Experience

Frucor Suntory

• New Zealand
• Food and Beverage Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Contractor Manager

  • May 2021 - Present

  Contractor ManagementHealth and Safety commitment to our people and process.Plan & manage delivery contractor function & contractual performance.Training & development of direct delivery contractorsContribute to the development and implementation of the Logistics strategy.Manage delivery costs to budget.

• Franchise Development Manager

  • Feb 2018 - May 2021

  Supporting Frucor Suntory Chilled Sales and Franchise Network Lower North Island and the South IslandResponsible for operational excellence of 21 territories from Gisborne to Invercargill Franchisee and company driver induction, training, coaching.Business planning, providing leads, providing gap analysis to each franchisee highlighting opportunities. Oversee the effective performance of company operated depots.Health and Safety, reporting, recording, and participating in hazard identification.

• Business Development Manager Hospitality - Lower North Island

  • Nov 2017 - Jan 2018



Simply Squeezed

• Horeca Business Development Manager - Southern Region

  • Feb 2014 - Nov 2017



Bidvest NZ

• Sales Manager

  • Jun 2009 - Feb 2014

  Lead and mentor a sales team of four Account Managers, two Category Managers and four in house Customer Service Representatives.Responsible for the management and execution of the sales and margin strategy for the branch providing balance between maximising profitability and attracting and retaining customers, of which the branch has approximately 1200 active.I monitor a number of KPI's for the branch and the team these include:Margin (vs. budget and previous year)Average invoice value.Sales error rate.Sales mix for the branch benchmarking the various sectors, and through GAP analysis, target sales efforts.Monitoring the number of clients using online ordering "Bidvest Direct"

• Account Manager

  • Apr 2003 - Jun 2009

  Manage sales to a client base for the branch which included a mix of national accounts such as Spotless, Compass the Defense force, QSR's Hotel chains and a variety of local restaurants and cafes.



Table Talk Ltd

• General Manager

  • Jun 1998 - Oct 2001



Kamo Hotel (Cobb & Co)

• Restaurant Manager

  • Feb 1993 - Jun 1998