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Brisbane, Australia

Supporting the Category Lead with management of Tier 1 Vendor $100m annual spend. • Partnered with enterprise stakeholders on complex, unresolved issues identifying, mitigating and managing risks associated with category management, sourcing and contract management• Led negotiations with bespoke vendor as part of Aurizon’s reduction in carbon emissions work. Partnered closely with Engineering, Insurance and Legal teams leading to a sustainable change moving from Lead batteries to Lithium• Partnered with internal and external parties on continuous improvement initiatives, of note: - Identified opportunity to improve accuracy of Progress Rail forecast initiative. Developed key stakeholder working group, delivering communication packs, facilitating group based internal root cause analysis and delivered multiple solutions to stakeholders with a view to improving the accuracy and reputation of the organisation- Developed online collaborative SharePoint site to assist enterprise stakeholders with category management, providing contract summary, key data and easily retrievable documents allowing expediated information recall and stronger contract alignment from depot through to supplier- Partnered with suppliers to develop price comparison analysis on top spend items, identifying potential cost savings to the business with alternate suppliers. Partnered with Engineering team to deliver results- Partnered with quality inspection team to work on developing new supplier for EMD parts which were experiencing supply chain delays, impacting contracted schedules. Supported new supplier to comply with Aurizon quality standards, whilst negotiating and confirming new supplier terms

Brisbane, Australia

Assisted in managing the relationship between Aurizon Network and large and complex Customers, working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders on commercial and operational issues. • Developed a strong understanding of statutory and legislative requirements within a regulated business, enabling development of flexible and customer focused solutions. Acted in Customer Account Lead role to cover 12 month maternity leave • Negotiated complex Access and Ancillary Agreements utilising pricing models, updating the CMS database and registers with a view to continuing to strengthen the relationship with the supplier and improve usability • Provide advice to Network Assets on current contractual obligations and forecasts of infrastructure use• Played a key role in identifying and operationalising process improvement initiatives including:- Assisted in developing a board paper streamlining Transfer Access Requests, with a view to reducing the requirement for board approval on low value contract changes- Recognised for individual role in developing new maintenance closure clause which resolved an ongoing supplier issue which was preventing contract signature. The new clause allowed both parties to fulfil their needs, and strengthened the relationship between the organisation.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsible for providing meaningful, accessible data to support storage, freight and infrastructure access developing risk assessments.• Significantly reduced the number of outstanding safety interface documents with network providers and proactively working to improve the process • Negotiated complex Access Agreements for Infrastructure Trains and Storage Agreements to enable smooth operations for the supply chain• Conduct gap analysis and develop processes or process reengineering where required via Microsoft Viso • Assisted in reviewing and simplifying the company risk assessment policies and procedures

Brisbane, Australia

Entered Aurizon as a Finance Graduate under the 2 year Graduate Program. Rotated every 6 months into a new team, including relocated to Rockhampton.• Developed reporting to monitor employee absenteeism and then assisted in transferring the report online • Support the cost centre management for the Operations Planning group • Worked closely with HR and the management team to assist with various organisational restructuring programs • Worked on setting up a daily cross- functional meeting to highlight opportunities for operational improvements• Worked on a large IT scale project with a result of end-to-end visibility of the supply chain. The key deliverable is supporting the reporting and analytics aspect of the business with an enterprise wide KPI metric list • Undertook 3-day LEAN Problem Solving training

Cips Diploma In Procurement And Supply

Graduate Diploma Of Chartered Accounting, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor’S Degree, Business/Commerce, General