Experience

FUCHS LUBRICANTS (AUSTRALASIA) PTY LTD

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Category Specialist (Packaging - Directs)

  • May 2023 - Present



Kraft Heinz

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• SAP Direct Procurement SME (ANZ)

  • Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

  Driving the change management and E2E transition of the entire Direct Procurement portfolio from the existing BPCS/JDE systems to SAP S4/HANA across 9 ANZ factories.

• Procurement Specialist Fibre Packaging (ANZ)

  • Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

  Category management of a USD 30 million fibers portfolio (aseptic cartons, foldable cartons, labels, composite cans and corrugated shippers) spread across 9 ANZ factories that includes well renowned brands such as Golden Circle, Gravox, Watties, Heinz, Yogo, Gregg’s, Chef, Saxa etc.Key Achievements• Opal contract finalization: Value USD 2.4Mn over 3 years• Irwin Packaging contract finalization: Value USD 4.5Mn over 3 years• Supply continuity: Opal alternate board (Natura 500) which is 7% cheaper than existing Tamfold board approved for petfood and edibles portfolio• Negotiated with SIG to reduce BMOQ premiums from AUD 125k to AUD 81k• Negotiated with SIG to bear cost of artwork development (SGK) amounting to AUD 50k• Negotiation with Hally on label price correction: Credit note secured worth USD 28k• Corrugated VE project worth USD 205k annualized• Alternate pallet assessment and qualification from Visy Board to ensure continuity of supply during pallet shortages in 2021-2022 Show less



Reckitt

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Packaging Manager (Nutrition)

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2021

  Driving packaging innovations on the world's #1 infant nutrition formula brand Enfamil.Part of the Australia factory Leadership Team.Key highlights:• Launch of Enfamil 900g and 450g can SKUs with flip top caps complete with QR code traceability labels byliaising with other global Reckitt sites in China and the Netherlands, for the Hong Kong market• During COVID period trialed plastic pallets instead of the traditional wooden pallets for Enfamil, which provided an advantage regarding reusability, ease of cleaning and reduced freight cost due to lighter weight.• Changed the printing on Enfamil shippers to a single side. The existing shippers had 2 sides with printing. Dual barcode printing heads were used to “stitch” barcodes and info on one side Show less

• Packaging Manager (Health and Hygiene)

  • Dec 2017 - Aug 2019

  Leading a team of packaging technologists to deliver packaging solutions for the health and hygiene business units at RB Pakistan.Part of the factory SLT (Senior Leadership Team).Key projects:1. Project Dettol Anti-Septic Liquid glass to PP bottles• Annualized saving of GBP 260k• Annualized PM reduction of 1,680 tons2. Dettol soap de-grammages (new die set development):• Bar was re-designed to ensure that soap dimensions (L x W x H) do not change, hence same wrapper could be used• Annualized FUEL (saving) of PKR 110 million (GBP 690k)3. Multiple new product launches: Dettol 180g soap bar, Dettol MPC 3L bottle, Harpic 100ml toilet cleaner, Harpic 1L bathroom cleaner etc. Show less



Unilever

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• AM Packaging Development R&D (Laundry, House Hold Care, Skin Cleansing & Hair Care)

  • Jul 2010 - Dec 2017

  Key NPD projects:1. Project Iconic (Surf Excel): Major brand re-launch worth a turnover of USD 100 million2. Lifebuoy hand wash 140ml: New SKU launch completed in a record time of 5 months from conceptualization to production3. Project Shifu (Lifebuoy 35g flow wrap): Development of a die-set along with transition to 10PET/35 PE flow wrap structure4. Project Cheer (Sunlight): Launch of new detergent brand using PP sack outers as secondary packaging material resulting in 300 bps margin improvementKey savings projects:1. Project Gucci: PP sack outers for laundry SKUs• Annualized savings of USD 1.5 million• Carbon footprint reduction: 533 tons of CO2 annually• Paper elimination: 3,600 tons annually2. Project Slim: Laundry PE low GSM (all SKUs)• Annualized saving of USD 0.8 million• GM improvement of 0.6% across the laundry portfolio• Annualized reduction in 200 tons of PE consumed3. Project Serendipity: Re-launch of Sunsilk• Annualized saving: USD 1.8 million• Annualized reduction in 240 tons of PM consumed4. Project Mona Lisa (Lifebuoy shampoo sachets):• Switching from 2.5GSM to 1.5GSM ink deposition.• Annualized saving of USD 46k• Annualized ink consumption reduced by 3 tons Show less

• SC Analyst (Strategy & Operations)

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  Global project on E2E Waste reduction in logistics for the Arabia region at Unilever Gulf.

• SC Analyst (Strategy & Operations)

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  Global E2E Waste reduction project on returnable ice cream secondary packaging for Unilever Turkey.