Experience

SNACKBRANDS AUSTRALIA

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Specialist

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  Snackbrands is part of "Intersnack" which includes Griffins in New Zealand, reporting into the Oceania Procurement Manager and managing Direct materials (food ingredients), Services and Indirect Materials. * Manage Raw Material Categories: - Polenta, Rice, Potato Dehydrates, various veg powders and food additives, Snack Pellets, Logistics Categories including RFP reviews IT services projects such as, mobile, print services, sign in, and documentation achieving, and various ad hoc software and hardware procurement. * Support procurement of Oil and energy, waste management, pallets, seasoning, paper, shippers, and engineering equipment. * Project management and Implementation of cost saving initiatives. * Assistance to the New Production Development Team to locate and contract raw materials. * Vendor management, material code creation, and supplier relationship management * Working with Supply Chain on issues resolution of raw materials. * Working with Quality Teams on supplier and material approval process. * Also worked on special project such as Modern Slavery, Working Capital, Process Improvement P2P, and Supply Chain, and Property Management Show less



George Weston Foods

• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Category Analyst - Category Team (Tip Top Sales & Marketing)

  • Sep 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Delivering and maintain Market Research budget via negotiation of spend and delivery of contracts.• Managing the iRI (Aztec) partnership, acting as a hub for all stakeholder requests and executing via iRI.• Providing and managing training for Shopper Database – Scan and Panel.• Tracking reports on major NPD launches and key activations• Providing TAC activations analysis to the Sales Field team in quarterly cycle meetings.• Space management (planogram) for Tip Top with Symphony Gold (Apollo) software.• Support for GS1 (Barcode) processes.• Use data (SAP BW and Temple 9) to identify insights as well as reviewing results of ad hoc category trials and initiatives.• Support Category review process, Category Waterfalls & commentary.• Supporting the Category managers with Customer Category and Range Reviews Show less

• Category Specialist - Raw Material (Procurement)

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2016

  *Manage Raw Material Categories: (Brands – Tip Top, Mauri, Don, Golden, etc)*Dried Fruit and Fruit, Sugar, Colours, Flavors, Chocolate & Cocoa, Coconut, Cultures and Cures, Spices, Herbs, Vegetable & Seeds, Honey, Yeast extract, Eggs Product, Vinegar, Liquor, Food Chemicals and Additives, Vitamins, Wheat & Flour.*Formulation of category strategies and the, execution of Procurement Excellence Continuous improvement initiatives.*Supplier negotiations and conduct benefits analysis, material budgeting, RFI and e-action execution, including contracting with suppliers.*Raw Material budget setting (PPV), Cost Saving implementation including review and reporting.*Assistance to the New Production Development team to locate and contract raw materials.*Supplier setup in SAP and material code creation, and SAP contract management*Working with Supply Chain on project implementation and issues resolution.*Working with Quality Teams on supplier and material approval process. Show less



Nestlé

• Switzerland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement Analyst - Raw Materials

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2014

  *Provide analytical support to the Oceania Procurement team to assist in the formulation of category strategies and the execution of procurement initiatives.*Identify opportunities for owned categories - Colours, Spices, Herbs, Vegetable & Seeds, Honey, Meat, Fish & Seafood, Microorganism & Yeast extract, Pasta, Eggs Product, Wine, Vinegar, Liquor, Animal Fat.*Assisted Strategic Buyer on Corrugated category review on data and RFP.*Supplier negotiations and conduct benefits analysis.

• Tactical Buyer - (Packaging and P2P)

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2012

  *Provide analytical support to the Oceania Procurement team to assist in the formulation of category strategies and the execution of procurement initiatives.*Identify opportunities for owned categories - Labels, Adhesives, Accessories, Shrink & Stretch Film, & Bags.*Assist Strategic Buyer on Glass & Closures, Cartons, and Flexibles*Supplier negotiations and conduct benefits analysis.*Perform pre conversion health checks to ensure purchasing disciplines are enforced (e.g. compliance to data standards/quality, competitive bidding policy, preferred supplier list). Show less



Nestlé

• Switzerland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounting Analyst - HR & Payroll

  • 2005 - 2011

• Accounting Analyst

  • 2004 - 2005



Investment Fiji

• Fiji

• Project Implementation Officer

  • Jan 1998 - Dec 2003

  Investment Fiji promotes, stimulate and facilitate economic development in Fiji. Though a Statutory Organization, Investment Fiji operates independently as the marketing arm of the Fiji Government. Investment Fiji promotes, stimulate and facilitate economic development in Fiji. Though a Statutory Organization, Investment Fiji operates independently as the marketing arm of the Fiji Government.



Starest Furniture & Joinery Limited

• Fiji

• Factory Operations Manager

  • Jan 1995 - Dec 1997