Experience

Architectural Designer Products

• Australia
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Warehouse Manager and Coordinator

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Australia’s largest and most innovative bathroom furniture manufacturer. ADP’s collections encompass a range of vanities, shaving cabinets, ensembles, basins and more. ADP combines quality products, timeless designs, and seamless functionality. Responsibilities: Staff Management - Balance warehouse staff between two off site warehouse facilities - Collaborate with all managers, team leaders, and teams to ensure that the lines of communication are open to achieve the best production output - Conduct training needs analysis for team members on a regular basis and provide training where appropriate - Conduct regular toolbox talks with team members - Monitor team performance against KPIs and update all databases - Give additional support to people in your team to ensure compliance with ADP policies and procedures - Support the team to ensure cooperation and cohesion - Manage the health & safety responsibilities of each team, ensuring employees are working safely and in a safe work environment - Update the risk management action plans and necessary control measures Inventory - Ensure inventory record accuracy of factory stock is maintained within the two warehouse sites. - Work closely with the logistic team to ensure that incoming stock is received within the expected time frame allocated. - Review weekly stock take information to track inventory levels, consumption, and re-order points to ensure zero stock outs. Key Achievements: - Set a new standard for organizing and cleanliness within the warehouse - Successfully managed teams, processes, and systems, in order to ensure goods are received and dispatched appropriately and productivity targets are met - Worked with each team member to improve work productivity by implementing new daily strategies and goals - Increased employee morale and motivation leading to higher standards of warehouse operations - Implemented and ensured OH&S standards that were best suited to the work environment Show less



JL Procurement & Acquisitions

• Wollongong, Australia

• Strategic Planning Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Present



CSR Inclose

• Australia
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement and Planning Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

  CSR Inclose designs, engineers, and installs a precision fabricated, unitised rainscreen façade system to meet or exceed today’s building codes for fire, thermal, acoustic, and weather performance. Covid forced CSR to rethink their branches and they decided to shut down the Inclose branch. Responsibilities: Production & Scheduling - Schedule all stock orders in line with production schedule to ensure zero stock outs. - Reduce material consumption by working with the Factory Manager to highlight anomalies. - Work closely with the Factory Manager to get scheduled production completed on time and within budget. - Review/ correct raw materials variance report and recommend correction to project BOM as required. Procurement - Developed and implemented new procedures to streamline the procurement process. - Work closely with the Inclose team to develop the procurement timeline for all materials for a project. - Investigate, source, negotiate and contract supply of selected materials and services for the business. - Manage the purchase of all consumables and maintenance related services. - Optimise suppliers by implementing supplier performance improvement plans and monitor procurement performance by conducting internal and external benchmarking. - Act as primary liaison with contracting principals to ensure compliance with contract specifications and resolution of problems and issues, as they arise and arbitrate claims or complaints occurring in performance of contracts. Key Achievements: - Developed and implemented a quality control system to ensure faulty products were identified before dispatched - Successfully managed teams, processes, and systems, in order to ensure goods are received and dispatched appropriately and productivity targets are met - Improved work productivity by implementing new daily strategies and goals - Increased employee morale and motivation leading to higher standards of warehouse operations Show less



Moduplay Group

• Australia
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement & Planning

  • Feb 2016 - Nov 2019

  World leading community play spaces for children & families, Commercial Play Equipment, Outdoor Fitness Equipment, Soft-Fall Surfacing, and Australian Made. Responsibilities: • Conduct cost modelling and analysis of supply markets to identify opportunities and develop sourcing strategies • Develop reports to support effective management of supplier performance and to track benefits delivered • Maintain complex databases and apply analytical tools, techniques and systems to analyse and interpret a wide range of supplier information to develop options that support optimal procurement planning and decision making • Source profitable suppliers, initiate and develop strategic business partnerships • Conduct risk management and compliance checks through analysing supply markets and contract performance, identifying potential risks ensuring risk mitigation • Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs • Finalise purchase details of orders and deliveries, approve ordering of necessary goods and services • Manage risk in a constantly changing environment, by analysing the current supply market and defining the best procurement strategy • Examine and test existing contracts to ensure quality, efficiency and value • Collaborate with key personnel to ensure clarity of the specifications, expectations and timelines • Prepare for unfavourable events through analysis of data and formulate control strategies • Perform risk management on supply contracts and legal agreements • Maintain constant communication with factory teams Key Achievements: • Proactively sourced suppliers providing value for money, higher quality products and efficient service delivery • Reduced costs through heavy supplier negotiations • Lead supplier negotiations, recommended supplier selection and designed agreements to encourage continual improvement • Lead process improvements in relation to reconciling systems and forecasting Show less



