Experience

Ventia

• Australia
• Facilities Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement Lead

  • May 2023 - Present



Dos Dingos

• Spain
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Supply Chain & Operations

  • Nov 2017 - Mar 2023

  Dos Dingos is a brewery start-up operating in three countries across Europe and the Americas. I headed global operations. Additionally, I was responsible for the end-to-end development and commissioning of the three breweries situated in Spain, Argentina, and Uruguay. • Created and led a team of 17 distributed in three countries. • Responsible for global Ops. including: procurement, planning, manufacturing, warehousing, maintenance, continuous improvement, QC & Product Development. • Responsible from business case writing to operations design and project management for all three breweries completed in time and within budget. Show less



Asahi Beverages

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Procurement Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2017

  Responsible for Direct and Indirect procurement categories totalling more than $250M spend. Additionally I was also selected as Procurement lead (internal consultant) in several special projects such as M&A integration, manufacturing site expansion and NPD. • Managed a team of 15 individuals including both direct and matrix reports. • Managed the Ingredients, Contract Manufacturing & Consumables categories. • Responsible for category budget & PPV (Purchase Price Variance), category strategy, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), saving identifying and delivery (including strategic sourcing), risk management, etc. Show less



Infosys Portland

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Procurement Consultant

  • Feb 2011 - Aug 2012

  As a management consultant, I was involved in various end-to-end projects, including opportunity diagnostics, category strategy, sourcing programs, negotiations, for both direct and indirect spend categories. In addition, I was accountable for the quality of delivery of the firm's Global Sourcing (LCCS) practice. • Responsible for the delivery of a team of 6 Sourcing Specialists based in Shanghai. • Project managed procurement activities for companies the following industries: Water Utilities, Food & Beverage, Pulp & Paper, Steel, Airline, etc. Show less



Red Phase Instruments

• Australia
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial Manager

  • Oct 2009 - Feb 2011

  Red Phase Instruments is an Australian-based producer of testing equipment for electrical transmission and distribution networks, with exports to over 30 countries across five continents. As Commercial Manager, I led the development of marketing strategy and designed performance KPI dashboards for both commercial and operations. Additionally, I delivered product presentations and provided training at electrical trade shows and T&D utilities in over 10 countries. Red Phase Instruments is an Australian-based producer of testing equipment for electrical transmission and distribution networks, with exports to over 30 countries across five continents. As Commercial Manager, I led the development of marketing strategy and designed performance KPI dashboards for both commercial and operations. Additionally, I delivered product presentations and provided training at electrical trade shows and T&D utilities in over 10 countries.



Sicame Group

• France
• Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Procurement & Product Engineering Manager

  • Oct 2006 - Aug 2009

  Sicame is an international group specialised in the production of accessories & services for electric power Transmission and Distribution.• Managed a team of 3.• Achieved a 20% total direct cost reduction by implementing category strategiesincluding Global Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing & Contract Negotiations.

• Continuous Improvement Engineer

  • Mar 2004 - Oct 2006

  • Led a holistic Supply Chain re-engineering program focused in value analysis andsuccessfully reduced manufacturing costs by 25% and reduced lead times by 40%.

• Commercial Engineer

  • Jul 2002 - Mar 2004