Warren Driscoll Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Driving end to end Supply Chain transformation to support exponential growth in the business. PLG imports, warehouses & distributes key brands in Apparel, Footwear, Outdoor, Travel & Ski.Three Key Area's:1. Supply Chain Optimisation - Continuous improvement of all operational processes2. Ecommerce - Integrating business processes to seamlessly supply via 5 x branded websites3. Retail Network - Rollout stores & support ongoing expansion - 7 x 'Escape2' Stores Australia wide

Part of a team created to drive a major Supply Chain Transformation and Re-Engineering Project within the Tradelink business - covering 4 x Warehouses (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane & Perth) & 220+ Retail outlets nationally.End-to-end operational improvements – Vertical integration initiatives in Hong Kong/China, centralising Customer Service, Branch core range review, warehouse inventory overhaul & operational review, 3PL consolidation & national freight tender/roll-out.

Responsible for the Logistics function; National DC Administration, Continuous Improvement Team, Inventory, Warehouse & Distribution of the major East Coast DC. The facility is a 24hr/5 day per week operation. The role has 10 direct and 120+ indirect reports.Responsibilities:- Embed Safety Culture- P&L Accountability- Sustainable Incremental Improvement of the DC's operational KPI's- Lead LEAN Principles to the shop floor - SIM’s, 5S, Kaizen Event’s, 5 Why's- Manage 3PL's & Local Freight Providers- Centralise DC Administration Function- EA / Union (NUW) negotiations- Engage, motivate, develop & coach team members - Increasing Employee Engagement

Responsible for all Operational activities of the Logistics function - Warehouse & Transport, across facilities in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Townsville. The role has 4 direct & 120+ indirect reports.Responsibilities:- OH&S / Safety Awareness programs- Operational Efficiency - Receiving, Replenishment, Picking/Pack & Despatch- Delivery Performance, DIFOT on 'Next Day Delivery' promise- ISO9001 & ISO14001 Accreditation - Quality & Environment- Operational Budget/Spend + Capex- Stock Integrity - Inventory Management- Process Improvement / Continuous Improvement - Lean Manufacturing / 5S Principles- EA / Union (NUW) Negotiations- 3PL Warehousing- Freight Management- Loss Prevention- Major Account Management- Medical products supply / Pandemic cache responsibility with NSW Govt.

Responsible for both the strategic direction of the business & Supply Chain functions encompassing Manufacturing, Procurement, Purchasing, Safety, Inventory, Warehousing & Distribution. The role has 4 direct & 60 indirect reports across 9 sites in Australia, New Zealand & Hong Kong.Responsibilities:- Supply performance (DIFOT) on 'Next Day Delivery' promise- Warehouse Operational Efficiency- Process Standardisation- Inventory Management- OHS / WHS culture - S&OP process- Merger & Acquisition - Identification through to Integration- Vertical Integration - China & Hong Kong Consolidation Centre's- Manufacturing Outsourcing- ISO9001 Accreditation- 3PL Management- Strategy & Budget development & presentation to Alesco Board- Risk Management / BCP development- Project Management - Outsourcing manufacturing facilities, greenfield warehouse set-up to warehouse relocation & consolidation

Began in the Clay & Concrete Division as 'Supply Chain Leader - NSW', responsible for all Supply Chain activities. In Jan '03, was promoted to National Supply Chain Manager for the Boral Bricks division, with 7 indirect reports, to schedule production & product movement between states, including export to Japan, Korea & New Zealand.Responsibilities:- Develop and implement all production planning requirements.- Implement a Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Process- Develop inventory management systems and implement at plant level overseeing operational effectiveness.- Represent the Supply Chain in an IT functionality review & subsequent ERP Implementation into the business.

Encompassed responsibility for Supply Chain activities & product supply projects within the Asia Pacific region, with plants located in Australia, Japan, Korea, China, India, Thailand & Malaysia.A year was spent based in Malaysia developing Supply Chain processes & implementing S&OP for a newly acquired manufacturing facility with 4 direct & 20 indirect reports across South East Asia. The markets covered Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia & Philippines.Responsibilities:- Develop & present analytical analysis for strategic planning - including COGS analysis, product costing, data modeling, short/long term capacity planning & KPI enhancement.- Co-ordinate international supply projects, overseeing all aspects of the Supply Chain - volume & product-specific requirements, scheduling, procurement, production, quality & import/export logistics.- Management of external Supply Chain activities for Asia Pacific – providing the link between Kellogg, co-manufacturers & co-packers.- Initiate & execute internal & external Quality & GMP / HACCP Audits.- Implement the Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) process between all Markets within the Area.

Completed a Cadetship in Production Engineering while studying at UTS. Progressed to lead the Industrial Engineering Team, comprising of 5 Engineers.Responsibilities- Oversee the 24hr/day manufacturing operations. Ensuring products manufactured are on time, complete and to the correct quality.- Implement ‘Continuous Improvement’ initiatives - reducing process variability and instigating cost reductions within the products and production processes.- Manage ISO9001 Quality Accreditation

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering

Cpim Accreditation

Certification in Production & Inventory Management