A 23-year-old volume residential builder in Victoria and Queensland. Employment ended due to company going into liquidation.During my term at Porter Davis, I had converted an isolated disengaged function into a centralised shared service. As a service provider we would continuously be engaged with the internal stakeholders, receiving and providing constant constructive feedback and reporting regularly to enable continuous improvement, hunt efficiencies and ensuring ongoing productivity. Focus of the role was transitioning the function from being transactional purchasing to strategic procurement, with emphasis on setting up great relationships with our strategic partners. Hence why I had recruited supplier relationship managers and not category managers into the procurement role. It was essential that we had the right suppliers partnering with the business. Using KPIs and continuous reviews, we would monitor the supplier performance and manage any challenges as partners.I had drafted contract templates to suit different types of engagements ensuring (a) for each type of contract that the rights and liabilities of the business are adequately protected and (b) a clear and detailed scope of works, committed lead times, commercial remuneration terms as well as relevant measurable KPIs with applicable incentives, was incorporated. Each contract was negotiated with focus on best value for a long-term engagement and was managed by the respective supplier relationship manager who owned the relationship with the supplier partner.Process Automation was also a big rock for this role. We used SAP data analytics where we were able to provide better forecasting and predictability to stakeholders. I had also designed a contract management tool that archived all our contracts in a centralised location providing visibility to high level detail on each contract as well as relevant alerts to ensure contracts and milestones are adequately maintained.

Elenium specializes in automation in both aviation and medical technology. My role is to head the procurement team, responsible for all contracts, procurement and logistics activities, including planning and forecasting, automation of process, management and meeting KPIs that adhere to company strategy and objectives.Key Achievements:•Built a professional procurement team and category managers responsible for managing all tactical and strategic, direct, and indirect procurement activities for the business.•Set up supplier agreements with strategic suppliers, including setting service levels and key performance targets and financial commercial terms for efficient supplier management. •Manage all outsourced and turn-key projects with external partners to ensure delivery requirements are met on time, to quality and on budget.•Set up procurement process and procedures that comply with ISO 13485 standards, and successfully passed ISO supply chain audits.•Led the implementation of a new ERP system and act as focal point for transitioning to the new system.•Automate procurement and logistics processes including implement an automated requisition workflow process, sales to delivery flows, contract review forms, shipping requests and implemented a travel management portal that support the internal operations of the company. •Project managed office move to a new site, managing office fitout and logistic move.•Maintain close collaboration with internal local and international cross functional stakeholders including sales, engineering, production, warehouse, finance and executive management.•Draft and conduct legal and commercial reviews of company contracts including NDAs, customer sales agreements, reseller agreements, subcontracting contracts and service agreements.

Elbit Systems of Australia is provides solutions and systems for a range of defence customers.Key achievements:•Set up and built a commercial department from scratch, forming a professional team responsible for all procurement activities with over $100 million spend per year. •Developed the centralizing category based procurement and put forth process for all tendering and source selection activities. •Achieved over $12 million in continuous improvement cost savings for the business while increasing service levels from suppliers.•Drafted contract templates of engagement with strategic suppliers and subcontractors and introduced negotiation methods to ensure the best deal serves the end customer and the business. •Used knowledge and experience gained as a lawyer to lead more complex contracts , upholding more creative approaches to the deals and gaining commercial advantage.•Built procurement systems complaint to ISO systems 9001.•Responsible for all indirect procurement - including procurement planning, tender management and source selection with focus on seeking cost saving opportunities. •Category management – ensure the focus of the procurement activity is category based with the appropriate attention to the relevant spend category.•Manage Export Control compliance.

Key Achievements:•Grasping a number of complex projects’ requirements and translating them into binding contracts that best met the projects’ needs. Properly assessing the risks and opportunities when negotiating low key to complex deals. Evolving as a commercial negotiator with attention to detail and customer focused while having full contractual delegation across all the major projects. During my role I achieved cost savings for the business’ projects and corporate deals which equated to over $15 million dollars in savings. •Proven record of delivery of very successful contracts that were delivered to spec, on time and within budget. •Part of the management team – with senior management relying on my expertise to sign up to commitments that best protected and enhanced the business. •System development and maintenance of a contracts library. •Built and implemented a system and workflow that enabled full compliance with export control licenses and legislation including full traceability of export controlled items/data. Responsibilities:•Contract drafting - Responsibility over drafting all subcontracts for the company including teaming agreements, development opportunities, engineering contracts, long term strategic purchase arrangements, and OEM and consulting contracts. •Commercial transactions and contract management – Managed all commercial deals for the business which involved engagement with partners and subcontractors. My role included highlighting the risks and presenting my recommendations to the CEO as to best method of engagement.•Manage day to day subcontracts activities - including setting up the relationship with the subcontractor, manage the day to day engagement and deliverables, enforce changes and settle disputes.•Export Control - Responsibility of compliance with Export control regulations including handling all license applications

Management of a strategic procurement team - Focus on constant market analysis and reduction in sole source suppliers. •Management of the strategic subcontractors for the business – Acting as the senior commercial negotiator, responsible for negotiation, engagement and management of strategic company subcontractors.•Engage and mange third party interfaces relating to large R&D programs - form contractual frameworks with third parties engaged to support new development opportunities. Emphasis on topics involving: intellectual property, controlled technology, confidential information, classified data and warranties.•Drafting of various contracts: teaming agreements, complex design and manufacture contracts, engineering support and consulting contracts.•Export control - handling all license applications in and out of Israel.

•Management of local and international tender processes - Preparation and drafting of international and local tenders and contracts, determining cost factors and commercial criteria, analysis and evaluation of proposals. Negotiations (international and local) with tender participants and potential suppliers. Handling of all the tender procedure with close interface both internally with upper management, official governmental tender committees, project managers and technical personnel and externally with suppliers and tender participants, governmental auditors.•Contract Management – negotiation and commercial handling and management of contracts with vendors and subcontractors both international and local.