The supply chains of retail, manufacturing and energy organisations have always been my real area of interest, and I have spent my career learning how to design and implement the links between them and our customers in a way that improves service, lowers cost and takes advantage of the latest technology and data. Stepping through each of the parts of the value chain, these are the areas I have come to understand and run • Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Procurement strategy, implementation and operation• Transformation program development, management and delivery• Board level presentation skills and experience• Line management, executive leadership, executive communication, operational skills• Supply Chain management and control; demand management, inventory planning and digital supply chain. Supply Chain visibility. Retail store merchandising and allocations. S&OP / IBP rollout. International inventory sourcing and distribution• Procurement for indirect and directs categories, category management team setup, negotiation leadership. Government and commercial policy design. Digital procurement and cloud based SaaS procurement systems• Customer service management including recognition by Aon Hewitt / BRW and CIPS for achieving Best Employer and top customer service function in Australia• Site development and property portfolio management for green and brownfield warehousing and factory build and relocations including master planning, design, acquisition, project procurement and delivery. Site automation, ASRS and GTP systems• Warehousing in-house and contract 3PL design, build and management up to 90,000m2 in industrial, general merchandise, grocery, and apparel• Transport inhouse and contract logistics fleet management; Control towers, visibility tools and telematics. Digital fulfilment• Manufacturing, factory and repair centre management. Productivity, safety, plant uptime, labour management, lean program & kaizen implementation• Consulting and analytical mindset for problem solving and cost to serve. Integration and clarification of modern supply chain and industry 4.0 tools; lean process engineering, intelligent automation, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and last mile distribution• System implementation and process design experience of SAP P2P MM PM (Plant Maintenance), Ariba-Cloud, ; MFG Pro, BPCS, Retek, Teradata, Manugistics /JDA, Maximo • Union negotiation and change management in robust enterprise environments
Listed skills include Supply Chain Management, Management, Logistics, Business Process Improvement, and 35 others.