Bellbird have been supplying early childhood educational supplies for over 30 years Australia wide. Arts and Craft, Furniture, Outdoor Play and Indoor Play ranges- Management of Purchasing staff- Process domestic and international purchase orders- Inventory management- Sourcing and ordering a wide range of products used for the manufacturing process- Negotiation of supplier agreements and management of suppliers- Ensuring stock levels are maintained and that appropriate action is taken to avoid or rectify ‘out of stock’ items- Develop purchasing policies and communicating these to the entire organisation- Ensure that all approved suppliers have a clear understanding of the company’s expectations- Building relationships, Negotiating and liaising with suppliers- Monthly report to Owners on outcomes of supplier reports and stock issues- Ensure that all quality procedures are adhered to in every instance - Implement and ensure that all imported items go through a QI process when the container lands.- Communicate and negotiate with Freight Forwarders to ensure best service and terms for all imported items.- Arrange payments and sign off documentation for all imported items.- Manages large orders/start-ups to ensure that as close to 100% of the order is ready for dispatch by the installation date.- Coordination of an annual stocktake, rolling stocktakes, spot checks & container stock management.- Travel overseas fairly regularly (mainly China) to visit suppliers, manufacturers and trade fairs.- Negotiate with local transport companies.

In my role as Purchasing and Logistics Manager I was responsible for the Purchasing, Goods Inwards, Warehouse and Dispatch departments, effectively the full life cycle from the raw product to the finished goods. Ensuring all my teams/departments are doing everything possible to ensure maximum service and profitability.- Management of Purchasing and Warehouse staff- Process domestic and international purchase orders- Ordering of raw materials, spare parts, tools and other consumables for the manufacturing of spas & swim spas- Inventory management- Sourcing and ordering a wide range of products used for the manufacturing process- Negotiation of supplier agreements and management of suppliers- Ensuring stock levels are maintained and that appropriate action is taken to avoid or rectify ‘out of stock’ items- Develop purchasing policies and communicating these to the entire organisation- Ensure that all approved suppliers have a clear understanding of the company’s expectations- Negotiating and liaising with suppliers- Monthly report to senior management team on outcomes of supplier reports and stock issues- Ensure that all quality procedures are adhered to in every instance - Implementing Worksafe policy ( Traffic flow Management, MSDS etc)- Manage the Process and record all incoming spas, swim spas, baths and shells into the warehouse - Follow all ordered spa baths through the production process to ensure that jobs are being completed according to specific time frames- Ensure all relative documentation relative to export containers is completed on time - Complete regular warehouse stock takes - Be totally responsible for cost of internal and external freight (outbound) - Complete and prepare all necessary paper work and delivery dockets for dispatch- Management of warehouse staff- Liaise with production and track spas for completion and container deadlines

As Logistics Co-Ordinator I had to utilise the SAP system within a global environment and liaise with and work closely with all department heads both local and international to ensure Danfoss could supply in full on time but also with a close eye on Inventory levels and stock turns, to ensure maximum profitability.A challenging set up as Australian Logistics fell under the Pacific banner so constant communication with Pacific Logistics based in India, Singapore, Denmark, USA and Mexico (depending on which product line I was dealing with)• Developing, Maintaining and Reporting on Purchasing Budgets through SAP and BW.• Negotiating and reviewing both local and international supplier agreements and contracts. Including daily contact with India, Singapore and Denmark.• Negotiating order minimum quantity, pricing, lead times and product features.• Stock Turn analysis and maintenance.• Inventory level analysis and maintenance.• Re Order Point analysis and maintenance.• Monthly Slow Turn, Low Turn, Local Obsolete and Global Obsolete reviewing and maintenance.• Dealing with local Tafe’s (Holmesglen and Box Hill) to see if they could use any scrapped items.• Monthly Purchase order maintenance, to ensure open Purchase orders are not outstanding.• Raising of Credit request’s on our Suppliers for faulty or rejected stock.• Reviewing monthly/Bi monthly checks on suppliers.• Weekly Production meeting with the Production and Sales Managers to ensure DIFOT is achieved.• Implemented a “ONE COMPANY” policy and integrated other state branches purchasing all into head office,• Entering of and ensuring that all Bill of Materials (BOM’s) where correct in parts and costed correctly.• Entering Item costing and sales pricing into the system• Being involved with the negotiating of terms, items and cost for Wholesale and OEM customers (e.g. Heatcraft, Actrol, Skope and Fisher and Paykel).

