Experience

Bakers Maison Australia

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Logistics Manager

  • May 2019 - Present



Mayers Fine Food

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

• Warehouse Logistics Manager

  • Apr 2018 - May 2019

  ✓ Leads a team of 40+ accountable for efficiently delivering logistics related outcomes✓ Provides leadership, direction and focus on achieving all KPI’s set by management such as DIFOT, quality, safety, inventory and budgets✓ Plans and manages staff resources and utilisation including temporary labour in peak seasons✓ Monitors and manages the performance, attendance of staff and action as necessary to ensure they perform their duties in a safe and effective manner✓ Liaises effectively with customers, transport and 3rd party providers✓ Ensured processes are fully compliant with statutory requirements✓ Achieved excellent OH&S performance in the workplace



IKEA

• Netherlands
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• IKEA Goods Flow Out Manager

  • May 2017 - Apr 2018

  ✓ With the commencement of online sales increasing order fulfilment by circa 35% almost overnight managed the incremental volume under challenging circumstances out of the Tempe store/warehouse✓ Led a team of 40+ in high volume order fulfilment processing from picking to despatch working extremely hard to meet 3-day turnaround target✓ Managed resource planning and rostering and general problem-solving on the floor✓ Compile and delivered performance and cost reports to the executive team✓ Conducted and managed performance reviews with external transport service providers✓ Fulfilment was subsequently transferred to a dedicated DC



Manassen Foods Australia Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• NSW Logistics Manager

  • Sep 2003 - Aug 2016

  ✓ Manassen acquired the two businesses Simon Johnson Quality Foods and Australia on a Plate in 2015 to form a combined entity running two distribution centres✓ Accountable for the overall management of all production and operational activities in both warehouses (Simon Johnson in Alexandria and AOAP in Mascot)✓ Consolidated the warehouse and transport operations of the two businesses into one which was complex given distinct workplace culture and IR landscapes; integration delivered increases in productivity, inventory accuracy and significant reductions in labour and running costs over 20%✓ Led a team of 4 direct reports (Warehouse, Transport Manager and 2 Inventory Controllers) and 25 operational team members undertaking recruitment, mentoring and coaching of the team to improve competencies, conducting toolbox meetings and monitoring performance against agreed KPI’s✓ Worked closely with both Sales and IT teams to ensure major customer SLA’s were adhered with consistently meeting KPI’s for major retailers like Woolworths, Coles, and David Jones✓ Controlled, planned and managed stock allocations and movement between different sites nationwide✓ Consistently improved stock integrity maintaining the variance rate between 0.1% and 0.3% for ten consecutive years✓ Designed and implemented in-house Quarantine Approved Premises (QAP) in 2 DC’s