David Sarroff Email & Phone Number

Australia

Albury, New South Wales, Australia

• Manage the Production Componentry Departments, ensuring seamless supply to the assembly line to support manufacture within agreed targets. Develop and maintain the overall production planning functions for the site.
• Operational leadership overseeing 20 staff, spanning CNC, Welding, Motor Trimming, Metal Press, and Logistics Departments
• Manage the daily production and planning cycle, while meeting customer service levels
• Report and analysis of production output, identifying operational inefficiencies and risks
• Own relationship between external business partners, coordinating workflow of services
• Establish and maintain plant maintenance program for equipment to support ongoing operations

Wodonga, Victoria, Australia

• Manage raw and packaging material planning for site within agreed inventory targets, execution of export planning to international markets and finished goods fulfilment functions across regional distribution.
• Manage the daily planning and procurement processes and liaising with vendors to ensure quality and timeliness of deliveries to site
• Replenishment of Regional Distribution Centers of finished product to support sales, whilst maintaining optimal stock levels and managing exceptions
• Accountable for Delivery In Full performance across 15 DC's, root cause investigation and counter measures. Reporting to the Sales and Operations Execution Group
• Drive process improvement to minimize obsolete, excess and aged stock exposure

Australia

• Reporting through to the Sales & Operations Planning Director, responsible for managing the development & execution of innovation projects through stage gate to market for fast moving consumer goods. Delivering many.
• Manage the development and execution of projects through the stage and gate process, in line with agreed timings
• Ensure that risks to quality, time and budget are managed to support success, and present recommendations to the business for decision
• Inspire, motivate and lead cross-functional team members, while guiding issue resolution and escalation process where help is requiredAchievements:
• 2019 – Project Manager alongside the Senior Engineer, responsible for delivering a significant capital installation of a Multi Variety Multi Pack Line for the Wodonga Site
• 2019 – Product launches across; OPTIMUM Grain Free, MY DOG Naturally Crafted and PEDIGREE New Visually Diverse Kibble ranges

Australia

• Responsibility for the specifications & design of a warehouse management system transformation project across multiple geographic locations.Responsibilities:
• Specify business requirements and process design in line with LEAN principles
• Creation of detailed test scripts, completion of business integration testing and sign-off on functional specifications
• Facilitate change management across multiple business segments, processes and functions
• Deliver training documentation to end users. Establish a functional expert user group across multiple sitesAchievements:
• Through applying LEAN philosophies and WMS customisation, operation efficiencies were achieved providing users with a flexible platform

Australia

• Owner of the functionality of the Core Logistics System for 2 geographic sites across the MARS Business. Process improvement design, root cause analysis & trouble shooting, user training & change.
• Functional Expert for SAP and Warehouse Systems. Primary point of contact for error management, root cause analysis and escalations
• Resolve system and process related issues, such as investigating short order allocation and material determination anomalies
• Logistics lead for continuous improvement, SAP and WM System upgrades, including E2E user acceptance testing through to approval
• Document technical guides and standard operating procedures for error resolution. Establish skilled user groups across Supply SitesAchievements:
• Automation of procurement process achieved through leveraging global support team network to unlock new and emerging technology, resulting in a 25% increase to productivity for one FTE

Australia

• Responsibility to ensure continuity of supply across 6 manufacturing sites at prime quality & within business inventory & budget targets.Responsibilities:
• Drive responsiveness and agility in the supply chain to short notice changes in requirements including customer demand and supply (factory) performance.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Production and Logistics Teams to achieve business inventory level targets, whilst maintaining continuity of supply for the production sites.
• Drive process improvement to minimise obsolete, excess and aged stock exposure.

Australia

• End to End manufacturing knowledge & experience from factory floor to shift planning & facility management.Responsibilities:
• Coordinating shift crewing allocation and casual labour requirements.
• Issue and event reporting for mechanical breakdowns, quality or delays in schedule.
• Managing production line change-overs between products, while maintaining GMP.
• Shift Functional Expert for SAP, planning and manufacturing systems.
• Preparation and issue of controlled recipes for the shift.

Cert Iv, Lean Competative Manufacturing

Cert Ii, Carpentry & Joinery, Building & Construction

Project Management