• Managed the entire supply chain with primary focus on procurement operations• Achieved world scale score of 2.8 in operational excellence from nearly a zero base• Implementation of MS Dynamics ERP system in record time of 7 months within budget• Led the procurement renovation program across both domestic and international suppliers reducing spend by 7%• Developed performance dashboards for key suppliers and conducted supplier roadshows• Rationalized domestic and… Show more • Managed the entire supply chain with primary focus on procurement operations• Achieved world scale score of 2.8 in operational excellence from nearly a zero base• Implementation of MS Dynamics ERP system in record time of 7 months within budget• Led the procurement renovation program across both domestic and international suppliers reducing spend by 7%• Developed performance dashboards for key suppliers and conducted supplier roadshows• Rationalized domestic and international transport and distribution networks resulting in significant improvement in supply reliability• Designed and coached supply chain and production teams to industry standards using Operational excellence framework Show less

• Management of Operational planning, Scheduling, Demand planning, Raw material sourcing, Distribution and Customer service• Improvement in demand forecast accuracy by 10% by redesigning Sales & Operational Practises• Established alternate sourcing of farm produce driven to meet seasonality constraints• Optimization of Vendor Services by redesigning delivery model and transactional processes

• Responsible for managing production and supply planning of Dairy and Juice products to the QLD market• Significant improvement in supply performance to both Grocery and Distributor networks resulting in consistent DIFOT delivery of 99+%• Managed the merger of the Dairy Farmers business which involved shutting down factories, production capacity expansion and warehouse network rationalization• Successful transition of the operating platforms from MFG Pro/JDE to SAP• Key… Show more • Responsible for managing production and supply planning of Dairy and Juice products to the QLD market• Significant improvement in supply performance to both Grocery and Distributor networks resulting in consistent DIFOT delivery of 99+%• Managed the merger of the Dairy Farmers business which involved shutting down factories, production capacity expansion and warehouse network rationalization• Successful transition of the operating platforms from MFG Pro/JDE to SAP• Key stakeholder in brand rationalization and redundancy process for low volume and unprofitable lines• Actively pursued component management opportunities to maintain or improve product costing• Employed tight controls to reduce inventory weight and aged stock losses Show less

• Responsible for vendor relationship management and warehousing operations in NSW• Key stakeholder in vendor contract negotiations and SLA development• Improved reliability of supply from factory to market• Reduction in stock write-off through improved processes and reporting• Accelerated the speed of invoice reconciliation and credit claims

• Responsible for all aspects of the management, profitability and growth of Mannway's warehousing and transport business in NSW• Key customers – Arnotts/Allied mills/Onesteel• Successful implementation of two major contracts worth about 3.5 million per annum• Delivered 8% improvement in gross profit margin• Established labour and cost KPI's to measure daily performance

• Responsible for the management, profitability and growth BHP steel's Inter modal site at Villawood• Inherited position of $1.1 million loss per annum was improved to a loss of 300k pa• Successfully negotiated a rail contract for import/export of containers to the port of Sydney• Reduced supplier cost across shipping lines and transport and labour sub contractors• Developed central tracking system which resulted in improved data integrity and reduction in revenue leakage

• Managed the the equipment needs of eight international trades in a timely and cost-efficient manner• Setup the first Australian coastal trade services for international flag ships• Achieved savings of 12% p.a year on year from 2000 to 2003• Developed systems to capture stock forecast, variances and overdue stock• Generated considerable savings on equipment repositioning cost by using domestic shippers and freight forwarders