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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Establish existing and new supplier relationships to facilitate material supply and product pricing in a fast-paced environment of truck manufacturing.• Track commodity pricing movements and conduct cost analyses for a product portfolio of >$100M to ensure the business remains competitive and at the forefront of the market.• Drive process improvements internally and provide data sets to management and committee team members to assist with informed corporate decisions.• Promote strong business partnerships with suppliers by having tight engagement with their leadership team to working level alike.• Maintain a consistent flow of goods to the operation team in line with the time and cost requirements to ensure production objectives are met.• Provide assistance and guidance to buyers and planners.

Keysborough, Victoria, Australia

▪ Participate in project discussions with multi-disciplinary stakeholders to maintain open and progressive team approach to achieve project goals in a collaborative manner.▪ Analyse internal technical requirements and strategize external sourcing approach with considerations in geographical locations, logistics, cost and quality.▪ Compile RFQ tenders and present sourcing selections to internal stakeholders for risk-vs-opportunities discussion.▪ Conduct compliance and quality checks of vendors, and request PPAP submissions to ensure all products sourced are fully compliant to quality standards and certification bodies.▪ Maintain regular communication with external stakeholders by understanding their delivery and production challenges in pursuance of improved quality and cost saving opportunities.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

▪ Collaborate closely with peers from the wider product team to develop scopes and souring strategies for multiple spend categories in line with business goals.▪ Compile RFQ tenders and present sourcing recommendations to internal stakeholders for risk-vs-opportunities discussion.▪ Create, track and report on progress of sourcing milestones for multiple projects, supportingnew developments from conceptualization to production in a sustainable approach.▪ Drive end-to-end procurement activities, including cost and terms negotiations to ensure orders are delivered on agreed requirements and timelines in favour of the business.▪ Manage relationship with suppliers and external stakeholders, mainly across the Asia Pacific region, with an aim to forge strong, long term business partnerships.▪ Regularly review and update processes and policies using guided data from suppliers’ performance to streamline and continuously improve on the business’s supply chain.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

▪ Champion various continuous improvement activities to optimize productivity, and implement just-in-time practice to maintain minimal inventory level.▪ Maintain active communication channel with suppliers locally and overseas, at all NPI stages, to ensure expectations are fully complied.▪ Produce 2D/3D drawings for all 3 design stages (conceptualization, prototyping and production) while creating BOM structures for the multiple subsystems involved.▪ Manage projects within tight budget and timeline; Coordinate with responsible parties in building, programming and testing of prototypes.▪ Restructure internal quality system to control work procedures, communication methods and documentation retrieval method.

Singapore, Singapore

▪ Performed root cause analysis and corrective actions on mechanical failures. Implemented design improvement to enhance product quality and yields.▪ Supported product transfer and was highly involved in cross functional environment for new product developments, including military sensitive projects.▪ Planned and coordinated process flow and equipment setups, incorporating tight security practices into the new operation lines.▪ Implemented lean manufacturing tools such as value stream mapping, 5S and kanban pull system on existing lines to achieve improved overall customer value.▪ Created standard work instructions and procedures and revised drawings on change order implementations. Maintained and updated product structures and BOM's for various product models.