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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Appointed as the Commercial Director and tasked with overseeing the strategic direction to drive the development of groupwide operations and deliver on top-line growth objectives. The role reports to the Board with key accountability for implementing corporate business objectives, creating and developing new commercial opportunities, exploring new client growth, establishing supporting operations, workforce management, and project delivery.● Directed / participated the 3-5 year commercial strategy plan● Structured the changes that would see sales growth nationally● Led a full analysis to identify risk and opportunity● Improved factory operations that resulted in output growth ● Led a dedicated commercial team (6 FTE s)● Leveraged CRM as the core for business intelligence (BI). Set up Salesforce to be implemented and ready to launch.● Instilled data to drive commercial decision-making● Mentored BDMs through each stage of client engagement

Australia

Formed part of the Leadership team with responsibility as GM of Oscar Group’s Oscar Furniture and the Bedmaster business, being both the Horsham and Melbourne site. Key accountability was given for P&L governance, sales, production, quality compliance, warehousing, maintenance, WHS/OHS, HR, and staff leadership.● Delivered the vision, leadership, and guidance to deliver significant YoY growth ● helped shape the business operations to drive profit returns● Ramped up production ● Re-organised supply chain, logistics and warehouse operations,● Identified and rolled out training needs to drive customer engagement● Introduced a formal production schedule● Improved averageon time delivery (DIFOT) to over 90% per week.● Implemented the Workforce Management Model (quality circles) for 70+ staff● Rolled out an improved plant management strategy to reduce downtime - introduced a PM plan at Horsham factory● Maintained certification for both ISO 9001 and 14001● Drove WHSE compliance and rolled out wellness measurement and programmes

Melbourne, Australia

The position of General Manager forms part of the leadership team and is responsible for building and developing operations throughout a network of branches in Australia. Key accountability is given to business operations, sales management, supplier management, marketing, reporting, service delivery, supply chain, and staffing.● Directed the operational strategy for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth● Grew total turnover by more significantly and increased bottom-line● Assisted MD on merger and acquisition (M&A) strategies.● Established individual branch management plans● Set KPIs for GP%, costs, stock control, supply chain, labour utilisation, etc● Project led the relocation of Brisbane, QLD, and Sydney operations● Drove slow and dead stock reductions annually ● Rolled out and mananaged a new national CRM.● Implemented call report tracking (via iPads) to track staff activity● Oversaw the HR workforce strategy (80-100 FTEs)

South Africa

Reported to the CEO and focused on rebuilding and repositioning McNaughtans Hardware to achieve elevated growth whilst managing bottom-line, driving marketing activity, and building a customer-centric and incentivised salesforce.● Instrumental in rebuilding the hardware sales business ● Reversed contraction with no underlying momentum to significant growth ● Managed revenue, delivering strong EBIT returns● Increased the profitability of the company significantly● Achieved better workforce management (80+ staff), ● Provided management with new reporting, analytics, insights, and dashboards ● Increased stock forecasting and reduced dead and damaged count by >54.47%● Championed product development (NPD)● Visited suppliers in Europe and Asia, directly or via trade shows

Durban Area, South Africa

Appointed to oversee and manage the toughened glass manufacturing plant operations, a business that manufactures and sells made-to-measure products to businesses. The role reported to the National Director and managed the plant sales, HR, costs, lean production, projects, quality control, supply, and labour utilisation.

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