Michael Morales Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

I have been working on various projects, currently as part of a team we have documented the strategy of a greenfield warehouse and yard (that include cross functional track & trace) layout, systems and processes.

Melbourne, Australia

In Nov 2017, Yarra Trams won the bid to maintain and extend life of the PTV tram fleet, Yarra Trams contracted UGA to supply the management layer of the Supply chain. My role was to create a demand plan of the maintenance schedule that was still in development, to ensure timely delivery of the required parts.

Tullamarine

My role was to undertake a review of inventory processes and holdings A$250+ million, 50k SKU’s and 50+ location.Achievements:- Developed and implemented a set of KPI’s and reports that formed the Management System, to allow the workload to be prioritised so more important items are addressed first. This allowed in an area where there are high peaks to remain focused on the operational priorities, improving service level by 5%.- Developed and implemented order review… Show more My role was to undertake a review of inventory processes and holdings A$250+ million, 50k SKU’s and 50+ location.Achievements:- Developed and implemented a set of KPI’s and reports that formed the Management System, to allow the workload to be prioritised so more important items are addressed first. This allowed in an area where there are high peaks to remain focused on the operational priorities, improving service level by 5%.- Developed and implemented order review process. 80% of orders were past the due date (40% >30 days) and only the urgent orders being reviewed. By Jun 17, 20% of orders are past the due date (8% >30 days).- Quarantine inventory was A$31 million in Jan 2017. It was reduced to A$15 million by Aug 2017, a reduction of A$16 million.- Developed and implemented (Jan 2017) an automated optimisation process to review and recommend ROP (Re-order points) circa 200K part/stock location, also flagged parts for review where the data was inconsistent, contributing to a 5% service level improvement, over the next 6 months.- Designed and implemented a matrix report for controlled parts, these parts must be removed from the aircraft by a certain flight hour of engine cycle reached. The report was reduced from 2500 lines to 88 lines, being color coded for ease of use. It allowed for the right part to be progressed for availability, thus reducing non compliance by 75%. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Working with the executive team, my role is to review and recommend improvements to processes, the supplier base and inventory levels. The goal is to improve productivity, rationalise suppliers and inventory to reduce operating cost, while improving customer satisfaction.

Melbourne, Australia

Working with their supply chain department in Johannesburg to assist with the review of the transport budget and supply operation to identify improvements.

Perth, Australia

Working with Woodside Energy on a Material Improvement Program to have all inventory recorded within the companies ERP system across all it projects. This hands-on role required scoping out the project requirements, building a delivery framework, constructing a project plan, recommend the project budget (including head count), developing the risk/issues register, status report, agreeing on the reporting schedule and stakeholder management.

Sydney, Australia

Leading a small team on an approx A$300 million Logistics sourcing project with Leighton’s Holding Limited (LHL). We were required to scope out the project requirements, building a delivery framework, constructing a project plan, developing the risk/issues register, status report, agreeing on the reporting schedule and stakeholder management. The scope was to developed and recommend vendors for long term contracts for Courier, Line Haul, Heavy Haulage, Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance… Show more Leading a small team on an approx A$300 million Logistics sourcing project with Leighton’s Holding Limited (LHL). We were required to scope out the project requirements, building a delivery framework, constructing a project plan, developing the risk/issues register, status report, agreeing on the reporting schedule and stakeholder management. The scope was to developed and recommend vendors for long term contracts for Courier, Line Haul, Heavy Haulage, Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance services across Australia, this was identified to deliver a minimum of 5 to 10 percent saving (circa A$15-30 million).Key Achievements:- The recommendation was submitted for LHL to finalise the contracts, with an overall saving of 7.3%. Show less

Perth, Australia

Providing Project Management Office (PMO) to RIO Tinto for its global inventory reduction program. I was required to scope out the requirements, build a delivery framework, construct a project plan, develop the risk and issues register and the regular reporting requirements. I also, liaised with business units in Australia, Salt Lake City, Singapore and Mongolia, and provided subject matter expertise (SME) with respect to supply chain management to assist the business in methodologies to… Show more Providing Project Management Office (PMO) to RIO Tinto for its global inventory reduction program. I was required to scope out the requirements, build a delivery framework, construct a project plan, develop the risk and issues register and the regular reporting requirements. I also, liaised with business units in Australia, Salt Lake City, Singapore and Mongolia, and provided subject matter expertise (SME) with respect to supply chain management to assist the business in methodologies to reduce inventory.Key Achievements:- Achieved 30% over target for FY13 Show less

