Responsible for managing the effective procurement of all horticutural produce for the Hastings manufacturing site from across the North Island.Managing fruit supply, negotiating supply contracts, proposing and implementing procurement strategies, Quality control and Agchem requirements. Manage the logistics of fruit supply.Crop forecasting.Enhancing supply relationships.

Owner and manager of our own apple orchard.Skills include:Timing and selection of chemical applicationTree husbandryStaff managementGST Paye ReturnsIrrigation managementHarvest managementOrchard developmentCashflow and accountingTime managementI also managed another orchard property for absentee owners during this period.

Challenge Seeds was the specalist grain and seed company within the Wrightsons group.My resposiblities were:Managing the grain and seed complex in HastingsPreparation of budgets for the Hawkes Bay arera and resposiblity to achieve that budgetProcuring grain and seed crops in the Hastings to Wairoa area.Advising clients on the technical aspects of crop management- planting, weed and pest control, harvesting.Promtion of the company and its seed and grain linesIdentification of exsisting and potential users of our seed and grain products.Supply contract managementSales contract managementIncreasing market share.

Joined HBF from school as trainee stock and station agent.Responsiblities included;Providing technical advice to clientsDeveloping company business by increasing market shareProviding back up support to clientsSelling, promoting and advising clients on a range of farm merchandise productsTrading livestock on behalf of clients. Both buying and selling.Drafting stock for supply to meat companies.Monitoring and meeting sales budgetsFostering goodwill amongst company clients, suppliers and other stakeholders