• An experienced leader, able to facilitate, guide, develop and manage the interactions between diverse upstream and downstream functions and personnel, across the entire product life cycle.• Capable of leading and managing the broad array of production and supply chain support functions and activities including Supplier Quality Management, Health Safety and Environment, Lean Manufacture and Continuous Improvement.• Able to develop and implement Manufacturing and Supply Chain operations strategies for existing or new product lines of technically advanced products. Including identification of and engagement with key supply chain partners.• Able to restructure the Operations and Supply Chain functions within an organisation to better support existing product lines and projects or for new and emerging product lines and projects.• Able to lead and direct negotiations with high value key supply chain partners, to achieve contract arrangements that support the organisations strategic and financial objectives.• Supply Chain and manufacturing costs management capabilities that extend to analysis and improvement of the COGS, with significant positive impact on the business bottom line.• Financial management of the business as a whole with extensive experience in the Operations sphere.• Production cost modelling of complex high technology products and production operations.

Thales PRV designs and manufactures a range of Protected Vehicle solutions for the Defence market, including the well known Bushmaster vehicle, as used by the ADF.