Experience

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HOUSING TRUST

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Maintenance Planning and Projects

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Lead, manage and development of a $35M Horticultural Procurement for submitting to Public Tender. Primary project lead for two four year high profile SA Government election promise projects valued at $46m for the major upgrade of 350 homes and 3000 homes accros regional and metropolitan SA Lead / manage project team on various multi million dollar specialised SA Government housing maintenance projects. Lead, manage and development of a $35M Horticultural Procurement for submitting to Public Tender. Primary project lead for two four year high profile SA Government election promise projects valued at $46m for the major upgrade of 350 homes and 3000 homes accros regional and metropolitan SA Lead / manage project team on various multi million dollar specialised SA Government housing maintenance projects.



Department of Infrastructure and Transport

• Contract Administrator

  • Oct 2021 - Mar 2022



TAFE SA

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Contract Officer

  • Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

  ► Management of complex, high value / high risk goods and service contracts ensuring TAFE SA’s services are delivered effectively and efficiently and within scope. ► Managing and continuously improving the register of purchase contracts for timely negotiation and Contract renewal. ► Ensuring TAFE SA’s Goods and Services contracts are formed and managed to deliver effectively and efficiently within scope, maximising value-add for operations. ► Supporting the resolution of complex Goods and Services contractual disputes . ► Developing and implementing Contract Management programs. ► Coordinating the resources and implementation processes for sensitive, innovative, critical and complex contract management processes, developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies in consultation with other functions and stakeholders. ► Providing expert advice to Senior Management and external stakeholders regarding current relevant developments and their potential implications to TAFE SA’s policies and strategic plans. Show less



South Australia Housing Authority

• Australia

• Contract Manager

  • Nov 2020 - May 2021

  Contract management of a $95M portfolio of Multi Trade and Horticultural contracts associated with the maintenance and repair of the authorities 35,000 assets. ► Contract Outcomes & Performance ► Identify & Manage Risks associated with Contracts & SLA's ► Managing Contract Risk ► Managing contracts to ensure services are provided in accordance with agreed contract service level requirements ► Develop plans and strategies to ensure contracts and SLAs are continually reviewed for compliance. ► Development of suppler relationships and Engagement ► Chair contract management meetings ► Multi Stakeholder engagement for the development and review of contracts. ► Reporting development ► Performance and KPI reporting & Contract Variations ► Knowledge of and working within the Contract Management Framework ► Contract Legal compliance interpretation ► Leading the process for development of contracts with external parties, & SLA's for the delivery of maintenance services. Show less



Freelance

• Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

• Supply Chain & Operations Consultant

  • Mar 2020 - Nov 2020

  Advising local and overseas businesses implement methodologies to help negate challenges experienced during business operations. Supply Chain, Procurement and Contract Management, Operational Methodologies, Risk and Conflict Management, Budgeting, Staffing, Problem Solving, Strategic Planning, Client Engagement, Customer and Supplier Relationship Management. ▪ Factory Set-up remote location, directing and risk management of business/Plant owners (China) establishment of new production facilities, advising on plant equipment, location, production capacity and operational requirements including domestic and overseas shipping. ▪ Establishment of Product Demand and Sales Channels, worked with new and established contacts in Australia, USA and Europe to better understand the customer and end-user product demand. Established sales and freight distribution channels for each location. ▪ Conflict resolution, worked with an Asian based production facility and local wholesaler to resolve significant stock, held ransom and resolve incorrect overseas transaction processes that were not consistent with that countries laws. Show less



OneCrop Pty Ltd

• South Australia, Australia

• Procurement Manager/Business Development/Operations Director/Founder

  • 2012 - Mar 2020

  ► Direct development and multi plant production overseas and on location. ► Designed and developed numerous compostable and food-safe films. ► Mitigated the effects of the America – China Trade War by close collaboration with KPMG USA Import Trade Tariff & Duty team. ► Wrote and developed legal terms and conditions of Sale, Purchase and Use of product for the business in conjunction with outsourced commercial lawyers. ► Annually achieved substantial funding though the AusIndustry Innovation Grant application. The application was complex and required a financial institution validation for submittal. ► Developed and Introduced biodegradable additives into the direct manufacturing market accessing Asian, Australasian and U.S. markets. ► Reinvigorated the business in to the U.S. and Chinese markets after the Australian farming industry’s collapse due to drought. ► Instigator and Key player in the business takeover of European based AgTech Company ► Built and maintained long-term relationships with Customers, Suppliers and other Key Stakeholders. ► Introduced business development strategies to open up overseas sales and supply markets. ► Significantly increased the company’s bottom line with new product development with international product roll out. ► Overcame significant logistical challenges, with overseas shipping and distribution ports and warehousing. ► Managed Chinese production teams in collaboration with factory owners and senior management of the shop floor processes while interacting with up to 12+ Asian businesses during production with many requiring interpreters. Show less



Propak Industries Pty Ltd

• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

  Six month contract reporting directly to the business founder managing the day-to-day operations of the business ▪ Staff Management, Internal and external Sales Force, Stores, Inventory Control, Procurement and Shipping along with a small foam packaging production facility. ▪ Procurement, Reaffirmed and bolstered overseas supplier relationships (Europe and Asia) to establish a commitment to a reliable supply of raw materials and packaging machinery which had diminished due to inconsistent supplier management. ▪ OH&S, Update and monitor warehouse OH&S and procedures, signage, usable fire exits (not blocked), extinguisher maintenance, product stored on racking safely and in the correct manner ▪ I.T. Worked in conjunction with the outsourced I.T. service provider to establish greater functionality of available data, backups and ERP system integration. Introduced an updated SKU coding for easier user handling, started the process of remote ERP apps for the external salesforce for remote sales order entry, stock enquiries. ▪ Logistics Planning, introduction of new picking, packing and shipping procedures that streamlined the existing process and ensured customers received goods in a much faster and efficient way. Show less



