Experience

Independent Hardware Group

• Australia
• Wholesale
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager/Business Analyst

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  Lead Business Analyst for Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations implementation project focusing on all areas for supply chain: customer service, procurement, demand planning, inventory management, warehousing, logistics and non-lead business analyst for finance. Project Manager for a successful Gains V9 (forecasting and demand planning) software and infrastructure upgrade project that included integration of data from multiple sources (Retek, AX Dynamics, Microlistics WMS, Dallas WMS, OMS, event management software and RDW)



Avery Dennison

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Of Supply Chain

  • Aug 2014 - May 2017

  Led and developed Australia and New Zeleand Supply Chain Team: project managing major business transformation, redesign of national warehousing model, managing major supply disruptions in Europe due to supplier constraints and US due to unprecedented long term rolling dock strikes/closures. Responsible for creating and managing annual department budget, strategic planning, S&OP, logistics management, transportation, developing and managing 3PL service provider, KPI implementation and reporting, managing international and local suppliers and supply chains, procurement negotiation and supply chain optimization.

• Regional Supply Chain and Operations Process Owner

  • Jun 2010 - Jul 2014

  Led process improvement and standardization as part of regional ERP implementation project across 11 countries in Asia Pacific. I was responsible for collecting and designing each countries requirements into one standardized ERP system for the region.

• Melbourne Distribution Center Manager

  • Nov 2009 - May 2010

  Embedded world-class standards of operations within the warehouse operations and distribution center. Developed strategies and operational practices that ensured the business exceeded customer expectations. Improved site productivity by 57% whilst at the same time decreasing manufacturing operating expenses by 30%. Coached and developed 18 direct reporting staff. Ensured efficient day-to-day management of the operation and DC while providing a safe working environment.

• Enterprise Lean Sigma Manager

  • Mar 2008 - Oct 2009

  Drove the continuous improvement initiative by deploying ELS Systems, processes and tools, which enabled the business to achieve its productivity improvement objectives. Developed talent across the business through upgrading the skills and capabilities of all staff in relation to ELS tools and project management. Facilitated cross-functional teams that improved processes and reduced process cycle time by over 50%.

• Supply Chain Specialist MFGPRO Implementation Project

  • Nov 2006 - Feb 2008

  Managed the end-to-end ERP implementation for the supply chain functions, including materials requirement planning (MRP), forecasting, distribution requirements planning (DRP), purchasing, planning and manufacturing across multiple manufacturing sites and distribution centers spread across Australia and New Zealand.

• Purchasing Group Leader

  • Oct 2004 - Oct 2006

  Successfully managed purchasing team of 5 members with annual inventory purchases above $60M USD of which 90% was imported with average lead time of twelve weeks.

• Six Sigma Black Belt

  • Apr 2004 - Oct 2004

  Project managed implementation of shop floor barcode system to improve real time data information and improve inventory accuracy to +98%. Established and trained training program for new barcode system for 59 manufacturing operators. Organized and trained Six Sigma Green Belt training.

• Global Operations Development Program

  • Jun 2001 - Mar 2004

  Rotational graduate development program to quickly gain experience and breadth of knowledge of global supply chain. Project managed integration of ERP/MRP/Forecasting system as part of $295M USD Jackstadt acquisition while improving planning process efficiency by 50%. Managed inventory product rationalization project that reduced raw materials and finished goods SKUs by over 65%. Responsible for asset capacity planning and product production scheduling which led to improved medical segment service levels by 20% based on improved planning practices.