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Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Key Responsibilities• Key dealer contact for SAP (CRM) rollout• Operations lead for HSPO Export and domestic customers• Rollout Retailer Inventory Management (RIM) all direct and new dealers.• Operations lead for coordination of new dealer on boarding to order parts direct from HSPO• HSPO business lead for all Business Systems / DMS issues effecting dealer shipmentsAchievements• Critical support to dealers for SAP (CRM) go live • All direct dealers with the exception of 2 active on RIM• Development of Port of entry Process for Colorado Shipments• Development of GM Thailand Initial order order delivery process for Colorado

Key Responsibilities• Co Ordinate materials ,Purchasing and Parts technical groups to reduce Vehicle off Road and back order parts• Dealer escalation point for critical back order parts• Co-ordinate direct ship process to dealers and ensure billing and shipment transactions are co-ordinated.• VOR process redesign to reduce customer rentals and time off road • Process /systems improvements to reduce dealer phone trafficAchievements• Daily back Order report to dealers eliminating 70% of phone queries from 2009 level of approx. 600 call per day.• VOR reduction of 20% over 2009 average levels of 200 per month• Back Order reduction of 20% of 2009 levels of average levels of 1400 • Dealer to dealer transfers spend reduced by 10% over 2009 levels.

Key Responsibilities• Overall budget responsibility for $52 Million domestic and international Supply chain spend• Manage domestic 3PL (freight, contract warehouse, pre packer, and export consolidation) and International Logistics Service Providers to ensure contractual commitments to service and lead times are maintained within budget.• Identify opportunities for direct delivery, cross docking and regional warehousing.• Improve consolidation and transit times to achieve HSPO performance targets.Achievements• Successful Tender of $42 Million Domestic Logistics Business 2008. • $1.5M logistics savings 08/09• Pre packer turnaround. 98% back orders next day to NDC• Line Per Hour (LPH) 24.3 (Outside storage facilities) GM global best• Development of ½ height MHU for domestic freight transport (Improved cubic utilization and $600K Tpt saving)

Melbourne, Australia

Key Responsibilities• Manage inbound and outbound operations of National Distribution Centre (NDC) to ensure daily KPI targets are met. (Warehouse team 70 per shift with turn over of $530 million PA, 125,000 SKU) • Lead NDC outbound operations to ensure 98% Order response time (ORT) for domestic and export customers. (10,000 lines shipped per night for domestic and export customers• Lead NDC inbound operations to ensure same day receipt to bin for local and overseas sourced parts to maximise outbound daily sales rate. (8 TEU and 400 plus pallets per day)• Provide direction and coaching of supervisors to enable them to lead performance counselling process to effectively manage operator behaviour.• Deal with unions on IR issues that occur within the shift.• Monitor OHS requirements and provide direction to supervisors to effectively manage shift occupational health, safety and environmentAchievements• Implemented standards for inbound and outbound operations for improvement in Lines per hour (LPH) from 13.25 LPH to 15.2LPH• Implemented policies to deal with time and attendance matters with a overall reduction in casual numbers and subsequent cost saving of $60K.• Maintained zero lost work day case rate across both shifts

Adelaide, Australia

Key Responsibilities• Remote South Australian Contact for HSPO issues for Logistics and materials based at Elizabeth Vehicle assembly plant• Contract management of outsourced HSPO warehouse in South Australia. • Liase with parts technical and engineering regarding issues relating to new product release, supercessions and issues specific to supply and manufacture of assemblies for HSPO• Quality assurance checks and follow up with manufacturing plants on part quality issues identified by customers.• New model availability and supply to customers prior to vehicle sales release• Liaison with Customer assistance on parts availability and supply issues.• Purchasing contact for issues relating to supersession and new model releasesAchievements• 94 % service level for parts availability• Participation in weekly senior plant manager meeting to raise profile of HSPO amongst the Elizabeth manufacturing plant to ensure plant supplied spare parts are manufactured to schedule. • Implemented cycle counting procedure for contract warehouse operation• Instigation of transport mode changes to ensure all emergency orders for sheet metal arrive at customer in a saleable condition

Melbourne, Australia

Key Responsibilities• Contract Management of Holden Service Parts operation (HSPO) lead Logistic supplier (TNT) • Dealer enquiries on lost / delayed/ damaged freight• Lead fortnightly KPI meetings to review service level against contracted commitmentsAchievements• Implementation of milk run and timeslot days for supplier delivery /pickup days in conjunction with warehouse revised receiving times and materials service level requirements.• 96% service level achieved for emergency and Stock orders• Combined emergency deliveries for Local Melbourne customers for parts originating from South Australia and Victoria which increased service level and decreased cost. $250K Saving• Implementation with Materials group of Kan ban supply for selected group of vendors requiring daily pickups of products to minimise stocks held at HSPO warehouse yet maintain service level to customers

• Responsible for inventory accuracy of all BASF stocks Australia wide.• Implementation of cycling counting schedule for all finished goods stores. Number of finished goods stores including bulk stores 16.• Evaluate usage/sales patterns and stock levels; identify redundant, quarantined, duplicated, slow moving or obsolete items. Arrange meetings with Business Group Managers to determine action plans and follow up to ensure implementation. Report on progress quarterly to Managing Director. • Ensure company consignment stores are counted and reconciled in line with company and external audit procedures.• Provide expert advice to Business Management teams where required on stocks control process and procedures ensuring that they meet external audit requirements.• Provide detailed reports on inventory as required by senior management.• Co ordinate the control of redundant stock and aged stock and ensure its subsequent disposal.• Lead the national stock take of factory raw material and bulk raw material stores. Responsible for reconciling and balancing in line with company and external audit requirements. Number of raw material stores including bulk raw material stores 4.

Melboourne

• Arrange special and urgent transport requirements of bulk and packaged product to ensure delivery meets set standards.• Recommend and evaluate areas for improving transport services and reducing freight costs through assigned and self-generated projects.• Tender selected transport contracts evaluate bids, recommending cost effective efficient arrangements.• Evaluation and negotiation of rate adjustments with contracted carriers.• Participate in project teams reviewing transport / warehousing requirements for bulk and packaged products.• Advise cross-functional business team on logistics matters with the aim of improving efficiency and reducing costs.Achievements:• Successfully tendered local delivery operations. Resulted in a reduction from 5 carriers to 1 Savings of $80,000 dollars per annum in transport and associated processing costs.• Negotiated savings of $15,000 per annum on rate adjustments.• Reduction in non-hazardous bulk transport carriers from 2 to 1. Savings of $25,000 per annum.• Elimination of minimum order sizes for deliveries below 25 tons. Savings of $40,000 per annum.

Graduate Certificate In Automotive Dealer Management, First Class Honours

Bachelor Of Business, Transport And Logistics, Graduated With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Honours Society Student Member Chartered Institute of Transport