Andrea Chen Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Australia

Overseeing the management of the Oils, Coolants, and Other Fluids category throughout ANZ, with an annual spend of approximately $80 million. Key responsibilities include crafting and owning the category strategy, coordinating the implementation of new contracts across the organization, and collaborating with five business units to define product assortments and promote category offerings. This role entails assessing market share and consistently seeking avenues for expansion. Monitoring and optimizing all sales channels within the category in partnership with business units is essential. Understanding cost factors within the category and developing a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) perspective to enhance profitability is a primary objective. Establishing and nurturing robust, mutually beneficial strategic partnerships with suppliers is also fundamental to the role.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne Area, Australia

• Defined the project management process to be applied to the project.• Selected team members and, if cross-functional as the Core Team Leader, select Core Team Members.• Prepare project plan and obtain management approval of the project plan.• Ensure that all team members understand their roles and accept their responsibilities• Apply project resources according to the approved project plan.• Analyze risk and instigate avoidance activities. Establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating corrective action.• Track and report on progress to plan.• Analyze the actual performance against the plan and make adjustments consistent with plan objectives.• Keep all stakeholders informed of progress and issues. • Involve functional expertise in design reviews and key decisions as well as risk strategies.• Ensure ltimely adaptive action is taken.• Manage change to preserve business plan commitments. Initiate Phase Review if objectives must change. • Negotiate the performance of activities with team members and their managers.• Establish and publish clear priorities among project activities.• Coordinate management and technical decisions.• Arbitrate and resolve conflict and interface problems within the project.• Provide input on the performance of project team members to their supervisors.

Melbourne Area, Australia

Key role within the National Networks performance team responsible for driving operational optimisation (effectiveness & efficiency) of the Lion Dairy & Drinks Distribution Network. Key Deliverables include:Product Management - Network Health Tracker (NHT) ToolOwnership of data integrity for all tool inputs & feedsOwnership of all financial & statistical bench markingContinuous improvement & evolution of NHT toolMonitoring and compliance of inputting into toolBuilds capability of network to input data and share outcomesProcess Owner - Network Optimisation ProcessOwnership of optimisation processContinuous improvement & evolution of the NHO processProvides insight and recommendations to drive efficiencies and effectiveness of networkKey Cross functional Stakeholder ManagementContinuous process alignment, monitoring & improvement with key cross-functional stakeholders via agreed scorecard measurement, tracking and review, including;Supply chain service partnering & performanceCCT (Centralised Claims Team) service partnering & performanceState Finance & Admin Team service Partnering & performanceGateway to further improve Network engagementKey resource for two way sharing to build cross functional understandingLead, manage and monitor as relevant with State teams Joint Business Planning (JBP) initiatives/projects that arise from the NHO processFuture development and the ongoing ownership for & management of ‘operational efficiency drivers’ products, deals and tools for the benefit of the Distributor network

Bentley, Western Australia

To manage and co-ordinate prescribed state based activities related to distributor trade consistent with established objectives for; maximising shareholder returns, realising available network efficiencies and implementing approved best practice methods consistently across all facets of NFL’s state distributor trade.1. Achievement of all allocated state profit objectives.2. Identification and realisation of available network efficiencies.3. Effective development and implementation of distributor business plans in accordance with established objectives.4. Enhancement of distributor profitability and viability by influencing distributors to implement industry best practices.5. Effective and ongoing communication to state distributor network.6. In conjunction with Sales, shared responsibility for driving sales through Business Plan process and development and/or implementation of distributor marketing strategies.7. Effective asset management of all NFL owned assets on loan to Distributors.8. Coaching and development of an effective state distributor sales team.9. Compliance with all one off and ongoing reporting requirements in an accurate and timely manner.10. Roll out and adherence to NFL’s published policies and procedures.

Melbourne Area, Australia

• Designed and developed new enterprise software solution for sales reporting.• Re-designed external Lion web portal with enhanced functionality and integration with Siebel technology• Managed team of three data analysts • Partnered successfully with IT, sales leaders, supply chain, logistics and distributor network to develop Business Intelligence and Business Objects sales trends and growth driver reports.• Spearheaded cross-functional initiative to achieve customer and distributor engagement survey nationally across 700 customers and 500 distributors• Trained, coached and mentored team members and distributors to ensure smooth adoption of new reporting and web based systems.

Melbourne Area, Australia

Melbourne Area, Australia

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