Experience

Rau Paenga Limited

• New Zealand
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Project Support Office

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Rau Paenga reduces risk and improves timeliness by efficiently managing or supporting the delivery of significant Crown infrastructure projects throughout New Zealand. My role leads a team of professionals who manage Procurement, Risk and Issues, Reporting, Budget and Cost, Baseline, Scheduling, Quality and Assurance, and Benefits.

• Project Office Manager

  • May 2016 - Apr 2023

  Ōtākaro Limited is a new Crown company established to deliver key anchor projects and precincts in Christchurch. These projects include Avon River Precinct, Earthquake memorial, Margaret Mahy Family Playground, Convention Centre, Metro Sports Facility, Retail Precinct, South Frame, East Frame Residential Development and more. My role leads a team of specialists (both in-house and outsourced) that support the delivery of projects by providing co-ordination, planning, tracking, reporting and project control support including standards and disciplines for: scheduling, cost and budget management, contract management, procurenent, risk management, project reporting, document control, baseline and change management. Show less



Kathmandu

• New Zealand
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Chain Development Manager

  • Feb 2015 - May 2016

  Reporting to the Group GM of Supply Chain, my role is responsible for the planning, organising, leading and controlling of major projects in the Supply Chain function servicing our own distribution centres in New Zealand and Australia, 3PL providers, and a network of over 150 stores in NZ, Australia, and the UK. This role is part of the supply chain leadership team and positioned to ensure the successful integration of change across the supply chain by working with key stakeholders. Major projects include delivering a new automated 25,000sqm distribution centre in Melbourne and running a freight tender process for domestic freight in Australia for a store network of over 100 retail stores. Show less



Meridian Energy

• New Zealand
• Utilities
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Revenue Project Manager

  • Apr 2014 - Feb 2015

  Meridian Energy is an electricity retailer and generator. It is the largest "gentailer" in New Zealand. My role delivered change management strategies to improve operational performance specifically with a focus on financial development and debt risk assurance. This involved reviewing credit policies, managing relationships with the credit bureaus, implementing policy and procedure change across the cash and credit functional areas.

• Sales and Service (Marketing) Operations Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2014

  My role as Operations Manager includes strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, opex management, performance incentive management, project management (delivered Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Business Intelligence Hub), monthly reporting and analysis, and writing business case mandates.

• Business Performance Advisor

  • Mar 2011 - Jan 2012

  My responsibilities included reporting to the Executives and Board of Directors on Retail business performance placed in the Commercial Division.



Talbot Technologies

• Christchurch

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2011

  Talbot Technologies manufacturers high-tech plastic injection moulding and air formed products. My responsibilities were for full supply chain management including vendors and logistics (including 3PL's in Mexico and Sydney), our customer services team, inwards goods and dispatch. Talbot Technologies manufacturers high-tech plastic injection moulding and air formed products. My responsibilities were for full supply chain management including vendors and logistics (including 3PL's in Mexico and Sydney), our customer services team, inwards goods and dispatch.



Mico New Zealand Limited

• New Zealand
• Wholesale
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Price Support Manager

  • Mar 2009 - Mar 2010

  Crane Distribution (now owned by Fletcher Building) incorporated Mico Plumbing, Mastertrade, Equip Safety and Cory's Electrical. My responsibilities were to centrally manage a team administering buying contracts for 120 stores nationwide for over 1,000 employees. This would include providing P&L coaching to branches and gross profit margin analysis and support on product categories. A key project included work in Sydney and Brisbane for 8 months to create a tool for assessing buying opportunities in a multi nodal distribution network. Show less

• Price Analyst

  • Mar 2007 - Mar 2009

  My responsibilities included determining the financial effect on how buying contracts were managed and support the retail network to minimise margin leakage.



University of Canterbury

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • 2008 - 2010

  Lecturer in Level 200 Management Science and Level 300 Engineering Project Management Lecturer in Level 200 Management Science and Level 300 Engineering Project Management



Skellerup Holdings Limited

• New Zealand
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Analyst

  • Mar 2006 - Mar 2007

  My role as a business analyst included acting as a functional lead on a full JD Edwards ERP implementation.

• Manufacturing Business Analyst

  • Mar 2004 - Mar 2006

  Skellerup is a rubber manufacturing company best known for products such as Red-band gumboots, rubberised waterproof membranes, and dairy liners. Key deliverables were establishing benchmarking and efficiency measures including in a manufacturing plant in China.



AEP Flexipac

• Christchurch

• Production Planner

  • Mar 2002 - Mar 2003

  AEP Flexipac is a plastic printed film manufacturer. My responsibilities included production planning, procurement, and machine scheduling. AEP Flexipac is a plastic printed film manufacturer. My responsibilities included production planning, procurement, and machine scheduling.



Kathmandu

• New Zealand
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Representative

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Kathmandu is a outdoor clothing and equipment manuracturer and retailer. My responsibilities were in a sales capacity based in both Christchurch and Melbourne Kathmandu is a outdoor clothing and equipment manuracturer and retailer. My responsibilities were in a sales capacity based in both Christchurch and Melbourne



Smiths City

• Christchurch

• Parts Distribution Coordinator

  • Mar 1997 - Mar 1998

  This role was a promotion in Customer Services and evolved into a Parts Distribution Coordinator and entailed establishing a distribution network of Fisher and Paykel spare parts in a national sales network. This role was a promotion in Customer Services and evolved into a Parts Distribution Coordinator and entailed establishing a distribution network of Fisher and Paykel spare parts in a national sales network.