Gate Gourmet is the world’s largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for airlines. Gate Gourmet is the core business of GateGroup.Whilst continuing as Logistics Manager for Oceania, I was seconded to the role of Materials Manager for the Sydney catering facility.With a dual reporting line to the COO for Oceania and GM for the Sydney unit, my key responsibilities included:- managing a Purchasing and Warehousing team of 14 with 4 direct reports-… Show more Gate Gourmet is the world’s largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for airlines. Gate Gourmet is the core business of GateGroup.Whilst continuing as Logistics Manager for Oceania, I was seconded to the role of Materials Manager for the Sydney catering facility.With a dual reporting line to the COO for Oceania and GM for the Sydney unit, my key responsibilities included:- managing a Purchasing and Warehousing team of 14 with 4 direct reports- scheduling all raw and finished food and non-food materials for 20+ airline clients- analysis and reduction of material spend- food receipt, storage and issuance to the Food Production department- reviewing and improving internal material flows- waste reduction Show less

Reporting to the COO for Oceania, my key responsibilities included:- managing a Logistics team of 6- arranging supply of raw and finished food and non-food materials to 10 catering ports nationally- assisting the national launch of an inventory and warehousing management ERP system- warehouse rationalisation- asset management- post-acquisition integration planning and start-up