Brenton Barnes Email & Phone Number

South Kingsville, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Reporting to the Managing Director of Cox's largest business unit, this role aims to improve the competitiveness and profitability of Cox's Remarketing and Vehicle Solutions businesses.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

- Initiated a project to overhaul Manheim's aging website.- Trialed a remote sales product in a major market - Manheim Direct.- Sponsored a software integration project to deliver real-time tracking of customer transport orders.- Introduced product-feature enhancements for Manheim's auction business video of every passenger and commercial vehicle.- Played a critical advocacy and advisory role on a project to reintroduce physical auctions.- Developed and maintained value proposition maps for Manheim's key customer segments to inform product strategy and project prioritisation.

Melbourne, Australia

- Responsible for the planning and execution of major capital and improvement projects including a $4.5M project to build hail netting in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.- Developed and maintained an Operations continuous improvement program.- Developed and successfully executed a major transformation initiative for Manheim's transport business.- Acted as Head of Transport for a period of 18 months.

Melbourne, Australia

- Developed and maintained an index of used vehicle prices. The index informs market strategies and regularly features in the automotive press.- Developed a portal for customers to value vehicles using historic sales and view future value predictions.

- Deployed and administered business intelligence software to create a unified view of business KPIs and a culture of data self-service.- Lead improvement initiatives and workshops in the Finance team which drove a rapid transition to paperless transactions.- Lead the first pricing review carried out in several years.

Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Applied Science, Project Management

Pre-Accelerator, Ag-Tech Start-Ups And Product Development

Learn and practice new skills in; - Sales & Converting - Legal & IP - Product Management - Branding & PR - Fundraising

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