Richard Swanborough Email & Phone Number

Eastern Australian States

Developing the BioAmp waste water treatment system for SMEs in Australia.Providing water treatment services to SMEs

Seven Hills, Sydney

Responsible for all aspects related to the management of the Business unit including the achievement of agreed profit and return on funds employed targets. Activities included:• Identify new business opportunities and lead the sales team to convert these prospects into sales.• Worked with the General Manager of APS on the acquisition of Megachem.• Led the Megachem commercial integration team that successfully brought the company onto the ERP system within 6 months.• Closed the Megachem Dandenong plant and transferred production to Seven Hills.• Successfully regained lost business at Nufam and Ecolab.• Building and enhancing relationships with key accounts.• Prepared monthly Business Unit reports for the Board and senior management. • Participation in the Specialty Products senior management meetings.• Led product development in the surfactant and industrial areas.• Prepared capital submissions for the Board for a reactor plant upgrade and a Household project with Procter and Gamble.

Seven Hills, Sydney

Responsible for combining all purchasing activity into one group function.Activities included:• Centralized all procurement activities across the country; achieved cost reductions in excess of $1 million in 2001.• Led the working capital reduction team that achieved a 19% reduction in the value of stock on hand.• A member of the Operation Excellence Steering Committee that improved customer service levels to 97% from a low of 70%.• Led the data cleaning team that ensured the accuracy of data in the ERP system.• Oversaw the deployment of MRP in the Purchasing Department.• Restructured the shipping and inward bound logistics department, reducing staff by 25%.• A member of the team that established the Sales and Operations Planning Group. • Managed vendor relationships and established partnerships with key suppliers.• Renegotiated the NapiSan manufacturing agreement.• Leading a team of 11 purchasing and logistics staff.• Established a team to consolidate import shipping requirements and prepare a brief to form the basis of a tender.• Participated in the team that realised the synergies and cost savings following the Nuplex acquisition of APS