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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

As a dedicated and results-driven Category Specialist with Queensland Health, I specialize in the strategic procurement and management of medical consumables. My role involves ensuring the timely availability of essential healthcare supplies, which is critical for delivering high-quality patient care across Queensland's healthcare facilities.Key Responsibilities:- Leading end-to-end category management for medical consumables by establishing new standing offer arrangements. Activities range from market analysis, developing sourcing and evaluation plans and tender documentation and supplier negotiation to contract management and performance evaluation. - Collaborating with healthcare professionals to understand their needs and ensure that procurement strategies align with clinical requirements and organizational goals.- Implementing cost-saving initiatives while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance with regulatory requirements.- Conducting comprehensive market research and analysis to identify trends, assess risks, and develop innovative solutions to improve procurement processes.- Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, stakeholders, and internal teams to drive continuous improvement and achieve best value for the healthcare system.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

- Led High-Value Procurement Projects: Successfully managed and delivered multi-million-dollar ICT procurement projects, including the implementation of state-wide digital transformation initiatives, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.- Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management: Developed and executed comprehensive sourcing strategies that enhanced supplier performance, reduced costs, and mitigated risks. Established and nurtured strong vendor relationships, resulting in improved service delivery and innovation.- Compliance and Risk Management: Ensured strict adherence to governmental procurement policies and regulations, including the Queensland Procurement Policy (QPP). Proactively identified and mitigated procurement risks, enhancing the integrity and transparency of procurement processes.- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborated with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to understand and meet complex ICT requirements. Facilitated stakeholder training sessions to drive procurement best practices and knowledge sharing.- Contract Negotiation and Management: Expertly negotiated, drafted, and managed contracts, ensuring favourable terms and conditions that protected the interests of the Queensland Government. Successfully resolved contract disputes and facilitated smooth contract renewals and extensions.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

▪ Within a team, completed a current state analysis of people, process and technology through a range of lenses conducted through stakeholder interviews and analysis of business processes across five business units for a Public Safety Agency;▪ Informed by current state gap analysis, worked towards the design of a conceptual future-state, based of design principles;▪ Produced a project road map, including project charters, for project team to implement project and achieve future state;▪ Assisted facilitation of stakeholder meetings with executive leadership team, and;▪ Created multiple PowerPoint decks in line with company branding to communicate project findings and facilitate workshops with the executive leadership team.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

▪ Providing definite high-level advice to senior staff on non-routine financial, procurement, human resource and administrative matters;▪ Strategic planning, focusing on implementing improvement initiatives. ▪ Working closely with Directors and Cost Centre Managers, building budgets, frequent transaction reviews, cash flow management, identifying surpluses/deficits and forecasting;▪ Monthly reporting of Accruals, Prepayments and other reports as required by Finance Branch;▪ Frequent evaluation of MOHRI;▪ Proof reading memorandums and briefs to make sure they meet Queensland Health’s policies and procedures, and legislation relevant to the operations of the department; ▪ Ensure compliance with relevant human resource, financial management and other standards, policies and legislation relevant to the operations of the department▪ Liaise with internal and external clients and stakeholders in relation to relevant inquiries▪ Participate productively and collaboratively as a member of a team in delivering support and services to clients▪ Allocate, prioritise and perform tasks in accordance with departmental procedures and financial and administrative delegations

Brisbane, Australia

▪ Providing definite high-level advice to senior staff on non-routine financial, procurement, human resource and administrative matters;▪ Working closely with Directors and Cost Centre Managers, building budgets, frequent transaction reviews, cash flow management, identifying surpluses/deficits and forecasting;▪ Monthly reporting of Accruals, Prepayments and other reports as required by Finance Branch;▪ Frequent evaluation of MOHRI;▪ Proof reading memorandums and briefs to make sure they meet Queensland Health’s policies and procedures, and legislation relevant to the operations of the department; ▪ Ensure compliance with relevant human resource, financial management and other standards, policies and legislation relevant to the operations of the department▪ Liaise with internal and external clients and stakeholders in relation to relevant inquiries▪ Participate productively and collaboratively as a member of a team in delivering support and services to clients▪ Allocate, prioritise and perform tasks in accordance with departmental procedures and financial and administrative delegations

Sunshine Coast, Australia

Responsibilities included:• Planning and monitoring the day-to-day running of business operations to ensure smooth progress (Finance contract processing, install, production, customer service & compliance). • Liaise with Directors, CEO and CFO to make decisions on strategic and operational activities and to set operational targets to achieve strategic goals.• Evaluating regularly the efficiency of business procedures according to organisational objectives and apply improvements.• Establishing overseas sister companies (US, UK).• Strict stock control with focus on cash flow.• Managing and supervising employees across different departments and providing constructive feedback. • Overseeing customer service and support processes and organise them to enhance customer satisfaction.• Reviewing financial information and adjusting operational budgets to promote profitability.• Revising and/or formulating policies and promoting their implementation• Managing relationships/agreements with external partners/distributors• Evaluating overall performance by gathering, analysing and interpreting data and metrics.• Ensuring operations run with legality and conformity to established regulations.• Lead, coach, develop and mentor direct reports to ensure maximum performance and build a high-performing team• Overseeing recruitment in the departments reporting to me, and assisting other departments with recruitment when necessary

Haugesund, Norway

Responsibilities:• Provide leadership in the evaluation of short and long-term strategic and financial objectives together with the Managing Director• Report on financial compliance, solvency and sustainability the whole group (Norway, Estonia and Singapore).• Cash flow management.• Take the lead in hiring, recruiting, training and developing our teams.• Liaise with line managers regarding day-to-day operations, and provide advice on staffing issues.• Develop best practice resolutions and procedures to resolve staffing issues.• Maintaining and developing QHSE systems according to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001, Norsok S-006.• Negotiate new and existing frame agreements, end to end management of contracts.• Created a vendor selection program, responsible for following this up.• Overseeing the competence matrixes for all staff.• Yearly EBA negotiations.• Overseeing ER/IR

Haugesund, Norway

Responsibilities:• Take the lead in hiring, recruiting, training and developing our teams.• Developing and overseeing onboarding processes• Liaise with line managers regarding day-to-day operations and provide advice on staffing issues• Workforce planning, project planning.• Develop best practice resolutions and procedures to resolve staffing issues• Develop best practice for IR/ER• Maintaining and developing QHSE systems according to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001, Norsok S-006• Created a vendor selection program, responsible for following this up• Created competence matrixes for all staff. Responsible for overseeing this.• Yearly EBA negotiations.

Brisbane, Australia

- HR duties, inlcuding coordinating technicians and booking jobs- Stock control & management- Customer service- Sales support

Master Of International Business, International Hr

Bachelor Of Business And Administration

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