I am an astute Procurement professional who is passionate in helping businesses identify commercial opportunities to add value by either reducing costs, creating efficiencies in processes and mitigating risk.With nearly 20 year of experience in Procurement, I am both organised and versatile in the type of industries and categories of spend that organisations manage. I have extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, here in Australia and in New Zealand. Having managed diverse categories such as MRO, Consumables, Logistics, Facilities, Corporate Services and others. As an outgoing person I enjoy creating and managing strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. With strong interpersonal and communication skills I have a proven capacity to build long term mutually beneficial relationships reflected through a well-established network across businesses or suppliers. This has been shown in the various leadership roles I have performed since the early stages of my career, including having direct reports in more recent roles. I thrive on setting up others for success and supporting them to achieving their goals and watching them develop as professionals.With experience in end-to-end procurement, I like to take a considered and holistic approach to my work where value is created in various forms and for multiple stakeholders and customers, internal and external. My high level of analytical and investigative skills help me to understand complex issues and set strategic drivers and outcomes. I am well versed in contract negotiations and supplier management, overseeing compliance and ensuring alignment with government and national standards, legislative requirements and contractual law. I also have a proven track record in developing and implementing process improvement initiatives to maximise efficiencies within the business and address shortfalls/gaps. All this while ensuring that commercial and health and safety risks are identified, assessed and mitigated.I am known for offering assistance or contributing to other areas of a business to help achieve a goal. Whether it is presenting at an indigenous participation forum, delivery of the monthly site safety meeting or sharing a personal story to a group – it broadens my relationships and knowledge within a business and helps me grow as an individual.I am fortunate to have broad Industry exposure across; Airlines, Public Health, Dairy, Manufacturing and State Government.