Gloria Ko Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

• Identified and set up high risk vendors on contract by travelling to field camps and working with local product service line managers, resulting in 9.2% increase in on-contract spend for 2012.
• Worked as a liaison between global category managers and field product service line managers to maintain vendor relationships and resolve delivery and pricing issues.
• Delivered over $5 million in cost savings in 2012 to the South Texas/Southeast area by improving procurement processes and renegotiating contract pricing/payment terms.
• Worked closely with the legal department and the product service lines to complete over 20 contracts during 2012
• Took the initiative to develop a monitoring process for purchase orders over $25K without proper documentation, resulting in 85% decline in such purchases orders during 2012.

Houston, Texas Area

• Responsible for quoting and price-negotiation of AMD buy-sell project and HP NPI projects
• Assist in the bidding for HAAS CNC Machine project by developing project budgets and P&L statements by allocating operational expenses and labor and materials cost
• Ensure production schedules for HP servers are met by procuring necessary parts using bill of materials and materials requirement planning generated from SAP
• Coordinate with purchasing to maintain adequate inventory levels to lower cost
• Analyze production output and provide weekly performance report to the operations director

Implemented and maintained website and e-commerce backend system Managed company budget and marketing strategyGrew revenue and profitability consistently every year through innovative features and process optimization

Led the operational and compliance audit of a major food service facility at the universityConducted research interviews with top management in order to develop audit programs for the engagementReported to the director of the University internal audit departmentDemonstrated strong coordination skills as liaison between school in-charge and team membersAble.

Assisted owners in operating family businessTracked cash flow, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and executed annual tax filings Communicated and translated for owners with vendors and clients with clarity and effectiveness Supervised and trained personnel to ensure effective and efficient operations

Certificate Of Accountancy, Oil And Gas Accounting Program

Master Of Science, Accounting And Information Management

Endorsed Internal Audit Program