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Responsible for recruitment, management and interface with National, State and local bodies.Set up systems and processes for the umpires and league.

Responsible for Go-to-market activities for Australia and New Zealand for the product and accessories portfolios.

After setting up and managing the business for HMD Global in Philippines for a couple of years, I decided to pursue my passion for operational excellence and moved to a new role in our regional office, based in Singapore.I held responsibility for Sales Operations, including Analytics, consolidating three former roles. I also directly managed the Go-to-market coordination for over 20 phone launches across the 14 APAC countries, supporting and guiding the markets and interfacing into the… Show more After setting up and managing the business for HMD Global in Philippines for a couple of years, I decided to pursue my passion for operational excellence and moved to a new role in our regional office, based in Singapore.I held responsibility for Sales Operations, including Analytics, consolidating three former roles. I also directly managed the Go-to-market coordination for over 20 phone launches across the 14 APAC countries, supporting and guiding the markets and interfacing into the Global programs.Six months into this role, I was asked to assume the role of General Manager for Indonesia, as one of the biggest and most complex markets in APAC. After a further month, I also assumed the role of Head of Marketing for the country. I held these two positions for six months, in addition to my APAC responsibilities, driving business process and operations to ensure that the market was stabilised for the permanent GM. Show less

Whilst working across APAC markets for the Microsoft Mobile Device Sales team during 2016, I gained invaluable experience in a variety of markets, from Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and Philippines.After the transaction closed between Microsoft and HMD Global, I was given the opportunity to join the HMD Global team to look after the Philippines market, expanding coverage to Singapore and Pacific Islands shortly after.

Whilst still at Nokia, I made a deliberate career move to take advantage of my strategic approach and analytical skills from sales across to operations, I embraced a new set of challenges. Whilst there was still customer contact and sales targets, the focus moved to agency management and financial budget control.After the acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft in late April 2014, this role transferred to Microsoft. As part of the Mobile Device Sales Leadership team for Australia, New Zealand… Show more Whilst still at Nokia, I made a deliberate career move to take advantage of my strategic approach and analytical skills from sales across to operations, I embraced a new set of challenges. Whilst there was still customer contact and sales targets, the focus moved to agency management and financial budget control.After the acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft in late April 2014, this role transferred to Microsoft. As part of the Mobile Device Sales Leadership team for Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands, I helped set the strategic direction and drive the execution through all channels. Integration across the wider Microsoft business was also an important element of this role.In January 2016, I was seconded to the APAC Leadership Team to manage strategic projects across several markets in Asia. During this period, I was asked to manage one of 12 region-wide projects as part of a growth initiative.After the Mobile Devices business was sold to HMD Global on November 30 2016, my role with Microsoft concluded.- Business Management and operational cadence- Team management of 19- Retail management- Channel strategy and development- Internal and external sales capability development- Field sales management- Sales analytics Show less

After successfully managing several accounts across ANZ, I moved into a management role, coaching the next generation of sales professionals and helped to define new processes for business efficiency.- Create and deliver sales strategy for all channels in Australia- Manage team of three Key Account Managers and provide leadership for wider ANZ sales team - Drive sell-out of Nokia products, focussing on fact-based Account Management- Achieve monthly sell-in and sell-through… Show more After successfully managing several accounts across ANZ, I moved into a management role, coaching the next generation of sales professionals and helped to define new processes for business efficiency.- Create and deliver sales strategy for all channels in Australia- Manage team of three Key Account Managers and provide leadership for wider ANZ sales team - Drive sell-out of Nokia products, focussing on fact-based Account Management- Achieve monthly sell-in and sell-through revenue targets and half-yearly gross margin and operating margin targets- Manage short-term and long-term business forecasting for ANZ- Manage business analytics requirements- Define and execute retail GTM strategy for Lumia devices- Collaborate across functions to identify and implement process improvement and efficiency Show less

I returned to Australia to grow the share of the Optus account within the Nokia business in Australia and to ensure the successful launch of Windows Phone in the market.- Manage local commercial relationship for globally identified strategic account for Nokia (SingTel)- Achieve monthly volume and revenue targets and half-yearly gross margin targets- Launch Windows Phone platform - Lead quarterly executive review meetings with CEO and executives

