down and PMs/CVIPs on schedule •Directly manage buyers performing tactical daily purchases •Work with project managers to source products and services for projects ranging from $10K to $5M •Work with corporate procurement to implement MSAs across the business units •Prepare and analyze RFPs for vendor selection •Prepare the company and business unit for upcoming ERP implementation including participating in workshops, member of the Divisional Readiness Teams, and Super User groups Show less
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Tesco Corporation
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Warehouse Supervisor
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Oct 2010 - Dec 2010
Oversaw a staff of 18 on all aspects of picking manufacturing and sales orders, receiving and packaging for both Global Supply Chain and Production• Led team of 18 parts pickers, shippers, and receivers to achieve highest inventory and pick accuracy rate in over 5 years• Led warehouse initiative to consolidate part locations and cleanse the data base leading to decreased pick times and decreased cycle count times
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Senior Material Planner
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Oct 2009 - Sep 2010
Principle Tasks:• Ensured materials were effectively divided among the production floor and the after- market sales group to increase internal customer satisfaction• Oversaw top drive manufacturing/U-job orders and performed costing analysis ensuring the builds stayed on budget, presenting the final report to finance• Work in conjunction with Senior Management, Vendors and all departments on identifying and developing future modular assemblies• Work with the top drive project manager and the purchasing team to make sure top drives leave the facility by their contract date• Inside sales including quotations, order fulfillment and preparation of commercial invoices and invoices• Support sales team and co-coordinate orders and deliveries• Perform cost evaluations on all new top drive systems• Review and distribute production, procurement, and shipment schedules• Compile reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production issues. Show less
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CDS Project Coordinator/Senior Buyer
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May 2008 - Oct 2009
•Won the Jeff Ogden Memorial award for Outstanding Customer Service in Supply Chain for cleaning out a 1 year back log of CDS equipment worth $10M in 3 months and for working with the vendors to bring machined products back on schedulePrinciple Task Included:• Schedule and coordinate parts and assemblies according to the requirements of the product line delivery requirements, production schedule and build plan• Coordinate and monitor scheduling reports and SOX compliance reports• Coordinate purchasing process and communication with Vendors• Ensure issuing and execution of Purchase Orders for parts and assemblies as specified by the established vendor agreements • Point of contact questions and concerns, internal and external, for questions related to parts and assemblies• Develop, coordinate and point of contact for the product deficiency process providing deficiency and corrective action feedback to Senior Management, Vendors, Quality Assurance and Supply Chain • Work in conjunction with the QC department to manage the QC documentation process for vendors• Provide forecasts to vendors based on current demand and upcoming probable short lead sales from S&OP meetings Show less
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NOV
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Manager - ICT Division of Downhole Tools
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May 1999 - Jan 2008
Managed staff of 8 and $10M in spend • Researched and implemented SAP Business One to streamline purchasing, inventory, sales, and manufacturing increasing efficiencies and proper inventory control. • Developed and implemented, POs, part number system, inventory tracking system, work orders, cost books, and pricing controls. • Managed day to day operations including manufacturing schedules, purchasing, inventory, picking and assembly, shipping, and coordinating field service jobs. • Coordinated $1M+ coiled tubing tool orders including vendor sourcing and selection, quality control, manufacturing, packaging and logistics Principle Tasks: • Inventory purchase and management, including working closely with vendors and coordination of large orders • Maintain excellent customer service by meeting and working closely with customers and partners, ensuring timely products delivery and resolving customer service related issues and complaints •Ongoing communication with operation planning base • Supported sales team and co-coordinated orders and deliveries • Purchasing and sourcing of all materials raw and complete • Developed, implemented and monitored quality control standards and procedures in both assembly and machining • Participated in cross-functional teams • Scheduling of incoming and outgoing orders • Problem solving in both warehouse and field environments • Liaison with machine shops for manufacturing • Implemented and maintain SAP Business One • Work closely with engineering and research and development departments • Wrote, implemented and maintained Health and Safety policies, Product Manual • Led operational and safety meetings Show less
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Education
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University of Calgary
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Operations Management