Elders

• Australia
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Category Manager

  • 2009 - 2012

  𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭 (𝘙𝘍𝘗) 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱: $35M annually 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱: Agribusiness, offering finance, livestock and wool marketing, farm merchandise, agronomy, property and auction sales. ► Managed new and existing supplier supplier relationships and contracts ► Market researched and initiated RFP (Request for Proposal) Tender Process for new high value supply contracts, for the supply of goods and services to the 300+ rural stores ► Understand and negotiate legal terms and conditions of supply and engaged with the business legal team for more complex legal requirements. ► Performed monthly scorecards and KPI reporting for contracts managed ► Undertook weekly and monthly supply contract meetings managing stakeholder relationships, expectations and established KPI's. ► Overcame cultural and business understanding between the 300+ rural stores and city office management. ► Increased sales of the underperforming packaging category, Twine & Silage and Woolpacks by $2.3M within the first 12-months. ► Streamlined the implementation of new product lines and supply strategies. ► Negotiated with woolpack suppliers (a highly price sensitive and supply constricted (almost a commodity) packing resource for the storage of greasy wool) with an annual ~$4M spend, leading to the business being the only rural wholesaler across Australia with a continuous product supply and consistent pricing, previously unheard of in this sector. Show less



Haircare Australia PTY LTD

• Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

• Procurement / Systems Advisor

  • May 2009 - Nov 2009

  ► Advise and develop the current purchasing function for both the Wholesale and Manufacturing companies of which were run as two separate entities under the Haircare banner. ► Advise and assist in strategic methodologies and operational functionality for inventory control and the company’s manufacturing process of Haircare branded natural hair and beauty products. ► Source & purchase hair & beauty product lines, including salon furniture and fittings locally and internationally. ► Source & tendering of freight forwarding contracts for international consignments. ► Weekly reporting of sales figures linked to the company’s monthly special offers magazine. ► Developed and introduced a more accurate re-ordering system which greatly reduced ordering frequencies, capturing significant savings on freight, stock outs and customer backorders. ► Developed analytical reports using Crystal Reporting for the businesses monthly sales catalogue. The report was used to justify the cost of producing such a catalogue and also highlighted key moving product lines. ► Developed the multicurrency module of the company’s business software to allow integrated foreign currency transactions. This also allowed the company to receive international stock more efficiently and with greater financial vision. ► Trained and advised the current General Manager on basic administration of their MS Windows 2003 Server, including user policies and network security. This saved the company time and money as they no longer needed to bring in outside I.T. consultants to perform these basic tasks. ► Created plans and flow charts to assist the small manufacturing plant on the basic principles of manufacture flow. ► Introduced qualified min / max levels into their existing software package to help overcome continuous stock outs. Show less



GRESHAM OFFICE FURNITURE LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• I.T. Manager

  • Nov 1988 - Oct 2008

  Managed a department of 12 staff that consistently achieved and exceeded challenging business targets via leadership. Established ongoing training and open team communication in the management and development of an extensive internal computer network. This including but not limited too, data connections (LAN and WIFI), mobile and land telecommunications, internet café and web deployment (Windows and IOS) for 320 staff including the integration of 30+ fully automated computer optimised wood and metal CNC forming machines located in the 4 acre manufacturing plant. ▪ Optimised I.T. system operations and uptime to ensure company productivity and performance. ▪ Manage a range of critical projects, overseeing all aspects of project analysis, justification, budgeting, tenders, vendor negotiations, planning, contract execution, progress and reporting. ▪ The management and implementation of two large scale complex ERP and MRP business applications. ▪ Designed and delivered quality, learner-focused training (Based around the Microsoft MOUS Certification) to elevate staff knowledge and skills, in critical areas of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Access). The internal courses were based of 3 weeks with eight staff members per session. Show less



Gresham Office Furniture

• United Kingdom
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Manager

  • Sep 1993 - Nov 2000

  ► Manage contracts and materials for a dynamic fast paced often fluid procurement department with an annual spend of £20M+ (approx $40M AUD) with a team of 5 buyers; materials where sourced from the, UK, Europe and China. ► Reported supplier KPI performance on a monthly basis ► Weekly and Monthly supplier performance and relationship meetings internally / onsite ► Centralised the procurement function, and development of the first dedicated computerised financial and manufacturing application, streamlining operations and elevating the overall productivity and efficiencies. ► Reduced stock holdings from £1.2M to £750K per month by creative supply chain management and component rationalisation and supplier and other stakeholder engagement. ► Re-engineered existing packaging methods, to multifunction boxes, capturing a substantial reduction in storage, cost and packaging waste annual savings of £20K. ► Pioneered the use of polypropylene edging trim on all furniture manufactured originally with PVC edgings, prominently reducing environmental pollution emitted from the onsite furnace ►Acted as the lead project representative, responsible for all purchasing transactions of 250,000+ outsourced inventory items including the preparation of enquiries, commercial analysis of proposals, contract forming and the issuing of purchase orders ► Close communication with the accounting department to resolve any contractual discrepancies discovered during the accounts payable process for all purchase orders, contracts and projects. Show less