Experience

Omni Recruit
• Australia
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Account Manager

  • Mar 2022 - Present

Chandler Macleod Group
• Australia
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Onsite Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2022


FIP Group

• India
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Onsite Account Manager/Recruitment Consultant

  • May 2017 - Jan 2020

  Food Industry People Group is part of the Packhorse Holdings Group, a national portfolio of recruitment, agriculture and asset management companies. Our core purpose is to provide a specialist and compliant workforce solution that will improve business efficiency, the bottom line and provide the security only a truly legitimate labour hire business can offer. In these dual roles, I hold a multitude of responsibilities which impact the recruitment, retention of employees & general HR & Office Administration. I regularly collaborate with TAFE in managing Meat Processing Certificates II & III for selected staff, facilitate the onboarding of successful candidates along with employment contracts, letters of Offer and manage induction processes. I also handle employee resettlement and mobilisation and manage the weekly rostering, approving shifts & Payroll of all onsite employees managed by Food Industry People Group. Moreover, I serve as an active member of the WHOS steering Committee, create attendance management and retention strategies and carry out disciplinary procedures and terminations where required. Lastly, I screen a large volume of applications weekly, conduct 25-30 face to face interviews for shortlisted candidates and conduct reference checks. Key Achievements: • Maintained lowest absenteeism and turnover figures out of all the client’s sites and well above industry norms. • Designed and executed end to end recruitment programs that fit the client’s requirements such as the Korean Trainee Program along with Rockhampton Regional Council, client Teys & National Human Resource Development Office of Korea, School Leaver Program, Pacific Labour Scheme, Indigenous Employment Program. • Successfully grew the worker number from 25 to 80 within 3 months. • Successfully achieved all KPIs in relation to Manning, absenteeism, turnover and revenue margins • Mobilised and resettled 25 Pacific Islanders under the 403 Scheme within a time span of 2 weeks. Show less



ANC Education

• Sri Lanka
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Oct 2015 - May 2017

  American Naional College is the only accredited educational institute in Colombo Sri Lanka that operates the Monash Undergraduate Degree Program with its highly qualified staff & educaional facilities. Apart from Monash degree program it conducts several other accredited Degree/Postgraduate study programs with several other partnering universities in USA, UK & Australia. As a Lecturer, I developed several engaging courses including choosing the reading material, creating assignments and arranging a syllabus. I presented stellar lectures to students that inspired strong discussions and kept students interested. I conducted weekly 3-hour lectures and 3-hour tutorials overs 12 weeks where I assessed and graded individual and group written and oral projects. I also mentored students and assisted them in the pursuit of their degree, such as providing academic and career advisement. Moreover, I graded assignments and ensured that all students remained in compliance with the department’s policy on academic integrity, including checking for any cheating and/or plagiarism. In addition, I developed strong relationships with colleagues within the department and throughout the institution for an enhanced learning environment that valued interdisciplinary study. Key Achievements: • All students passed the subject with satisfactory grades and Monash College supported all of my final assessment grades. • During my tenure no marks were moderated at the final screening by the college. Show less



DECATHLON FRANCE

• France
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality & Producion Team leader for Aquaticwear at Decathlon direct sourcing office, Sri Lanka

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2015

  Decathlon is a French sporting goods retailer with over 1,500 stores in 49 countries which makes it the largest sporting goods retailer in the world. Through its direct sourcing offices scattered throughout the world and through strategic collaborations with best local vendors, company has been able to manufacture high quality sporting gear at competitive prices. I was part of the team of six personnel that iniated operations at Decathlon's direct sourcing office in Sri Lanka. In this challenging role I headed the aquaticwear development & production in its new locaion. Vendor selection for manufacturing & raw material development, process improvement with chosen vendors that facilitates cost efficiencies which in turn reflects in best possible garment prices was one of my primary responsibilities I singlehandedly developed the swimwear brands “Tribord” & “Nabaiji” manufacturing within Sri Lanka from 0 pcs to approximately 850,000 pcs within 2 years that made SL the third largest swimwear maker within Decathlon through careful price negotiations and productivity improvements I further negotiated bulk discounts and attractive payment terms with preferred suppliers by accurately forecasting future requirements and signing supplier contracts that helped in reaping approximately $35,000-40,000 savings annually Implemented comprehensive best practices within 3 Vendors that significantly abridged cost/waste and improved efficiencies that enabled SL to capture intricate/high cost garment ranges approximately $900,000 worth that helped to surpass the budgets in years 2012 & 2013 consecutively Being recognized as the fastest growing sourcing Office for aquatic wear (Aquamodate) during my tenure Work in collaboration with Senior Buying Director in France to ensure Sri Lanka gets as many products as possible for development/costing enabling SL sourcing office to optimize its budget Show less



MAS Holdings

• Apparel & Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Assistant to Managing Director

  • Jun 2009 - Jan 2011

  MAS manages a portfolio of businesses with a revenue of USD 1.8bn and is positioned as one of the world’s most recognized design to delivery solution providers in the realm of the apparel and textile manufacturing. It is also the largest apparel and textile manufacturer in South Asia. The organization is headquartered in Sri Lanka with 53 manufacturing facilities placed across 16 countries. In my position as a business analyst/personal assistant I • Worked Collaboratively with Directors and Departmental Heads to understand and anticipate business needs and build talent pools inline with growth strategies • Develop contemporary strategies to attract a high volume of quality candidates via multiple channels • Collaborated with cluster HR in identifying training and development needs of senior executives and liaised with relevant international bodies to recommend the most suitable training programs.• Conducted the first face to face interview of the senior White Collar position screening process employing a combination of behavioural and performance based interviewing techniques• Planned and participated in all strategic customer meetings, conducted presentations and assisted in seeking out new business opportunities. Show less

• Account Manager Product Development for SANS & FILA

  • Feb 2007 - Jun 2009

  In my role as the Account Manager, product development for SANS (leading Spanish kid swear brand) & Fila I carryout pricing of all related designs, negotiate prices & order volumes with the end customer at SANS & FILA to ensure profitability of orders • Initiate counter development of raw materials with local manufacturers in order to obtain price advantages, lead-time reductions & to gain better service standards• Customer relationship Management- Liaised directly with Operations & Marketing Director, Technical Director & Quality Director of SANS Branded Apparel in negotiating prices as well as finding most feasible solutions to any issues that arose in the development process• I managed to expand the SANS Lingerie business by two folds within 6 months of taking over the account along with significant hoist in profit margins• Initiated the project “best fit” along with customer’s and MAS’s own technical teams to develop and engineer a new product line incorporating the most innovative technical trends in the industry Show less

• Head of product development for Marks & Spencer T61 & T32 divisions

  • Oct 2004 - Feb 2007

  • Through careful and detailed costing, expanded the Marks & SpencerT61 business by approximately 15% within the first year and 18% by the second year• Reduced material write-offs from 4% to 2.5% by implementing controlled measures to monitor material consumptions at every key stage of the development process• Streamlined the costing process to ensure within a maximum of 3 working days a new garment price is quoted to the customer• Developed a new fabric route through India to help with the Marks & Spencer 5 pair pack business that helped the final profit margin by approximately 5%, the competitive prices helped MAS capture 40% of the total M&S 5PP businessIn this role I managed to maintain my internal & external customer relationships in an exemplary manner through proactive decision making, quick response time, managing the product timelines & critical dates for each activity with 100% accuracy & always driving a solution-based culture. This job role horned my ability to work with steep deadlines, always handle pressure with a positive mindset and manage and deliver an array of differing expectations of each stakeholder. Show less