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Australia

Vermeer Australia is the locally based dealer and importer for the global manufacturer of Vermeer Corp who manufactures class leading products in the waste, construction, environmental and compact areas with the highest levels or safety and productivity.The company starting from humble beginnings of a farmer/engineer/inventor Gary Vermeer in Pella Iowa in the 1950s where the value of “Equipped to Do More” is the core basis of their machines and people serving there clients. • Recognised by peers and customers within 6 months of starting as a key source of knowledge and contacts within the industry for Environmental Product Category in Victoria and Tasmania. • Influenced product design to best suit Australian Conditions and customers specific requirements – ie processing of pallet waste (and others)• World first development and trial of alternate processing of HDPE products to enable more efficient granulation for greater plastic recycling sufficiency and cost downs by plastic recyclers. • Influenced industry culture that is currently unregulated to a minimum standard from some customers using outdated business practices ie financial, hr, quoting, operations. • Multiple invitations (and acceptance) to participate in global round tables for development of environmental product – needs, wants, areas for opportunity. • Winner EV Volume Champion Award (most product sold in category) • Internal "go to" trainer for new Environmental starters around the country most with nil sales or environmental experience to be successful, contributing and key preforming members of the team. • Removed environmental competitor from a long term customer of over 25 years to our environmental products on multiple occasions• 98% Success Rate on submitted tenders to date.• Supporting over 20 local government and state government entities in supply, maintenance, best practice and training of high risk and environmental product.

Dandenong

As part of the Light Industries Team. I manage an area of over 1,600sq km that holds over 10,500 diverse customers in one of the state’s fastest growing and most dynamic growth corridors.In this sales leadership role I manage 4.5 direct reports and 10 indirect reports who operate within the area and align vision and support to drive incremental and repeat sales and outstanding customer satisfaction and service.I am also accountable for the operation of the strategic and state of the art production facility supplying both internal and external customers with short life span product and oversee transport operations from the same site of hazardous and nonhazardous goods.BOC is a Member of The Linde Group which supplies compressed and bulk gases, safety equipment and engineering solutions around the globe. The company develops safe, sustainable and innovative solutions for customers in many specialty sectors, heavy industry and medical environmentsFor more than a century, the company’s gases and expertise have contributed to advances in industry and everyday life, including steelmaking, refining, chemical processing, environmental protection, wastewater treatment, welding and cutting, food processing and distribution, glass production, electronics and health care and employ over 63,000 employees with a turn over of 16.600 billion Euro.

Western Vicoria

As part of the Key Customer Team who exclusively manage and grow BOC’s best and biggest customers, this role was pivotal for developing deep stakeholder engagement at customer sites and for championing the “voice of the customer” internally within BOC.With a specific focus around contract and agreement compliance and identifying and securing incremental business opportunities this role allowed the Customer to work intimately with the Key Account Manager (and vice versa) to achieve innovative solutions that will positively affect the operational nature of their business, improve efficiencies, increase safety and ultimately improve their bottom line.

Geelong West, Australia

In this role I was responsible for representing BOC as a Territory Manager, maintaining and developing medium to large size nominated customers within Western Victoria with a portfolio value of $11,000,000. I worked jointly with clients to develop new innovative and cost efficient techniques, solutions and outcomes to benefit their business. Core duties in this role included participating in and seeking tender and business opportunities with new and existing customers; providing engineering, OHS solutions to customers including cost downs, product substitutions and new product and technique development to enhance their business; hosting customers at regular corporate days or in a private setting to enhance the existing relationship; securing customers into contractual arrangements for supply of items; planning and undertaking training and information sessions for customers both in house and externally and acting as first point of call for customers requiring specialist or technical advice for products or services.

Warrnambool

In this role I was responsible for arranging overseeing, costing and awarding building and maintenance works to client properties both residential and commercial to ensure properties can reach their full potential. Core duties included influencing and negotiating with tenants and landlords over a variety of issues from maintenance to overdue moneys, leases and tenders; ensuring all requirements under the State and National acts were adhered to including Real Estate Agents Act 1980, Residential Tenancies Act 1997 and Privacy Act amongst others; provided exceptional customer service with prospective and existing owners and tenants focusing on adding value to clients’ portfolios; provided support to the Officer in Effective Control in a range of functions associated with leasing and maintaining properties in accordance with the owner’s instructions; responded to general enquiries from potential investors, contractors and tenants; prepared property condition reports (Incoming, Periodic & Outgoing); accurately completed all necessary documentation associated with Pre Leasing, Leasing, Re Leasing and Exiting Properties and ensured that any administrative functions as directed by management are completed promptly and in an efficient manner.Advantage Property Management Victoria Pty Ltd is a specialist Property Management and Buyer’s Advocacy agency based in Warrnambool. Advantage Property Management also assists with clients who have specific and special requirements including 547 VISA and a Project Management Arm for property development, and leads the local market in a dedicated specific tailored approach to property marketing and property management while giving clients the right advice and tools needed to add value to their property portfolio.

Western Victoria

In this role I was responsible for managing, finding and developing product presence and relationships with and on customer and project sites and ensured maximum wallet share as well as supporting client/s (including tier 1 i.e. Lendlease, Leighton Contractors, Origin Energy, Alcoa, BHP Billiton, Powercor) within a geographical region with equipment hire (and plant procurement) and project plant implementation and be first call for any requirements.Coates Hire is Australia’s largest equipment hire company with over 120 years experience in agricultural, power generation, access equipment, earth moving, welding, materials handling, site accommodation, pumps, traffic and with over 220 branches almost 2 million assets under management and a top 5 hire company World Wide.

Allansford

In this role I was responsible for running the day to day operations of the site, including all project management procurement, logistics, trade management, OHS, quotations, billing, OHS (workcover) and assist in ongoing and final design. This project was to construct a 300 square home being the biggest residential building project undertaken between Adelaide and Geelong at that time, with an overall finished budget of $16M.I was accountable for overseeing the performance of all areas of the build, was the first point of contact for queries and complaints on site from trades and staff. I was also responsible for ensuring Human Resources Policies and Quality Assurance Policies where implemented and followed.Core duties included finding relevant trades (locally, nationally and internationally) and seeking quotations for works and obtain best price and or contract pricing for every aspect of the build; ensuring the site was OHS compliant including all staff, trades, equipment and work procedures and implement JSA’s where appropriate; running and maintaining fully stocked consumable inventory; procuring locally, nationally and internationally all materials for the build; arranging logistics; maintaining, trouble shooting and arranging repairs and servicing for any and all equipment on site; plotting time lines for completion of each stage of the build; researching, designing, quoting and procuring additional works to the site not originally specified on the original plans and reporting any non compliance to the owner re budgets.

Warrnambool

In this role I was responsible for managing, developing and directing the business from a corporate customer level. I was the “face of the company” in public alongside the CEO and developed innovative solutions to waste management for clients, including education, engineering; developed new business by creative merchandising and marketing; planned, commission, trained and rolled out new solutions to customers such as mechanical compactor units, skip bins, organic digesters, sorters, conveyors, shoots, pumps, incinerators, heat exchangers etc.I was also responsible for seeking new contracts and new areas of business; servicing, training, and educating customers; working with subcontractors on a daily basis in regards to highly specialist wastes i.e. asbestos and national contracts; constantly reviewing the quality procedures of all areas; observing competitors in the market and developing strategies to ensure we remained the market leader and customer's first choice for more reasons than the price.

Western Victoria