National Manager - Strategic Programs & Innovation

• Jul 2022 - Present

I report to the Chief Strategy Officer and my responsibilities include building a team to develop and deliver strategic programs. I established my business unit to focus on program/product excellence, growth, and innovation. Key achievements so far include:• Designed and continue to lead the highest performing program, Diabetes in Schools • Manage workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, budgeting, activity planning, and reporting • Actively support the growth, development, and wellbeing of my 7-person, cross-functional team • Collaborate with central digital/ICT team and external vendors to develop digital program solutions • Successfully secured government funding for two new Diabetes Australia programs Show less

Senior Program Manager

• Nov 2020 - Jul 2022

Key achievements in my previous role included:• Led a team to develop and implement key strategic programs combining digital design and service design to establish sustainable and sophisticated solutions to complex problems• Managed a cross-disciplinary team to deliver development of a tailored digital LMS, using human centred design to develop a custom experience for different user groups• Designed data strategy and evaluation/monitoring approaches for strategic programs to support agile management, continuous improvement and to highlight strategic impact of the program outcomes and value delivered• Supported executive strategic planning to assess organisational priorities and develop contemporary approaches to service design, data strategy, and investment prioritisation • Managed complex stakeholder relationships and engagement with senior stakeholders, legal teams, advocacy bodies etc. Show less

Senior Consultant, Supply Chain and Operations (Business Transformation)

• Sep 2018 - Nov 2020

Notable achievements include receiving a client award for outstanding outcomes from a procurement transformation, one of the projects I led was shortlisted for a CIPS award, and I was publicly recognized by a national healthcare client for my project contributions.Management consulting highlights included:• Designed and delivered a 3-day procurement course to a state health department, receiving commendations from attendees• Led end-to-end engagements and sales pursuits at a consistently high-quality standard, achieving extensive on-sell opportunities and new business achieving the highest direct lead sales for my rank (my sales was $5M+ in 2020 when making sales was not a KPI for my rank)• Led the commercial viability assessment for a client, I pitched on their behalf to Glen Richards (from Shark tank) and successfully secured seed money• Led procurement transformation (across prosthetics, medical devices, and clinical services categories)• Presented at a national conference for a client, after leading the team to design a strategy to implement a program into a highly complex and politically sensitive environment• Managed the design of a digital solution to enhance visibility, predictability of supply, speed to value, and industry growth in Australia’s beef cattle supply chain sector• Published a report analysing global meat market trends, used to inform companies’ 10-year strategies.• Promotion from consultant to senior consultant Show less

Consultant, Supply Chain & Operations

• Mar 2017 - Sep 2018

Financial Analyst

• May 2015 - Mar 2017

• Prepared detailed industry analysis for monthly marketing to clients and for M&A activity • Identified suitable companies for acquisitions through research and data analysis • Prepared detailed industry analysis for monthly marketing to clients and for M&A activity • Identified suitable companies for acquisitions through research and data analysis