Perth, Australia

Managing the diesel and general freight contracts to a high standard to maintain uninterrupted iron ore production and ensuring the warehouses ran efficiently and the inventory planning maintained the right parts in the right place for the right time.Achievements:- Attained approval to implement the Warehouse network strategy for WAIO with a forecasted A$50 million reduce in inventory (10% of a base inventory of A$500 million); this was achieved through extensive collaboration… Show more Managing the diesel and general freight contracts to a high standard to maintain uninterrupted iron ore production and ensuring the warehouses ran efficiently and the inventory planning maintained the right parts in the right place for the right time.Achievements:- Attained approval to implement the Warehouse network strategy for WAIO with a forecasted A$50 million reduce in inventory (10% of a base inventory of A$500 million); this was achieved through extensive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and expertise in driving commercial improvements.- Introduced inventory planning group to collaborate with the Maintenance planning group, to drive a more streamlines procurement process, delivery a 5% reduction on inventory by dramatically lowering stock that was ultimately not required.- Minimised significant commercial risk to operations by in-sourcing the warehouse mining operation. This involved the migration of HWE staff and their processes into BHPB processes. Developing detailed project plans and ensuring all responsibilities and accountabilities were clearly communicated, we achieved a successful outcome.- Project managed the construction of a 10,000m2 positive pressured warehouse in Newman WA. To achieve an A$10 million in inventory reduction. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

To oversee the Qantas Airways contract and to ensure the key metrics were achieved. On 11th November 2009 Aero Inventory UK globally went into voluntary administration and earlier in 2010 Aero Inventory Australia went into liquidation. The Administrators retained me with the role of managing the exit of the staff, and facilities.Achievements – Pre administration•Maintained a 97% customer metric by redeveloping the forecasting system•Improved profitability by streamlined… Show more To oversee the Qantas Airways contract and to ensure the key metrics were achieved. On 11th November 2009 Aero Inventory UK globally went into voluntary administration and earlier in 2010 Aero Inventory Australia went into liquidation. The Administrators retained me with the role of managing the exit of the staff, and facilities.Achievements – Pre administration•Maintained a 97% customer metric by redeveloping the forecasting system•Improved profitability by streamlined the pricing process to simplify price updates to ensure correct pricing for Aero was maintainedAchievements – Post administration•Generated A$30 million of cash flow for the administrators by concluding the negotiations with Qantas•Safely and successfully completed the compliance review of all inventory (not sold to Qantas) to ensure full risk mitigation to the administrators and within budget and timeline uplifted to Singapore Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for ensuring all aircraft parts required for operations and maintenance are procured (A$250 million per annum) so they are in the right place at the right time, also maintaining a profitable and viable warranty process for the Qantas Airways fleet and spares parts and oversee the Contract project life cycle from RFP (request for purchase) to post implementation. The contract was for outsourcing of USD$150 million per annum of expenditure.Achievements•A$189 million… Show more Responsible for ensuring all aircraft parts required for operations and maintenance are procured (A$250 million per annum) so they are in the right place at the right time, also maintaining a profitable and viable warranty process for the Qantas Airways fleet and spares parts and oversee the Contract project life cycle from RFP (request for purchase) to post implementation. The contract was for outsourcing of USD$150 million per annum of expenditure.Achievements•A$189 million P&L (cash) benefit was generated through the finalisation of the tender process. This saw 11 suppliers reduced to 1, where a detailed commercial negotiation was conducted and concluded with the signing of the contract. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Managed 90 storeman across 8 locations within Australia, covering A$750 million worth of stock comprising, 250,000 line items (SKUs) stored in over 350,000 bins.Achievements•Managed an infrastructure project for a new 3,500 m2 warehouse in Brisbane (part of the new maintenance facility for Brisbane)•Prepared and successfully completed a VWA (Victorian Work cover Authority) compliance audit•Aligning the warehouse shift rosters to align with the introduction of new… Show more Managed 90 storeman across 8 locations within Australia, covering A$750 million worth of stock comprising, 250,000 line items (SKUs) stored in over 350,000 bins.Achievements•Managed an infrastructure project for a new 3,500 m2 warehouse in Brisbane (part of the new maintenance facility for Brisbane)•Prepared and successfully completed a VWA (Victorian Work cover Authority) compliance audit•Aligning the warehouse shift rosters to align with the introduction of new Heavy Maintenance shift rosters to ensure DIFOT (deliver in full on time) metric were maintained above 93% Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Managed the day to day running of the Supply System, providing 24 by 7 operational support, production maintenance and the implementation of minor and major enhancements.Achievements•CAMSYS (Combined Aircraft Maintenance System) project, which replaced the international maintenance computer systems with the domestic (old Australian Airlines) computer systems, this was introduced to over 6,000 maintenance users across hundreds of sites •Y2K and GST, this covered… Show more Managed the day to day running of the Supply System, providing 24 by 7 operational support, production maintenance and the implementation of minor and major enhancements.Achievements•CAMSYS (Combined Aircraft Maintenance System) project, which replaced the international maintenance computer systems with the domestic (old Australian Airlines) computer systems, this was introduced to over 6,000 maintenance users across hundreds of sites •Y2K and GST, this covered enhancements to over 10 applications to ensure year 2000 readiness and GST capability and which effected over 500 Supply Chain staff. The total project cost exceeded A$10.5 million•The development and implementation of a bespoke Warehouse Management System, the project cost exceeded A$5 million Show less