State of Matter is a three-year-old Technology Advisory & Management Consulting business. Nick designed, implemented and ran a full suite of HR services. As a fast-growing technology start-up State of Matter’s people strategy needed an initial focus on creating a compelling and innovative employer brand and talent function to drive awareness and attract fantastic people to the business. And subsequently a focus on the people strategy to create a compelling and rewarding employee experience for all employees that supported them to realise their potential and goals.• Design and implement compelling and effective contemporary People & Talent strategies across the full employee lifecycle including talent brand and acquisition; learning and development; employee relations & engagement; compensation and benefits; performance & talent management; HRIS; and Strategic resource planning• Manage the day to day operations of the People & Talent function: - recruitment, induction, training, coaching, counselling, and disciplining of employees - planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing employee performance systems - running compensation and benefits schemes. Ensure Employee Value Proposition (EVP) remains compelling - L&D - wellbeing, health and counselling policies - analysis of employee feedback and data to drive engaged working environment culture - timely and accurate HR consultation - Leadership & coaching of employees - Guide management and employee actions by through policies, procedures and guidelines that communicate and reinforce values - Ensure legal compliance and risk management through adherence to legislation and advising management on corrective actions - P&T budget and financial management - Organisational change projects incl. merger integration - Strategic workforce planning

Partnering with clients to best understand their Talent Acquisition requirements in order to maximize individual fee performance through the provision of 360 degree Recruitment within the Melbourne market. Maximized team and divisional outcomes through strategic business development and account management of key corporate accounts for Hays nationally including ANZ, CitiPower, AusNet Services, BP.- Management of a contract workforce of 80+ contractors, managing and resolving all payroll queries, issues and ER matters. - HR Consulting to understand client culture and talent acquisition strategies in order to capture detailed job requirements. Job analysis and preparation of detailed job specifications to attract the best and most appropriate talent. - Key account management & partnering with clients (up to Cx level) to become a trusted advisor and position Hays as a strategic partner for Talent Acquisition. Built long term mutually beneficial relationships which included maintenance of existing client base combined with identification and development of new business opportunitiesOne of the key achievements in my time with Hays was as the top biller for Hays Information Technology nationally from 2011-2014 and twice top biller for Hays within Victoria during this period.

Business Manager with Hays Specialist Recruitment. Specialist in end-to-end recruitment for contract Fintech, Management Consulting and Project Management Professionals in the Melbourne market including Project Management Professionals, Business Analysis, Change Management, PMO Professionals and IT Business Roles in the Melbourne market.New business development and management of key client relationships in Victoria for a number of major clients in our Information Technology business.

Due to the turnaround success of my role with Ted Baker in London I was approached to do a contract consulting assignment with Li & Fung who were licensee of the Ted Baker brand in Asia. The Hong Kong store was the first Asian store for Ted Baker and this role was responsible for implementation of a target operating model in line with global template. This included all business implementation activities including rolling out business process, training & change implementation.

Successful management of the Ted Baker ‘Endurance’ concept store, a £1.1 million (A$2.8 million) annual turnover, 3500 sq ft multi level store in Central London, with twenty members of staff and three members of management.• Met and exceeded store sales targets with a 35% increase in sales over twelve months. Introduced individual sales targets and facilitated weekly and monthly meetings to discuss and further drive store performance. • Responsible for all daily and weekly store administration, including timesheets, rosters, cash-up and banking, stock-ledger, and personnel files.• Monitored and controlled branch performance, managed store budget and P&L. • Weekly, monthly and quarterly branch reporting tracking against budget.• Development and maintenance of document control processes for branch documentation including figures, resource expenditure and allocation; stock control, stock-take, payroll, employee files, OH&S.• Full responsibility for HR planning and allocation including the recruitment of all staff, facilitation of training programs, employee development, motivation, and performance management. • Controlled inventory management through strong stockroom and shop floor management. This included analysis and reporting on inventory levels.Major Achievements:• Major upswing in store performance making the store profitable.• Successful project management of a store re-fit and the subsequent re-alignment of the business concept. This involved planning and execution of store shutdown, re-fit, re-merchandising and retraining of all members of staff.• Produced a detailed business plan detailing and aligning store objectives with strategic objectives of organization.

Hired as part of the Graduate Management ProgramRotated through logistics, warehouse management, procurement, finance, sales and customer service over a 12 month period and gained management skills on the operational aspects of a large-scale distribution company. Gained experience in company performance, profit and loss statements and budgeting; strategic sales growth; human resources; retail operations and management; call centre management; warehouse and transport logistics; procurement; expediting and inventory management; marketing; and client account management.