Experience

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  Four Pillars Gin

  • Australia
  • Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Innovation Development Manager

    • Feb 2023 - Present

  • Procurement and Finance Coordinator

    • Sep 2018 - Feb 2023

    Procurement and Finance Coordinator

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  Cheviot Wine Group

  • Melbourne

  • Production & Supply Manager

    • Mar 2003 - Nov 2016
    • Melbourne

    • Ensure the timely bottling & labelling of all products within the portfolio taking into consideration vintage change over, product development & sales forecasts. Brands include Red Hill Estate, Long Flat, Arrowfield, Kissing Bridge, Betty & Max, along with private label brands for Dan Murphys, Coles & ALDI totaling 500,000 cases• Logistics management – worked with external logistics providers to ensure minimal logistical costs & optimal stock holdings within 4 interstate warehouses. • Management of 4 3rd party contract bottling facilities & over 10 dry goods & wine suppliers.• Responsible for all the export & domestic supply chain – managed customer demand, production plans, inventory, order fulfillment, supply, logistics & export documentation• Wine club supply management for Red Hill – Keys to the Peninsula wine club. Ensure premium stock available for member’s packs, arrange dry goods supply, manage data base & member information for over 500 paid members • Establish & set product costs & ensure variance are kept to minimum• Responsible for product costing for all private label tenders & all new product development• Vintage planning & costing • Balance sheet end of month & end of year reconciliations & accruals• Systems administrator for all internal IT requirements • Sales reporting using TM1 application for domestic & export sales I was involved in a number of major projects with the supermarket chains (Dan Murphys, Coles & ALDI) and also export customers (Diago UK, Avery Esate). In the infancy, I was involved in the supply production of private label/cleanskin project with the chains, which at its peak hit over 300,000 cases pa. I worked with Wine Australia requirments for LIP's, export documentation, packing, booking & shipping of containers. I was responsible for standard costs for all products from dry goods, bulk wine through to packaged stock along with vintage costing, balance sheet reconciliations & accruals.

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  YarraHill/Punt Road Wines

  • Yarra Valley

  • Stock Control/adminstation

    • Feb 2000 - Feb 2002
    • Yarra Valley

    • Accounts receivable & Payable• Stock Control and forecasting• Purchasing of all dry goods• Payroll and superannuation• Bank reconciliations• WET reporting• Balance sheet & Profit and loss maintenance • Logistics manager• Establishing operational procedures• Cellar door duties • Sales reportingI started working at YarraHill Wines when it was first established and was therefore involved in setting up procedures and systems. This ranged from production, accounting, payroll through to Cellar Door operations. It was a very board role that exposed me to many different aspects of business. My primary focus at YarraHill was stock control. This involved ordering dry goods, working with printers, designers, marketing and also scheduling production in line with sales and change over of vintages. I also worked on Vintage costings for bulk wines along with winery overhead allocations. While I was at YarraHill we also created the 'Sticks' and Punt Road brands.

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  Mildara Blass Inc

  • Merbein

  • Assistant Accountant

    • Nov 2000 - Feb 2001
    • Merbein

    • Dry good accruals • Accounts payable • General Administration dutiesDuring my time at Mildara Blass I was involved in basic accounts payable duties and administration duties. My main focus in this time was on marking of the receival of dry goods for the production warehouse and accounting for end of month accruals.

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  Taxation and Accountancy Services Of Sunraysia

  • Mildura

  • Junior Accountant

    • Jan 1999 - Mar 2000
    • Mildura

    • Individual tax returns for over 300 people• Managed 50 DIY super funds• General Administration dutiesWhile at TASS I was involved in self-managed superannuation funds. This involved setting up new funds for existing clients and maintaining existing client’s funds. During the tax season I was involved in the processing of over individual Tax returns