Experience

Velocity Partners

• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Procurement Consultant

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Delivery of analysis of clients spend and contract management data. Including On and off contract spend. Review of the electronic tools the client utilizes to perform the Procurement and Inventory management functions. Provide insight into their fit for purpose and level of integration. ERP system, Card system, Contract management system, Inventory and warehousing management systems, Preferred vendor management, Risk assessment and management system and the like. Assessment of clients internal policies and procedures to determine alignment with legal and legislative requirements & fit for purpose relative to the clients scale and nature of business. Conduct shaped interviews with key client personnel to identify compliance and improvement opportunities.



Unitywater

• Australia
• Utilities
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Manager of Procurement

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2021

  Contracts, Purchasing, Payments & Materials Management Contracts, Purchasing, Payments & Materials Management



Gildemeister Solar Australia

• Procurement Manager

  • Mar 2018 - Jun 2019

  The Gildemeister Energy head office is in Wurzburg Germany and the Australian operations head office is in Brisbane, delivering Procurement functional services to the EPC Project installations and the requirements of the operational solar farms across Queensland and NSW. Responsibilities: • Category Management (Contracts), Procurement & Payments, Warehousing & Inventory and Supply Analysis & Improvement functions for the solar farm construction projects and ongoing operation of the farms. • Establishment of the Australian Head office. • Coordination with the groups share service center in Wurzburg Germany. • Transition of Procurement support activities from Germany to the Australian team. • Quality accreditation of the Australian Procurement function • Implementation of the AP+ ERP system into the Australian business. Achievements: • Establishment of the Australian Head office. • Supporting the successful completion of several Solar Farms. • Achieving over $5M in savings by implementing best practice procurement practices and negotiated savings. • Creation of a suite of contract documents for the Australian business. • Creation of a suite of governance reports to enable efficient meaningful reporting of the projects cost performance and the value to the business delivered by the Australian Procurement team.



BHP

• Australia
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Manager - BHPB Mitsui Coal

  • Dec 2014 - Dec 2015

• Supply Manager - BHPB Manganese Australia

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2014

• Supply Excellence & Procurement Manager - Nickel West

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2011

• Contracts Manager - Nickel West

  • Mar 2009 - Aug 2010

• Supply Manager - Queensland Nickel

  • Jul 2006 - Feb 2009

• Supply Manager - BHPB Southern Cross Fertilizers

  • Jul 2005 - Jun 2006

• Senior Contract Specialist - BHPB Cannington

  • Jan 1989 - Jul 2005