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Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

It was my duty as a National Warehouse Manager to provide direction to the managed group, to guarantee excellence in performance, sustain coordinated completion of tasks, and ensure security, Workplace Health & Safety, Business compliance, training and more; establish processes to maintain product quality and ensure compliance with regulations and industry standards for the storage, handling and distribution of products and meeting partner requirements; supervise daily activities of the warehouse, including quality assurance, inventory management, warehouse layout, managing logistics, floor productivity, shipping, and customer service; schedule and oversee warehouse team to meet the demands of customer order fulfilment and manage the flow and quality of work to maximize efficiency and minimize overtime.Aside from the aforementioned, I arrange regular meetings with warehouse leads to review, analyze, and develop actionable plans for productivity and loss prevention; and, oversee and manage logistics utilized to transport products to customers and internal facilities, communicating with transport service providers to ensure efficient delivery of freight.Key Achievements:• Consolidated multiple customer orders for order release optimization resulting to efficiency in pick packing and reduction of labor cost by 3%, saving $59 Thousand.• Reduced transport cost by 4%, tantamount to $150 Thousand annually, through freight order consolidation.• Restructured warehouse with shift alignments reducing overtime by 40%, saving $77 Thousand per annum.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

To be effective as a Supply Chain Manager, I oversaw the overall supply chain, procurement, sales and operations planning, demand planning, procurement of raw materials, Inventory management and Optimization; developed appropriate supply chain strategy to maximize customer satisfaction at the lowest possible cost; led the supply chain team in executing best practices and measuring performance through agreed upon Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); directed and coordinated global supply chain functions through strategy, resource optimization, profitability maximization, and KPIs resulting in the maximization of customer satisfaction.To meet the changing levels of product demand, I planned, managed, and coordinated all activities related to the sourcing and procurement of necessary materials and supplies needed; collaborated with other departments to determine most cost-effective distribution solution for finished goods transportation; monitored and immediately resolved inventory levels to ensure rotation and maximize working capital; reviewed and approved all freight terms and agreements, worked with freight forwards and transportation companies to set best route and rate.Key Achievements:• Successfully lowered customer complaints by 20% per year.• Managed 3PL and freight providers, and increased DIFOT from 92% to 98%.• Implemented cycle counts in 3PL warehouses increasing stock accuracy by 7% from 92%.• Reduced non-value adding Logistics partners in NZ saving $120K every year.• Eliminated product reworking process and saved over $50 Thousand and increased customer service level.• Relocated warehouse and manufacturing plant from Botany to Erskine Park.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

My commitment as a Regional Warehouse was to maintain receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures; enforce adherence to requirements, advise management on needed actions and comply with government regulations on warehousing, material handling, and shipping requirements; ensure safety and security within the premise and safeguard warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols; conduct inventory physical counts and reconcile with data storage system to control inventory levels.Likewise, I planned and implemented new design layouts to maintain physical condition of warehouse; inspected equipment and issued work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement; prepared an annual budget, scheduled expenditures, analyzed variances, and initiated corrective actions as a means to achieve financial objectives; completed warehouse operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees, and then following up on work results; maintained warehouse staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees, as well as coaching, counseling and disciplining employees, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I was employed as a Distribution Centre Shift Manager, and I managed manpower resource effectively to support delivery requirements and drove company absence control procedures to ensure maximum attendance levels; resolved personnel issues on shift in line with company policy and EBA agreements, ensuring effective time and attendance management; monitored the completion of tasks and ensured good performance and record on appropriate systems, motivated and coached the team to operational success, when required; ensured KPIs were met by working to the overall plan, and communicated from the strategic annual plan so that each employee was aware.I also provided support and input to continuous improvement activities within the team; plan, coordinate and monitor the receipt, storage and dispatch of goods, whilst ensuring inventories were accurate by overseeing physical inventory counts and reconciliation with automated systems; ensured orders were processed efficiently and that the delivery of materials from regional warehouses and Local production plant was in accordance with Lead times, production schedules and to quality standards.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

In my role as a Production Manager, I oversaw the manufacturing process and ensured that production lines operated without any problems and minimum downtime; worked together with supervisors and top management, and ensured products were manufactured to quality standard and adhered to other safety / industry-related regulations.Moreover, I managed and supported initiatives and objectives, whilst defining, proposing and implementing the annual production; analyzed budgets, continuously controlled production costs and identified or rectified waste measures whilst managing the cost of products; managed teams within the production department, including the activities within the production process, maintenance and the workforce; handled logistics, warehousing and stock of materials used in production, created and implemented organizational / production changes on an operative level.At all times, I concentrated on growing business and revenue by implementing necessary changes to product / production line to enter new markets or grow existing territories.

Post Graduate In Applied Science, Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Post Graduate In Business, Operations Management

Master Of Science (Msc), Analytical & Industrial Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Chemistry

Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry (Mpc)

Electrical Engineering Major