WineSense Advisory is an Australian based management consulting firm that helps wine businesses improve their results by providing objective and unbiased advice. We specialise in business improvement and optimisation. Our core focus is to assist small and medium wine businesses to generate maximum value for shareholders. With a comprehensive network of technical specialists to draw upon across the various sectors of the wine industry, this enables us to bring a complete service to wine businesses. We help businesses optimise the value chain for their business, their suppliers and their customers. Areas of expertise include: • Grape/juice/wine contracts negotiation• Viticulture and winemaking operations management• Bottling and packaging• Warehouse and logistics• Supply chain management• Brand marketing and cellar door management• Procurement and commercial negotiation• Asset/capital management• Lean production, people and productivity.Our objective is to deliver further value through a range of mutually linked solutions:• Business reviews, strategic planning and organisation structure optimisation• Operational alignment and management mentoring• Management representation

Situated in the picturesque Clare Valley, one of Australia’s premium wine producing areas, Kirrihill’s story looms large in the local area and resonates much further afield. Established in the late 1990’s Kirrihill produces premium wines from cool climate vineyards that undeniably represented the unique characters of the Clare Valley.

Enterprise connects talent, ideas and capital through strategy. We draw on our collective expertise to align your business strategy with game changing opportunities to build shared value for your shareholders, participants in the supply chain and customers. We're focused on supporting our clients achieve their strategic goals. Our advice is tailored from insights and experience with the trends shaping sectors, industries and markets in Australia and the region.http://enterprisecorp.com.au/

Pernod Ricard UK and Pernod Ricard Travel Retail Europe Middle East Africa are part of Pernod Ricard (the Group) – world’s no. 2 of the wines and spirits industry. The two companies are responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of the Group’s leading premium spirits, wines and champagnes in their respective markets. I was responsible for Operations for Pernod Ricard UK and Pernod Ricard Travel Retail Europe Middle East Africa in the following areas:- Supply Planning and Stock Control- Demand Planning and Customer Service- Warehousing and Logistics- SustainabilityWorking closely with Pernod Ricards Brand Owners across the world, my role was to effectively manage the supply chain to find the opimum balance between cost, stock levels and customer service.

Boasting one of the world’s largest international wine portfolios, Pernod Ricard Winemakers is one of the world’s leading premium wine companies and home of some of the world’s most iconic wine brands, including Jacob's Creek, Brancott Estate, Campo Viejo and Graffigna. Responsible for ensuring that Pernod Ricard Winemakers shared best practices, leveraged synergies and enhanced systems to drive continuous improvement across Operations in Australia, New Zealand, China, Spain and the US.As a member of the Global Operations team, I led the Technical Department in the following areas: - Procurement: Responsible for procurement across Australia and New Zealand, as well as leveraging synergies across our other global operations.- Sustainability: Ensuring a consistent approach to Quality, Safety and Environmental management systems across our operations.- Innovation: Leading the technical breakthrough innovation strategy, ensuring that innovation was delivered by the business via collaboration with suppliers and business partners.- Technical development: Ensuring that best practices were shared across the group, with a focus on the management of strategic operational/technical projects. The role required a strong focus on strategic planning, employee relations, financial management, operational efficiency, reporting, quality management, lean manufacturing, risk management, employee safety and sustainable environmental management.

As a member of the Australian Management Committee, I was responsible for: - Packaging operations. This involved overseeing our internal packaging operations (2 main packaging lines with 4 support lines), combined with the responsibility of managing the operational and commercial aspects of our co packer relationships in Australia and the UK. - Warehousing and Logistics. Providing a warehousing and logistics service to our internal distribution companies (sales/marketing) within Australia and Internationally. Responsible for all finished goods as well as the management of imported spirits. A key element of the role was managing internal relationships with our sales and marketing teams to ensure service level agreement targets were met. - The Jacob’s Creek Visitors Centre, the surrounding Jacob's Creek Precinct and the Brand Visitations team. The Jacob’s Creek Visitor Centre is a multiple tourism award winner at state and national level. A key element of the role was ensuring that the Jacob's Creek Visitors Centre and surrounding precinct delivered a memorable brand experience via alignment with our Global Brand Marketing strategy for Jacob's Creek. - Overseeing the Sustainability (quality, safety and environment), Planning and Product Development departments. These departments play a key role in supporting the operations and marketing teams.The role required a strong focus on employee relations, financial management, operational efficiency, quality management, lean manufacturing, risk management, employee safety and sustainable environmental management.

As a member of the Australian Management Committee, I was responsible for: - Viticulture and Supply. This department focussed on 2 key areas: 1/ The management of ~1,600 hectares of company owned/leased vineyard across Australia, including all operational and technical viticulture aspects. 2/ The management of our Grower Relations and Wine Supply team who were responsible for business partnerships with ~300 grape growers and a broad range of wine supply companies/brokers. A key focus for this team was on building strong relationships with suppliers to ensure a commercially viable and flexible supply network. - Wineries and logistics. This involved overseeing our two internal wineries with a combined crushing capacity of 75,000 tonnes, as well as our contract processor (~60,000 tonnes) relationships across Australia. A key focus was on wine quality management, operational efficiency and commercial contract management. - Overseeing the R&D, Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Sustainability (quality, safety and environment) and Systems Development departments. These departments supported the operations in the key elements of capital expenditure project management, continuous improvement implementation, sustainability systems integration and IT systems development respectively. The role required a strong focus on employee relations, financial management, operational efficiency, quality management, lean manufacturing, risk management, employee safety and sustainable environmental management.

This role focussed on 3 key areas at a national level:1/ The management of ~1,800 hectares of company owned/leased vineyard across Australia, including all operational and technical viticulture aspects. 2/ The management of our Grower Relations team who were responsible for business partnerships with ~500 grape growers. A key focus for this team was on building strong relationships with suppliers to ensure a commercially viable and flexible supply network. 3/ Driving a technical viticulture program to support the own vineyard and grower relations team; ensuring there was a focus on risk and quality management.

This role supported the Viticulture and Winemaking Operations Director by identifying opportunities for business improvement and overseeing project management. Much of the role was focussed around asset utilisation. This included the identification of projects, financial evaluation, liaison with key stakeholders, project management and implementation.The role also oversaw the systems development for this department, with a focus on project identification, analysis and implementation via liaison with our IT department.

This role focussed on 3 key areas for this region:1/ The management of ~1,600 hectares of company owned/leased vineyard, including all operational and technical viticulture aspects. 2/ The management of our Grower Relations team who were responsible for business partnerships with our grape growers in this region. A key focus for this team was on building strong relationships with suppliers to ensure a commercially viable and flexible supply network. 3/ Driving a technical viticulture program to support the own vineyard and grower relations team; ensuring there was a focus on risk and quality management.

The management of our Grower Relations team who were responsible for business partnerships with ~600 grape growers across Australia. A key focus for this team was on building strong relationships with suppliers to ensure a commercially viable and flexible supply network.

Joined Orlando Wines as a Trainee Grower Liaison Officer and then progressed to work across a number of regions as a Grower Liaison Officer. Key element of the role was supplier management, communication, contract management and agribusiness/technical advice to growers.