Sports Master Athletics International

• Australia
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing

• Senior warehouse and logistics manager

  • Jun 2011 - Feb 2016

  Sports Master is an international known supplier of martial arts and fitness equipment. SMAI work with many gyms and fitness centres across Australia and the world, and endorsed by the WKF and the Olympics. Responsibilities: • Planned and resolved general management issues, including the day-to-day supervision of staff • Rationalised and negotiated with customers, suppliers and transport companies • Planned, coordinated and monitored the receipt, order assembly and dispatch of goods • Managed stock control systems making sure inventories are accurate and up to date • Strategic planning of future capacity requirements • Ensured quality, environmental and budgetary targets of mechanical handling equipment • Uphold the company's policies and vision • Responded to and dealt with customers by email and telephone communications • Oversaw planned maintenance of vehicles, machinery and equipment • Lead recruitment and staff training • Managed staff performance and progress • Ensured productivity targets are met and exceeded by motivating, organising and encouraging teamwork within the workforce • Produced regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis • Briefed Team Leaders’ daily to ensure quality output • Visited customers to monitor quality of service and manage expectations • Maintained and upheld standards of health and safety in the work environment Key Achievements: • Developed and implemented a quality control system to ensure faulty products were identified before dispatched • Successfully managed teams, processes and systems, in order to ensure goods are received and dispatched appropriately and productivity targets are met • Improved work productivity by implementing new daily strategies and goals • Increased employee morale and motivation leading to higher standards of warehouse operations • Implemented and ensured OH&S standards that were best suited to the work environment Show less



UNICEN

• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Network Architect - Managing Owner

  • Apr 2007 - Nov 2011

  Unicen was formed in my final year of study and with the high demand I rapidly grew the business to have an impressive sized team of Network Engineers specializing in different fields. Unicen specialised in large scale network engineering for commercial use. It took pride in its designs for large complex networks while being able to back it up by installing and maintain with minimal down time to current networks. Responsibilities: • Lead project teams and planning project stages and business affects • Agreed costs, timescales and standards to be met and monitoring these throughout the project • Made sure there is a smooth change over from the old system to the new system • Managed stakeholders, ensuring clear communication lines on project timelines • Controlled quality of all work and designs, evaluation of each project stage and once completed • Conducted research, testing and resolution development of problems or restrictions Key Achievements: • Built a successful business from scratch leading to expansion • Designed and implemented networks that required low maintenance • Ensured the integrity of availability network infrastructure to provide maximum performance and protection to our clients • Grew the business to have an impressive sized team of Network Engineers specialising in different fields • Managed, lead and coached employees • Developed employees by providing courses and external training • Successfully sold the business Show less



Multivision PTY LTD

• Illawarra NSW, Australia

• Telecommunications & Electronics Technician

  • 1998 - 2007

  Specializing in high rise and commercial installations of Telecommunications. I was taught to have excellent troubleshooting skills, and expected to know the network and telecommunication systems of all our clients inside and out. This knowledge gave me the insight needed to identify and analyze telecommunication systems for potential problems. Core responsibilities: •Locating spare parts to keep systems and equipment in operation •Contacting companies and vendors for replacement components •Temporarily fixing issues until repairs can be made •Observing maintenance schedules for equipment •Conducting performance and diagnostic testing of telecommunications equipment •Design and quote Designed and implemented but not limited to: •Telephone and data •UHF/VHF/FM •Satellite •Microwave •MATV/SMATV/CATV Show less