Supplier facing corporate procurement sourcing activities for Gough Group Limited, 12-month fixed term contract.

Following the final procurement contracts stage of contract completions and terminations, this role requires the development of and then to execute national asset disposal program.This work includes completing valuation activity on large plant and equipment.Manage the redeployment of surplus assets to the operational mine sites. Manage the orderly realisation by sale of surplus assets into domestic markets and into broader international mining markets. On going activity related to multiple high profile mining projects. Those mining assets not sold were made safe and secure, this role required the sourcing and managing of contracting solutions for demobilising fixed plant, disposal by sale of mobile plant, on site demolitions and environmental rehabilitations works for significant underground coal mining sites in the North and South Islands.

Develop and facilitate best practice inventory and warehousing programs for Solid Energy.Direct reports at Spring Creek and Huntly East Mine, Warehouse Operators (3)Responsibility for any asset disposal program and will be the Group Procurement representative for the Spring Creek business review activity. Maintaining and developing excellent relationships with stakeholders, customers Developing relationships with key suppliers to optimise short and long term value from current and potential supply base.

Commercial contracts for Underground Coal Mines at Spring Creek Greymouth and East Mine in Huntly, Operations Contracts- Site Services agreementsDevelopment Contracts – Mining development, underground roads and ventilationCapital Equipment Contracts-Specialist Mining equipment, service agreements, warranties and parts

Commercial contracts for Energy, Electricity, Gas and indirect spendNZ Steel Specific Role in pursuit of solid commercial contracts in the refreshed business plan. Department Restructure Previous Maintenance role disestablished and combined new role of Capex and Maintenance spend created.

Commercial contracts for onsite maintenance providersMaintenance MRO category Dotted line reporting to Procurement Australia for leveraged multiple site agreements, NZ Steel, Port Kembla Sydney and Western Port Melbourne.Acting Procurement Manager on Site NZ Steel for six months in support of Part Time remote Australian based Procurement Manager 30% reduction in Maintenance spend put in place and held for two years.

Procurement Category management role reporting to Procurement Manager. Responsible for the 1000 acre green belt farm, Dairy farm, cropping and grazingStaff Cafeteria with 1.3 million in sales and 12 fteFacilities Maintenance – cleaning and building maintenance Out Bound road freight contracts – logistics of finished goods to domestic customersSupplementary Labour for plant maintenance, operations and warranty workCranes and Mobile equipment, Forklifts (50+ units),Industrial cleaning, Training provider contract, Couriers, Buses and Taxis, Audio Visual equipment,Multi Functional devices Civil contractors, Business Improvement Champion for Procurement,Direct reports: 1

Sixty staff, senior management role reporting to General Manager in Australia. Responsible for all aspects of inventory planning and procurement. A Member of the Mico Metals leadership team.Warehousing and Distribution Auckland and Christchurch. Manufacturing on the Auckland site. International shipping inwards and exports to Australia.Safety – ACC Work Safe Management Practices, secondary level achieved 2006 and tertiary level attempted June 2007. SHE a behaviour based system. Negotiating with the Union a collective employment agreement for Auckland.Working Capital Management – identified the need and value in a lazy balance sheet from an in company research project and then went to work over six months to reduce working capital.Operations Improvements – Identified and then implemented plans to reduce operational costs by 15% over three sites for impact in the current financial year. Included a reduction in Head Count as well as tighter cost control.

Ten direct reports, responsible for inventory planning and procurement.International shipping inwards and exports to Australia. Managed the vertically integrated relationships with other Crane Group companies in Australia. A Member of the Mico Metals leadership team.Negotiated supply contracts and enforced agreements. Responsible for identifying and SLOB stock and for monitoring national stock take program.

Combining Procurement and marketing activities within product groups with a combined revenue of $38 million per annum. Working closely with category planners to reduce Slob/Maintain availability of key lines and improve forecast accuracy. Development of product promotions and sales support tools.Strategic Steel procurement aimed at increasing Gross Margin and supporting the national sales team to increase profitability.Negotiation of supply contracts and indents. Development and management of Request for proposals. Establishment of Service level Agreements with key suppliers. Cooperative Product Development with suppliers and introduction into national distribution network. Key account procurement support for national sales team

Following decentralisation this role was Strategic Steel procurement aimed at increasing Gross Margin and supporting the national sales team to increase profitability. Negotiation of supply contracts. Development and management of Request for proposals. Establishment of Service level Agreements with key suppliers. Cooperative Product Development with suppliers and introduction into national distribution network. Key account procurement support for national sales team.

Reporting to the Supply Chain General Manager, The shared services supply chain supported the centralized Fletcher Building Steel Group which had an annual turnover exceeding $600 million employing 1100 staff in 52 locations. My role was Leading a team of five Planning/procurement Staff .Responsible for inventory control and stock expenditure. Responsible for the team daily execution of DRP and MRP processes. Preparing monthly Sales and Operations Plan. Negotiation of supply contracts. Development and management of Request for proposals. Establishment of Service level Agreements with key suppliers. Key account procurement support for Easysteel national sales team.

Wellington Branch of Easysteel employed 22 staff, in Sales and Steel processing roles. Including Warehousing, Plate processing and Coil processing As Branch Manager of I was responsible for all aspects of the Branch Operations. This included Recruiting, Training, Development, staff appraisals performance and discipline as well as Sales management, Quality Assurance, Site Health and Safety, budget setting and expenditure control for the profit centre, effective reporting procedures, marketing and on-going staff support

Invercargill Branch of Easysteel employed 20 staff, in Sales and Steel processing roles. Including Fletcher Reinforcing. As Branch Manager of I was responsible for all aspects of the Branch Operations. This included Recruiting, Training, Development, staff appraisals performance and discipline as well as Sales management, Quality Assurance, Site Health and Safety, budget setting and expenditure control for the profit centre, effective reporting procedures, marketing and on-going staff support.

National Product Manager responsible for setting the long term strategic plan for the two products groups in my portfolio. Developing sales plans, marketing plans sales product training, procurement and distribution plans. Pricing, Product introduction and development. Supplier contract negotiations, purchasing and agency agreements, Key account negotiations. Coordination of product inquires, motivation and support for Easysteel national sales force.

International purchasing experience with supplier negotiation. Efficient creation and release of Purchase orders from requisition. Coordination of product inquires and support for Easysteel national multi-site sales force for special steel sourced from Europe, Aluminium and Stainless Steel from Asia, Australia and Singapore. Arranging the supply chain Import logistics customs clearance and shipping for purchased goods. Negotiation sourcing and supply of reinforcing steel for major construction projects.

Field Sales experience outside of the office on the road, large value accounts, manufacturing accounts. Supervision of staff at the steel service centre plate processing and specialist sales experience with steel coil processing. Inbound and outbound planned customer calls, retail sales across the shop front counter, preparing quotations responding to customer inquiries, providing customer service.

Branch Administration duties that included Stock receipting, Stock Control. Accounts payable Invoice coding. On-going Maintenance of the Quality Manuals for ISO 9002 quality management system for the sales branch. Running and preparing weekly and monthly reports Also, Inbound and outbound planned customer calls, retail sales across the shop front counter, preparing quotations responding to customer inquiries, providing customer service

A role based inside the office Customer Services Representative. Inbound and outbound planned customer calls, retail sales across the shop front counter, preparing quotations responding to customer inquiries, providing customer service.