With head offices and manufacturing operations in Italy and the USA, IMPCO is recognised globally as a leader in gaseous fuel technologies. IMPCO customers not only enjoy the many benefits of gaseous fuel technology, but can feel confident that IMPCO is at the sharp end of alternative fuel system manufacturing, installation and service. As Purchasing Manager here I had to liaise with and work closely with all department heads to ensure Impco could supply in full on time but also with a close eye on Inventory levels and stock turns, to ensure maximum profitability.• Developing, Maintaining and Reporting on Purchasing Budgets.• Negotiating and reviewing both local and international supplier agreements and contracts. Including daily contact with Italy and the USA• Negotiating order minimum quantity, pricing, lead times and product features• Negotiating with International freight forwarding companies.• Stock Turn analysis and maintenance• Inventory level analysis and maintenance• Monthly Purchase order maintenance, to ensure open Purchase orders are not outstanding.• Raising of Credit request’s on our Suppliers for faulty or rejected stock.• Managing reviewing on a monthly basis the Purchasing Team KPI (both individuals and team)• Reviewing monthly/Bi monthly checks on suppliers.• Weekly Production meeting with the Production and Sales Managers to ensure DIFOT is achieved.• Implemented a “ONE COMPANY” policy and integrated other state branches purchasing all into head office,• Entering of and ensuring that all Bill of Materials (BOM’s) where correct in parts and costed correctly.• A part of the Monthly Managers review meeting and the Quarterly quality review meeting to ensure Impco was running as Profitable and effective as possible.• Entering Item costing and sales pricing into the system• Being involved with the negotiating of terms, items and cost for DOEM products (specifically General Motors).

Moved through various roles at Kincrome, From the Customer Service team to CSC Manager into the Inventory, Purchasing teams and Product Manager.• Developing and managing purchasing budgets for the portfolio.• Negotiating and reviewing supplier agreements/contracts. Daily telephone and email communications with Taiwan and China.• Negotiating order minimum quantity, pricing, product features.• New Product Development from conceptualization to commercialization. Actioning product appearance, developing packaging, release schedules/timelines by brand and channel.• Developing strategic sourcing and marketing/directional plans. Executing local, regional, and global (where applicable) plans for portfolio. Brand positioning and communications strategy. Managing portfolio renovations and line extensions.• Monitoring portfolio sales performance and conducting post mortem analyses of product performance.• Conducting research into customer activity, competitor activity, products and pricing and conducting gap analysis of promotions.• Stock turn and GMROI analysis.• Presenting products to National Buyers (e.g. Bunning’s, Dank’s etc).• Attending National Trade show’s to present/sell our product to the end user /customer. • International sourcing, buying and sales experience,• Recommending communication goals and media plans for the portfolio brands. Measuring the effectiveness of media campaigns.• Carrying out QA compliance with audit and authority guidelines (DIN & Australian standards).• Managing daily portfolio sales targets and forecasts by SKU.• Liaising with sales team to support the portfolio, including price movements, packaging changes and store layouts/plan o grams.

Held roles across different branches including, Teller, Customer Service, Personal Banker, Internal Relief and Assistant Branch Manager. • Combination holder of vault and ATM codes.• Weekly ordering cash for branch• Monitoring KPI’s (daily)• Dealing with customer complaints• Ensure the general day to day running of a branch• Handling customer service enquiries.• Key and Combination deputy for vault and ATM’s• Negotiate large bill (100k + investments) rates.• Opening new accounts.• Processing of personal loan applications.