Ross Hunter Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

After one year with Farnell I was promoted as the BCC Team Leader, overseeing and leading the Quotes department, Technical Department and The Trade Counter. My responsibilities included but not limited to:Expanding and leading the Quotes team from 2 team members to 4.Undertook 3 day Professional Selling Skills course.Develop special pricing and contract pricing for various accounts.Build and maintain an Access database for quoting and special pricing issues (ongoing design). Liaise with Account Managers & Sales Managers on Customer quote, issues, such as pricing expectations & requirements.Relieve Internal Sales Manager functions on rotation with other BCC Team Leaders.Account Management of 4 new accounts resulting in sales increase from $0 to over $171,000 since June '08Carry out customer visitsMotivate and lead a team of 3 in the Technical departmentDeveloped a streamline process for BOM response for the Technical teamLead the day to day functions of Trade Counter and Carriage Co-ordinator team of 2 Increased Trade Counter Sales from $200 per day to $1000 per day within a period of one week. During this period, I took an active part in different committees such as ALC (Project Manager - Freight strategy), ISAMP, Global Quotes Project and the Global Technical Committee.

Responsible for efficient control of production facility employing up to 60 personnel producing electrical & mechanical carbon components.Identifying & implementation of improved manufacturing processes.Concept design of various new plant & equipment.Development & maintenance of KPI's, reporting to local & International Management.Development & maintenance of manufacturing & sales database using MS Access.Development & implementation of manufacturing Standard Operating Procedures to enable ISO9002 Standards Accreditation.Development & maintenance of Preventative Maintenance Plan.Maintenance of Quality Reporting through Error Source investigation principals while liasing with Customers.Assist with designing, planning & implementation of Head Office & Manufacturing facility seamless re-

As a Product Find Specialist my role encompassed:Purchasing & sourcing non-catalogue items from multiple sources including group and grey markets.Negotiate buy prices with key suppliers. Building a Microsoft Access database to track, record & measure key functions within the Product Find environment.Development & maintenance of KPI's relating to Product Find functions.Liaising with Account Managers, customers and suppliers to source non-catalogue items.

As a Warehouse Operator my duties included:Sorting and distributing incoming freight.Induct & warehouse order picking & systems utilization.Develop a Microsoft Access database for online tracking of incoming freight shipments.

Responsible for planning & development of manufacturing systems & procedures for manufacture of steel framed housing with 120 personnel.Resource planning & purchasing of raw materials & consumables, some on up to 5 month leadtime, to enable efficient seamless manufacturing.Development & implementation of Standard Operating Procedures to enable ISO9002 standards accreditation.Development & maintenance to local & International Management.Development & maintenance of manufacturing & sales database using MS Access.Development & implementation of manufacturing Standard Operating Procedures to enable ISO9002 Standards Accreditation.Planning & implementation of manufacturing facility re-location.Concept design & implementation of interactive scheduling system utilizing MS Schedule Plus & MS Access.Designing & building of manufacturing plant & equipment.

Identification & development of marketplace opportunities.Development & maintenance of business accounting procedures & maintenance & filing of GST tax returns on a monthly basis.Development & maintenance of existing Client base.Maintenance & repairs to delivery vehicle.Negotiation of new Client contracts & rates.

Education record

Education record

Left school halfway through University Entrance year (Year 12 equivalent) to pursue a Farm Cadetship