Sandra Hoff Email & Phone Number

Moorabbin, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

• Sourcing new vendors within Australia & South East Asia. • Negotiate pricing for all Packaging.• Key partner to deliver strategic NPD projects.• Delivering key value creation for MI projects.• Tendering RFQ process for Packaging • Building Strategic sourcing partnerships with suppliers.• Develop key relationship with Contract Manufactures.• Building and maintaining a strong relationship with internal and external stakeholders.

Melbourne, Australia

• Sourcing new vendors from all around the globe. • Negotiate pricing for all raw materials for the Flavour & Fragrance Industry.• Rationalise suppliers and raw materials as required.• Negotiate longer payment terms with Vendors from overseas & local.• Implementing correct procedure for incoming goods, raw material evaluation, corrective actions, customer complains and supplier Terms & Conditions.• Ensuring samples have supporting documentation for QC as required as well as catering for all R&D requests.• Working with new projects with R&D,• Building long term relationship with suppliers.• Communicate & service well with internal/external people.• Generated savings of $250,000 during the 14 month period.

Adelaide, Australia

Duties and responsibilities:• Sourcing new vendors from all around the globe. • Negotiate pricing for all raw materials for the Flavour & Fragrance Industry.• Sourcing new Freight forwarders for importing shipments & clearance agents.• Rationalise suppliers and raw materials as required.• Negotiate payment terms with Vendors from overseas & local.• Implement correct procedure for incoming goods, raw material evaluation, corrective actions, customer complains and supplier Terms & Conditions.• Ensuring samples have supporting documentation for QC as required as well as catering for all R&D requests.• Building long term relationship with suppliers.• Communicate & service well with internal/external people.• Archived saving of $70,000.00 in the last 5 months in this position.

Melbourne, Australia

Duties and responsibilities:• Managing a team • Negotiate contracts for all raw materials including: raw materials, waste, packaging, utilities, outsourcing, transport and logistics.• Rationalise suppliers and raw materials as required.• Negotiate reduced lead-times from 6 weeks to 5 days.• Implementing procedure for incoming goods, raw material evaluation, corrective actions, customer complains and supplier Terms & Conditions.• Sourcing new suppliers for packaging and building partnerships.• Communicate well with internal/external staff on all issues.• Negotiate with our Logistic provider & overseeing all customer complaints/issues raised.• Implement TNT Courier for the Lion Mints shipments.• Communicate with 3 external Co-Packers• Placing & tracking overseas orders with suppliers and freight forwarders. • Negotiate prices for all export shipments overseas.• Building relationships with suppliers to carry stock on x-stock basis, rather than on indent basis.

Melbourne, Australia

Duties and responsibilities:• Manage a five person purchasing team• Negotiate contracts for all raw materials including packaging. • Negotiate contracts for Asia Pacific and locally• Rationalise suppliers and products as necessary• Attend and participate in Quality Supplier Audits with technical manager. • Implement SAP• Negotiate reduced lead-times from 6 weeks to just in time.• Part of the integration team in the IFF/BBA take over.

Melbourne, Australia

Duties and responsibilities:• Team Member Global Contracts• Manage a five person purchasing team• Maintain stock holdings to meet best manufacturing/sales requirements• Implement supplier rebate schemes• Implement consignment stock/increased settlement terms• Building partnerships with contract suppliers and introducing local supplier to hold stock, which enables the manufactures products to be distributed. Which is a win win situation.• Simplifying supplier chain for raw materials that are purchased in from overseas. • Imports and exports of raw materials and finished goods including dealing with freight forwarders, clearance agents, and AQIS.

Melbourne, Australia

• Total control of raw material purchases for Flavours Division• Liaise with Account Managers, Manufacturing and R&D• Commence major rationalisation schemes

Melbourne, Australia

• Customer liaison and order entry for national customer base• Liaise with sales team to ensure customer satisfaction• Invoicing and Credits• Liaise with manufacturing/despatch to ensure in-full, on-time deliveries to customers• Maintained up-to-date customer files• Monitored customer off-takes and advise of any changes