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Nielsen TAM, a Nielsen franchise, is a global media researcher that measures media consumption across a variety of platforms including smart televisions, streaming platforms, computers and mobile devices. Empowering audiences in 80,000 households around the globe, Australia Nielsen TAM supports these efforts in measuring over 8,400 homes throughout metro and regional areas.Alongside Nielsen I oversee supply chain efforts of its 4 major media measuring technologies. This also includes leading capital projects plus inventory fulfilment, sourcing & procurement for 57 technicians across Australia.• Customer Response – Lead the timely fulfilment of inventory requests from our 57 field operatives. Managing order entry to physical order dispatch, plus range management & interpretation.• Inventory Planning – Forecast and plan domestic & international inventory levels in line with control & deployment policies in conjunction with business requirements.• Supply Management – Vendor sourcing and procurement guidelines. Includes leading ranging & ordering plus payment & tender terms.• Transportation – Coordinate international import and export shipments, together with domestic outbound and reverse shipments alongside our carrier & fleet courier partners.• Warehousing – Champion warehouse actions including outbound receiving & putaway, storage locations and order picking.

RSEA is Australia’s largest independent retailer and B2B provider of safety products. Established in 1993 RSEA stands proud employing over 450 employees, operating from 50 retail stores nationally and online. Together with its business partners RSEA is dedicated in providing a safe workplace for everyone delivering on trust, price and value.As a category assistant within the retail safety industry I stood among the best the industry has to offer in terms of product and service. The role supported 4 main administration areas of:• System integrity within ERP Pronto, coordinating inputs to tender and brand changes, including maintaining product characteristics such as product and price.• Category replenishment to RSEA's store network including custom ordering to B2B cliental against national suppliers across Australia and abroad.• Customer service in promoting transparency and comprehension across product and category groups, benefiting its store & sales network together with its business partners.• Category administration in analysing category performance and reporting on insights and similar incremental targets in support of the above key points.• Finally, project work includes but not limited to space planning, merchandise improvements, annual product/supplier catalogue and promotional material.

As Australia's peak national non-government cancer control organisation, the Cancer Council advises the Australian Government and other bodies on practices and policies to help prevent, detect and treat cancer. Their vision is to minimise the threat of cancer to Australians, through successful prevention, best treatment and support.Working to support the Cancer Council’s skin care conservation and awareness efforts whilst making a mutual and meaningful difference with those affected by cancer has been a career highlight. In the fight against cancer I can proudly tell people ‘I was a part of that’, instead of saying ‘I wish that I did’.• Supported the Cancer Council’s merchandise division reporting on product insights within major supermarket and similar retailers.• Work closely with sales and key account teams in transforming sales plans into field briefing driving brand availability and volume targets.• Provide support to stakeholders in tracking field performance against targets and project parameters.• Led incremental improvements in reporting processes leading to faster implementation of field insights.• Participate in monthly trade meeting & review and assist in project work as required.

Brand Influence Group (BIG) is a B2B sales & marketing organisation providing value added services to beloved retail brands within the retail industry. With an employee community of over 1,500, they are committed on delivering a highly competitive service, working with the very best and achieving BIG results.As a retail ambassador representing well recognised consumer brands, I actively transformed consumer preferences into commercial interests bolstering BIG’s commitment to industry recognition.• Enhance brand awareness through volume targets by in-store relationships across major and independent retailers.• Lead and implement changes to category layouts in supermarkets and similar retailers.• Activate seasonal branded campaigns in store, including enhancing merchandising and strategic location efforts.• Ensuring inventory service levels and compliance targets are supported by major and independent retailers.• Distribution and maintenance of ticketing and branded point of sale.

Priceline is dedicated to helping women look good, live well and feel great. They have a vision to be Australia's leading health, beauty and wellbeing retailer, and is dedicated to leading the industry with beauty trends, specialist advice and the best prices.Employment in Priceline's company flagship store enhanced my business aptitude in coordinating stock and inventory with one other team member.• Coordinated store inventory requirements by analysing customer demand, promotional impact and store sales per category.• Developed and implemented in-store layouts turning around declining sales in-store, improving profitability in line with targets for 8 existing stores.• Led periodic inventory stock counts achieving profit retention targets by 41%.• Reinforced promotional performance through supplier interaction, increasing monthly sales by 4%.• Implemented regional improvements resulting in faster communication of product recalls.

Proudly accountable in executing Priceline's business strategy whilst delivering outstanding results across all company performance indicators with the assistance of eight team members.• Provide and promote exceptional customer service• Ensuring financial performance, safety and food safety, audit compliance in-line with operating standards• Coach and develop team members• Communicate and support company initiatives and roll-outs• Investigate and communicate performance opportunities

Coles is a subsidiary of the Wesfarmers Group employing over 200,000 people, with revenue per annum of $58 Billion. They operate 776 supermarkets throughout Australia with over 100,000 employees, and accounts for more than 60 per cent of the Australian supermarket market. As regional department manager I proudly supported the financial and cultural success of the dairy department across twelve stores. The focus of the role was to promote outstanding operational processes focusing on customer satisfaction through department standards and interpersonal growth.• Provide and promote exceptional customer service• Deliver financial performance, safety and food safety, audit compliance in-line with operating standards• Coach and develop existing and new store personnel from a departmental basis• Communicate and support training initiatives and roll-outs• Ensure appropriate inventory requirements• Investigate and communicate performance opportunities• Build working relationships with external suppliers• Provide and promote a safe and clean work environment

Various positions throughout store operations that supported my career development that ultimately led to my love of the FMCG industry. Highlights with Coles include:• Earned three promotions over two years through internal leadership program: ‘Retail Leaders Program’.• Coached and led teams in company initiatives such as the move from manual replenishment to auto replenishment and the ‘Down Down’ pricing strategy.• Coached teams in promoting ownership of category benchmarks and compliance.• Developed departmental training plans for new staff, resulting in 100% retention over a three year period.• Served as Occupation Health and Safety chairman overseeing safety and wellbeing of 160 team members.