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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Adelaide, Australia

Australia

Leader of a small, highly experienced team of trusted procurement professionals helping clients to conduct end to end sourcing projects to achieve and maintain a competitive market price for their purchased goods and services.

Shanghai, China

Leadership of the Project Office responsible for all strategy development, sourcing project execution and ongoing supply chain management in Asia with category spend of $38million. Key activities included delivering significant sourcing savings ($5million in FY13, $3.3million in FY14), building a multi-cultural team of sourcing and quality engineers located in China, leading the development and implementation of sourcing, procurement and quality plans and processes, while building and maintaining relationships with senior leaders at strategic suppliers within Asia.Category management responsibility - All imported direct materials, OEM products and logistics.

Queensland, Australia

Responsible for the development and execution of sourcing and supply chain strategy and supervision of all procurement activities for a $50 million business operating in a highly competitive environment.Key activities include the development of sourcing and supply chain policy, managing all strategic sourcing activities in China, managing planning, procurement, quality and sourcing resources, leading the product development process, proactively managing supplier relationships, and the development and implementation of supply chain improvement initiatives which ensures the stable, efficient and cost effective supply of imported products.Category management responsibility - All imported direct materials, OEM products and logistics.

Queensland, Australia

Reporting to the General Manager of Tyco Water DIPS and the Director of Strategic Sourcing, responsible for the execution of major strategic sourcing projects for a ductile iron foundry located in QLD, Australia and a ductile iron pipe casting factory located in NSW, Australia.Key activities included, implementation of product development projects in China (25,000 annual tonnes of ductile iron production), managing project logistics for 1300 containers of annual freight, responsibility for management of logistics, quality plans, contracts, cost review negotiations and supply chain improvement initiatives.Category management responsibility - Freight forwarding, electricity, packaging, fasteners, MRO, ductile iron castings, ductile iron pipe, waste services, raw materials, domestic road freight, finished valves and valve components.

Melbourne, Australia

Reporting to the Australian Supply Manager responsible for the centralisation and implementation of Tyco’s indirect category sourcing plan in line with overall business performance goals. Extensive exposure to the end to end category management process, with significant experience gained in managing spend data, performing supplier market analysis, developing strategies to minimise cost and maximise value, creating e-RFQ, managing the tender process, negotiating with suppliers, ensuring contract compliance and assessing supplier performance.Maintained strong relationships with internal customers and suppliers across 20 manufacturing and customer service locations, while working closely with various members of the global supply management team.Category management responsibility - Domestic freight, freight forwarding, travel, office supplies, safety supplies, janitorial services, rental vehicles, fleet, waste, materials handling, labour hire, MRO, fasteners, fleet, fuel cards, gases and electricity.Presenter on Temporary Labour Category at 3rd CIPSA (Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Australia) Category Management Forum.

Melbourne, Australia

Senior member of the project team liaising with the mining, food, dairy, winery, pulp/paper, and water treatment industries. Extensive experience and successes in negotiating major industrial equipment agreements with procurement personnel across key industries on a daily basis. Coordinated industrial projects involving Tyco equipment worth $400k - $800k within overall customer budgets (as large as $100m) by reviewing specifications, overseeing tendering, and developing competitive proposals in coordination with Tyco factories. Oversee equipment supply, commissioning, technical support and contract negotiation for each multi-year project. Attend design and engineering meetings, give technical presentations to clients and contractors and provide onsite technical advice to help customers select suitable processing equipment.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business (Mcips Procurement & Supply Major), Honours

- MCIPS certified (Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply, CIPS) - ISM certified (Institute of Supply Management) - GPA of 6.71 out.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering