Experience

Belgravia Leisure

• Australia
• Recreational Facilities
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Group Procurement Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  We continue working on the balance between centralised and local procurement activities to support 300+ venues across Australia and New Zealand. For 2023 the focus areas of my role are: Utilities - support the organisation and clients through this very challenging period of cost escalations for a category that can represent about 20-25% of a venue's operating cost across gas, electricity and water. Retail - continue to improve commercial outcomes and retail data visibility for a business activity that has grown to about $20 million annually. Project Expenditure - assist the organisation scope, implement and review significant project expenditure. ICT - support the continued investment into ICT networks and engagement of external service and solution providers.



Impact Fertilisers

• Australia
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Supply Chain

  • Oct 2011 - May 2014

  Impact purchased the HiFert's assets October 2011. Reporting to the CEO and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the role was responsible for managing Impact's product and raw material procurement from a global supplier base, logistics/distribution, demand planning and S&OP activities. Key result areas were competitively priced supply contracting supporting inventory value risk management, logistics and distribution cost management and supply/demand forecasting and planning. The role was directly accountable for an annual logistics / distribution spend of about A$ 50 million and a key decision influence on an annual product and raw material spend of about A$400 million. The role managed a team of 4 direct reports.



Hi Fert

• Procurement Manager

  • Apr 2010 - Oct 2011

  Initially reporting to the General Manager - Commercial the role was responsible for HiFert's logistics and distribution activities. Following a restructure in August 2010 the role reported to the CEO and became a member of the executive team. The role became accountable for all HiFert's product and raw material sourcing from a global supplier base, logistics/distribution and demand planning and S&OP activities. The role was directly accountable for an annual logistics / distribution spend of about A$ 40 million and is a key decision influence on an annual product and raw material spend of about A$300 million. The role managed a team of 2 direct reports.



Seaway Logistics

• Victorian Sales Manager

  • Feb 2009 - Apr 2010

  Reporting to the Managing Director and a member of the executive team the role was responsible for strategy and business planning, development of service proposals and delivery to clients, budgets and P&L. The business volume was about 30,000 TEU annually of which a large proportion was grain exports. The role managed 3 direct sales staff reports. Reporting to the Managing Director and a member of the executive team the role was responsible for strategy and business planning, development of service proposals and delivery to clients, budgets and P&L. The business volume was about 30,000 TEU annually of which a large proportion was grain exports. The role managed 3 direct sales staff reports.



Oldendorff Carriers

• Project Manager

  • Aug 2007 - Jan 2009



Clipper Bulk

• Denmark
• Maritime Transportation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director and General Manager - Clipper Bulk Melbourne

  • 2005 - 2006

• Business Development Manager - Clipper Bulk Melbourne

  • 2002 - 2005



P&O Maritime Services

• Projects & Logistics Development

  • 1997 - 2002