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Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne

• Part of the ‘Exclusive Brands’ team, responsible for sourcing and developing private label ranges in welding, air compressor, outdoor power equipment, power tool, heating, cooling, power tools, construction equipment.
• Sourced, developed, and delivered on time a new full range of welding equipment,
• Exceeded set KPI’s for new product development and sales,
• Resourced existing ranges to increase gross margins by 20%,
• Established a new industrial brand by working with a small in house team and marketing agency to develop a brand concept & style guide, product videos, new product training, and social media competitions.Managed the.

Melbourne, Australia

Established a start up subsidiary of Queensland Tools and Machinery (Fragram Tools) to provide supply chain management solutions to Australian/NZ retailers and trade groups.

Shanghai City, China 中国上海

• Responsible for operations of Shanghai office, leading a team of 40+ staff in finance, procurement, supply chain, quality control and graphic design functions,
• Working with 100 suppliers in mainland China, managing a spend of US$50m per annum and an operating cost budget of US$2m,
• Established new standard operating procedures, streamlining workflow, allocating clear areas of responsibility between functions.
• Developed a suite of KPI’s for board level consumption, including cost price index, on time delivery, budget v’s sales, commodity price indexes,
• Managed cost price index at <98% during a time of rising materials and appreciating domestic currencies,
• Led a project for our European based OpCo’s to source and develop a new range of power generators achieving annual revenues of $10m,

Shanghai City, China 中国上海

• Led a team of 3 account managers managing a portfolio of clients in EU, North America, Africa, Russia and Australia/NZ,
• Worked closely with clients to develop sourcing strategies to fit their business development goals,
• Established relations and built close ties with a group of Chinese manufacturers,
• From start up in 2007 the business was selling US$25m by 2011,
• The business went on to become a unit of FINI NUAIR, a global leader in the manufacture of consumer and industrial air compressors,

Loughborough, Leicestershire

• Developed professional sourcing and buying strategies in the tool and machinery categories,
• Led a team of 2 buyers, 2 assistant buyers and demand planner,
• Sourced and created a new supply base of manufacturers from emerging China,
• Contributed significantly to a growth period in the business from GBP10m to GBP25m in 3 years,
• Late 2004 relocated to Shanghai China to establish a Strategic Sourcing office,
• Negotiated savings of 4.5% on indirect MRO spend.

Hinckley, Leicestershire

The position was created within the business due to a strategy of outsourcing a large proportion of component manufacturing. The role included sourcing of manufacturers and assemblers of pressed steel components, tube assemblies, & deep drawn steel components for automotive exhaust and filtration applications. During the period I played a key role in a.

Msc International Management China - Cefims, Cross Cultural Management , Int Management, Management In China, Chinese Economy, Corp Finance, Merit

As China takes its place as a leading economy in the world, multi-national companies and firms throughout the world have a growing need.

Chinese Language, Chinese Studies

Mandarin (Putonghua) - conversational, reading and writing.

Professional Level Mcips, Procurement And Supply Chain Management, Merit

Ba (Hons) Business Studies, Business Administration And Management, General, 2.1