I made a strategic career move to relocate to New Zealand to manage Telecom New Zealand (now Spark) as they introduced ramped down their CDMA network in favour of a world-first WCDMA 850 network, as well as introducing a new procurement partner.- Manage commercial relationship for one of the largest publicly listed companies in New Zealand- Achieve half-yearly revenue and market share targets- Drive volume and value growth for Nokia within New Zealand- Business planning-… Show more I made a strategic career move to relocate to New Zealand to manage Telecom New Zealand (now Spark) as they introduced ramped down their CDMA network in favour of a world-first WCDMA 850 network, as well as introducing a new procurement partner.- Manage commercial relationship for one of the largest publicly listed companies in New Zealand- Achieve half-yearly revenue and market share targets- Drive volume and value growth for Nokia within New Zealand- Business planning- Provide support to customer during preparations to launch new network and migrate from CDMA- Manage on-boarding and relationship of Brightstar- Introduce Nokia services portfolio to New Zealand- Provide leadership and support for team through scaling of the local business Show less

I relocated from Melbourne to take focus on developing a wider range of business skills and gain exposure to additional markets and customers.- Account Management of 5 Distributors across Australia and New Zealand- Support Partner Managers for 6 operators and 15 retailers across Australia and New Zealand- Drive growth of Nokia Original Accessories portfolio within customers business- Develop and implement retail strategy to ensure awareness of Nokia Original Accessories… Show more I relocated from Melbourne to take focus on developing a wider range of business skills and gain exposure to additional markets and customers.- Account Management of 5 Distributors across Australia and New Zealand- Support Partner Managers for 6 operators and 15 retailers across Australia and New Zealand- Drive growth of Nokia Original Accessories portfolio within customers business- Develop and implement retail strategy to ensure awareness of Nokia Original Accessories range- Category Management of Accessory product portfolio- Champion Nokia Original Accessories portfolio and strategy throughout sales team- Demand supply planning- Maintain and grow Online sales portal through AU web-site and local distributor Show less

This role supported the National Partner Manager to manage the account relationship worth over $300M annually- Working closely with Telstra to drive business in alignment with company goals- Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders within Telstra- Identifying and actioning opportunities for growth in sales- Manage forecasting relationship with Telstra and coordinate internal monthly submission- Account Management of Telstra Retail Shop Network-… Show more This role supported the National Partner Manager to manage the account relationship worth over $300M annually- Working closely with Telstra to drive business in alignment with company goals- Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders within Telstra- Identifying and actioning opportunities for growth in sales- Manage forecasting relationship with Telstra and coordinate internal monthly submission- Account Management of Telstra Retail Shop Network- Managing Joint Marketing activities within budget of $2M+ per half- Developing, coordinating and delivering training and product presentations and customer events Show less

This role cemented my passion for the telecommunications industry. During my tenure, I managed the overall program and was also given the opportunity to get some Account Management experience.- Work closely with Nokia employees to drive business in alignment with company goals- Develop and nurture relationships with key stakeholders within Retravision and Telstra- Identify and action opportunities for growth in sales within the corporate sector- Implement local retail sales… Show more This role cemented my passion for the telecommunications industry. During my tenure, I managed the overall program and was also given the opportunity to get some Account Management experience.- Work closely with Nokia employees to drive business in alignment with company goals- Develop and nurture relationships with key stakeholders within Retravision and Telstra- Identify and action opportunities for growth in sales within the corporate sector- Implement local retail sales initiatives to support and drive sales- Develop, coordinate and deliver training and product presentations- Support National retail program administration and reporting- Provide leadership support to State Manager and act in this capacity during absence Show less

After being recruited from a casual field merchandising role within the company, I saw immediate results in my first corporate position and was introduced to the IT and Telco sector.- Management of key National strategic and tactical accounts, such as Samsung, Optus, E-Pay, SONY, Diageo, ANZ and The Age- Financial management, including budgeting, allocations and reconciliation- Staff recruitment and training- Management of 50 casual, part-time and full-time field team… Show more After being recruited from a casual field merchandising role within the company, I saw immediate results in my first corporate position and was introduced to the IT and Telco sector.- Management of key National strategic and tactical accounts, such as Samsung, Optus, E-Pay, SONY, Diageo, ANZ and The Age- Financial management, including budgeting, allocations and reconciliation- Staff recruitment and training- Management of 50 casual, part-time and full-time field team members- Geographical territory management to increase productivity of field team Show less