Alister Danks Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

SchoolProcure has established itself as Australia’s premier school procurement solution provider, having worked with over 30 school clients, and successfully managed over $247M in projects.As one of Australasia’s leading experts in school procurement, Alister Danks leads a team of procurement specialists with over 90 years’ of deep industry experience to deliver exceptional value across cost, sustainability, service, risk and governance solutions.Independent, transparent, and objective, SchoolProcure leverages its extensive experience to improve service outcomes and create tailored solutions to specific problems and sophisticated technical projects.Clients include over 30 leading Private Schools and Catholic Schools, across Australia. In theschool network, SchoolProcure has built a particularly strong reputation with BusinessManagers, school Principals and members of the ASBA association.

Melbourne, Australia

GPS has assisted clients for over 20 years to achieve cost reductions through a professional approach to the procurement of goods and services. Services focus on cost reduction and service improvement via a combination of value engineering and competitive tender management. GPS has typically been able to achieve savings in excess of 20%.GPS has a proven record of being able to bring category expertise from an experienced network of associates which is combined with a robust approach to analysing client needs and managing the tender process. GPS’s team has extensive commercial over 20-30 years, working in a range of industries in Australia and Asia. Clients include medium sized manufacturing companies, large industrial companies and schools. Procurement categories include Solar PV, Bus Services, Catering, Cleaning, Printers, Grounds and Maintenance, Swimming services, Travel, After School Care, Freight, Warehousing, Office Supplies, Engineering Supplies, Packaging, and others.

Melbourne

• Family investment company• John Danks & Son - Oversaw divestment to Woolworths in 2009 and later sale of property assets

Melbourne / Sydney

Project Director – Tailored Supply Chain • Major business transformation including the launch of 5 new supply chains, aligned to market segments• Managed a team of over 40 across 5 locations and 12 workstreams (Aus and NZ)• Responsible for functional teams including transport, procurement, warehousing, inventory planning, supplier management, customer service, IT, network modelling

Melbourne, Australia

Toll is the Asian region's leading provider of integrated logistics, generating an annual revenue of AU$9 billion. Toll operates across a broad range of logistics services including warehousing, distribution, express, freight forwarding, resources, shipping, rail and air.Corporate Development (2011-2013)Responsible for Strategy developments and M&A projects across Toll Group. • Managed divestment of Automotive Logistics business• Due diligence reviews of acquisition targets in India, China and New Zealand• Conducted strategic review of key competitors and growth opportunities in various sectors• Operational and procurement reviews• Led strategic reviews of Toll business units. Developed forecasting model.

Shanghai, Melbourne

GM, Asia Market Development (Shanghai):Responsible for developing AutoLogistics business in Asia, particularly China and India. • Developed growth strategy for Asia• Developed and negotiated JV and acquisition opportunities• Led business development activities in China, India and pan-AsiaNational Operations Manager (Melbourne):Responsible for daily operations for the Component Logistics division which delivers parts to car plants on a JIT basis for GM Holden, Ford, Toyota and tier 1 suppliers, as well as aftermarket warehousing and distribution. • Responsible for workforce of 260 and eight operating sites • P&L responsibility• EBA negotiations, safety improvements, procurement, exceeded profit targets, improved cross functional collaboration, launch major new siteNational Manager, Strategy & Customer Development (Melbourne):Responsible for developing Strategic Plan, China entry approach, Account Management for major customers, major tenders and strategic projects. • Developed and implemented new account management process • Developed strategic plans and managed project implementation, including China entry strategy• Led major tender teams for significant long term contracts and procurement negotiation • Established operational planning processes and Continuous Improvement culture

Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne

Senior member of both the Supply Chain and Strategy Practices, working across various industries including Logistics, High Tech, Dairy, Steel, Retail, Pharma, Construction Materials, Banking. Led strategy and process improvement projects such as:- Business Blueprint for a major ERP/SAP program - eFulfilment for B2C Retail- Inventory Optimisation- Strategic Sourcing and Procurement- IT Strategy Program - Supplier Logistics Centre Implementation - 3PL Capability Development- Loyalty Program- Customer Focused Organisation Development

Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong

Formerly Connell Wagner. Experience across a range of structural engineering design and project management tasks including tunnels, airports, high rise buildings, facades, site compliance, managing procurement of sub-contractors.

Mba

Activities and Societies: Exchange student at MIT Sloan School and Harvard Business School

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Civil (Hons)

Activities and Societies: Trinity College, University Sailing Club (President), University Athletics Team, Engineering

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