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Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Leading the Operational Separation of the Vocus Retail and Network Services Divisions.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Leading an Account team, this role is accountable for, and holds ownership of, the relationship and account management of the largest Carrier account for the company.The Account Director for this key account has responsibilities which include; -ownership, development and execution of the Account strategy,-high level solution and commercial design for the.

Lead a team of 5 Procurement Managers, 3 Contract Managers, and an Offshore BPO function, to run the procurement function supporting a CAPEX budget of ~$1.2B p.a. Role builds and executes on sourcing strategies, leads negotiations and creates toolsets to deliver on multi-year savings plans for the procurement of telecoms hardware, software and services.

The Associate Director of Networks Operational Efficiency is accountable for the development and the implementation of initiatives to increase the operational efficiency in the Networks division. This strategic role provides significant leadership within Networks and to the wider Optus organisation and the Singtel Group. The role substantially contributes.

• As Manager of Operational Efficiency, I am responsible for the development and the implementation of initiatives to increase the operational efficiency in Networks.Key achievements while in this role include:
• Commercial lead on the introduction of a CDN Platform into Networks, including the build of business cases, contract negotiation, and SLT sponsorship packs.
• Lead FY15 OPEX reduction program, removing >$50M OPEX through efficiency and cost saving initiatives
• Efficiency lead and core member of Nortel DMS consolidation tender program; analysed market responses to remove 11 DMS switches from the Network while optimising existing transmission, costs and delivery times.
• Program lead on Networks Supply Chain Transformation Program. Designed and implemented the Transformation Plan, and achieved reductions in OPEX spend by over $4M YoY.
• Built a number of new business processes to reduce waste and increase business benefit. Processes included Local Scrapping Process, forecast accuracy, warehouse footprint reduction, and reverse logistics processes.

Macquarie Park NSW

Role includes identifying business unit capability requirements and partnering with other parts of the Organisation Capability function to ensure successful delivery of key interventions, including organisation wide initiatives.Consulting with various parts of the Networks Business to ascertain capability gaps and risks to the organisation as a whole. Plan.

• Accountabilities:
• Project manage Networks Technical Training Projects.
• Liaise with Network Architecture groups to design foundation technical courses.
• Successfully manage multiple external vendor relationships.
• Advise Networks teams on best practices for technical training.Key Achievements:
• Key consultant on Large New Technology projects (Huawei Carrier Ethernet / SDH).

Designed converged voice and data networks for TPG/Soul's Business, Government and Wholesale customers. This included complex Layer 3 VPN, Switching, BGP routing and Fortinet Firewall design and consultancy.