Experience

Snell Packaging & Safety

• New Zealand
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Key Account Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Offering insightful knowledge, recommendations and supplies to a variety of manufacturing and distribution businesses including industrial, food, logistics, and pharma. Offering insightful knowledge, recommendations and supplies to a variety of manufacturing and distribution businesses including industrial, food, logistics, and pharma.



QSi - Quality Safety International

• New Zealand
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• South Island & Wellington Sales Representative

  • May 2019 - Apr 2021

  South Island & Wellington Territory. Specialising in local manufacture of safety equipment and devices, First Aid and Spill Kits. Distributing a wide range of product to New Zealand resellers. South Island & Wellington Territory. Specialising in local manufacture of safety equipment and devices, First Aid and Spill Kits. Distributing a wide range of product to New Zealand resellers.



Lynn River

• New Zealand
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Area Manager - Industrial

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2019

  Lynn River specialises in gloves and PPE with a reputation second to none throughout a wide range of industries as the hand protection professionals. Lynn River specialises in gloves and PPE with a reputation second to none throughout a wide range of industries as the hand protection professionals.



Arbi Monograms & Personalised Clothing

• Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

• General Manager

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2016

  Solution selling and providing branded industry workwear and marketing merchandise. Job spread of 50% overall management and 50% business development. Solution selling and providing branded industry workwear and marketing merchandise. Job spread of 50% overall management and 50% business development.



Deane Apparel

• Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

• Lower North Island & South Island Territory Manager

  • Feb 2010 - Mar 2014

  Solution selling and general supply of apparel working directly with all management levels within the B2B, Retailer, Reseller and Rural sector. Product range covered work place apparel varying from corporate to hard wearing fit for purpose including compliant safety work wear. Understanding each individual work places requirements was important to offer, manage and implement various bespoke requirements for additional product manufactured in our Christchurch plants. Solution selling and general supply of apparel working directly with all management levels within the B2B, Retailer, Reseller and Rural sector. Product range covered work place apparel varying from corporate to hard wearing fit for purpose including compliant safety work wear. Understanding each individual work places requirements was important to offer, manage and implement various bespoke requirements for additional product manufactured in our Christchurch plants.



Nevada Sport

• Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

• Account Manager

  • Nov 2006 - Dec 2009

  Account Management for sporting goods including Lifestyle footwear and apparel - Merrell, Patagonia, SmartWool, Royal Robins and Sebego. Account Management for sporting goods including Lifestyle footwear and apparel - Merrell, Patagonia, SmartWool, Royal Robins and Sebego.



Hanes Brands Australasia

• Australia
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Key Account Manager

  • 2005 - 2006

  Key Account Management of Big W and Rebel Sport Australia - Dunlop Slazenger.

• Assistant Category Manager

  • 2004 - 2005

  Raquet Sports - Tennis and Squash

• Customer Services

  • 2003 - 2004

  General Customer Service duties including call center.

• Assistant Marketing Manager

  • 2002 - 2003

  Men's hosiery.

• Customer Services

  • 2001 - 2003

  General Customer Service duties including call center.

• Machinist

  • 1992 - 2001

  Industrial Machinist and machine operator - hosiery (LWR/Jockey NZ/Pacific Brands)



Napier Textiles

• Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

• Industrial Machinist

  • 1991 - 1992

  Industrial Machinist - Fashion apparel construction. Industrial Machinist - Fashion apparel construction.



Greendale Manufacturing

• Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

• Industrial Machinist

  • 1990 - 1991

  Industrial Machinist - Denim and fashion clothing construction. Industrial Machinist - Denim and fashion clothing construction.