Hills Family Law Centre was established with the view and purpose of providing honest, cost effective and professional family law advice and services. Practising exclusively in Family & De Facto Law, we understand the complexities involved in these areas of law and we will provide you with informative and focussed advice to help you make the most appropriate decisions for you and your family.

With experience ranging from small business operations through to multinational supply chains, Jarrod had the vision to bring his unique experiences and skills to assist small businesses increase their performance and overcome the small hurdles that can often hold them back from the success that they deserve.In his current capacity as Managing Director, Jarrod is not only responsible for the daily management of the SME Services Group - including directly overseeing each business unit / division, but also enjoys getting his hands dirty working with small business owners up and down the East Coast of Australia to understand their goals and engage the relevant functions of the SME Services Group to deliver tangible and measurable results to these businesses.For more information on SME Services Group, visit www.smesgroup.com.au

In this capacity, Jarrod was responsible for Unilever's outsourced manufacturing / third party manufacturing (3PM) for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.In this capacity, Jarrod worked as part of the 3PM Procurement Team for Asia, Africa, Middle East and Turkey (AAMET), and was responsible for all 3PM manufactured products sold in the Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) markets - directly reporting into Unilever's regional offices in Singapore. Jarrod was accountable for the $110m+ AUD annual spend across a complex supplier base of both local and overseas manufacturers in Hair/Personal Care (HPC), Laundry/Homecare, Beverage, Savoury Foods and Wet Foods categories across both Unilever's Retail and Food Solutions divisions.During his 3 years in this role he delivered savings of over $8m AUD across the portfolio, grew and established new relationships with 3rd Party Manufacturers and established new contracts totalling over $1 billion AUD.Jarrod also represented the cluster of AAMET working with Unilever's Supply Chain Leadership Team (SCLT) on Sourcing Strategy for both ANZ and the AAMET cluster, including several key sourcing studies. As well as sourcing studies, Jarrod was key in delivering new innovations for Unilever, managing the supply / manufacturing aspects of launches involving brands such as Clear, Vaseline, Continental, OMO, Lipton, Flora, Surf and Comfort.As part of his deliverables in this role, Jarrod worked closely with Unilever's ANZ local businesses and the AAMET cluster to deliver several key initiatives as part of Unilever's Global Sustainable Living Plan, including key work on recycled packaging supply and sustainable, segregated Palm Oil. Jarrod also worked as 3PM lead (ANZ) for Unilever's acquisitions of Alberto Culver and Sara Lee.

Having established the fundamentals of retail & small business operations, Jarrod moved to the Anglo-Dutch Multinational - Unilever, which has an annual revenue in excess of $75 billion AUD and products sold in over 190 countries.At Unilever, Jarrod initially held a number of roles in Sales - working with global brands such as Streets Ice Cream, Lipton Ice Tea, Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, Lynx, Rexona and Dove.

Jarrod commenced his career with leading education provider, Teaching Services Australia (TSA), on a project to establish a musical instrument rental business to service primary schools across the Sydney Metro, Southern Suburbs and Central Coast regions.Following that assignment, Jarrod held the role of Sales & Rentals Manager for both Teaching Services Australia and its sister company, Hills Music Corporation. During his tenure in this role, Jarrod was responsible for managing and growing Hills Music's retail operations, teaching studios and pro-audio businesses. Jarrod also retained responsibility for Teaching Services Australia's instrument rental program.