Experience

Centor

• Australia
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Purchasing Officer

  • Mar 2012 - Present

  * Ensure competitive purchasing of raw materials and componentry for Asia Pacific region * Maintaining positive working relationships with external and internal stake holders * Negotiate improved lead times and set KPI for vendors * Create and maintain trade agreements with current and new vendors * Creation of manual PO’s and investigate MRP generated PO’s based on required demand, whilst working to lean stock requirements * Follow up on delivery dates for outstanding PO’s with vendors to ensure vendor KPI’s are being met * Process purchase requisitions and CAPEX FA’s * Maintain and analyse inventory MRP data, adjust settings to meet demand trends and requirements * Review slow moving and obsolete stock and confirm physical SOH matches system SOH * Review and determine A,B,C categories and aggregated purchases based on demand * Effectively communicate with freight forwarders regarding importing of FG’s and RM’s * Attend production meetings and report on inventory supply and expected delivery dates



Nufarm

• Australia
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Inventory Coordinator

  • Nov 2010 - Aug 2011

  Achievements: * Managed inventory in industry specific data base to the value of $4,500,000 * Achieved a .03% loss for 2010/2011 EOY stock count Responsibilities: * Perform weekly Cycle Counts for finished goods (FG), raw materials (RM) and componentry * EOY stock count * Reconciliation of variances * Managing rework and quarantine stock on hand * Performing required stock movements in the system to reflect actual stock on hand Achievements: * Managed inventory in industry specific data base to the value of $4,500,000 * Achieved a .03% loss for 2010/2011 EOY stock count Responsibilities: * Perform weekly Cycle Counts for finished goods (FG), raw materials (RM) and componentry * EOY stock count * Reconciliation of variances * Managing rework and quarantine stock on hand * Performing required stock movements in the system to reflect actual stock on hand



Elite Chemicals (GE Water & Technologies)

• Production Planner

  • 2007 - 2010

  Achievements: * Worked to strict time slots to provide a quality finished good (FG) On Time and In Full (OTIF) to the customer to ensure no interruptions to their manufacturing process * Due to increased business and the implementation of a tank farm with a capacity of >90kl, kept farm stocked using one 10kl blending vessel with required throughput of 400kl per month Responsibilities: * Production scheduling for the blending plant, containing 11 blending vessels, 7 storage tanks and 1 continual packing vessel, packing out a range of finished goods (FG) from 750 mls to 1000lt pack size in addition to bulk tanker deliveries * Planning throughput blending of over 8,100,000kg approximately pa over a 500+ material Finished Goods (FG) holding * Analysing MRP data to determine required finish goods (FG) based on safety stock level, and demand whilst working to a lean Stock On Hand (SOH) * System processing by way of completing works orders to reflect manufactured finished product and any yield loss * Working closely with supply chain supporting the logistic function of reducing raw material (RM) stock on hand (SOH) whilst supporting lean procurement * Publishing weekly/monthly production schedules * Providing key performance indicators (KPI) to Production Manager to report out on a higher level * Scheduling throughput on supply of bulk requirements to meet time slotted deliveries



Australasian Solvent & Chemical Company (ASCC Pty Ltd)

• Production Coordinator

  • Aug 2003 - Oct 2007

  Achievements: * Took on responsibility for safety audits with toll manufacturers and outside warehouses; Managed compliance with Dangerous Goods Safety Management in Australia and New Zealand (training records, licences); Maintained records of supplier material safety data sheets (MSDS) and labels for compliance; Managed non-conformance reporting, internal and external audits * Managed inventory stock takes across both countries, produced inventory forecasts (3, 6, 12 months in advance), purchased raw materials and packaging for finished goods (off-site manufacturing), managed bill of materials, receipting of goods and work orders for effective inventory management Responsibilities: * Managing inventory, purchasing, reconciliation, Dangerous Goods labelling * Liaising with warehouse and distribution contractors, chemical suppliers * Managing costs of goods: per litre and per kilo pricing * Producing and maintaining bill of materials (BOM) * Performing stock transfers between Australia and New Zealand