Pacific Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Procurement and Supply Chain leader with more than 10 years of experience delivering commercial and operational outcomes across FMCG, manufacturing, and mining environments. Broad expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, inventory control, warehousing, and logistics, with a strong track record of driving cost savings, improving service performance, and strengthening supply continuity. Recognized for building effective stakeholder relationships, influencing cross-functional teams, and leading practical, value-driven solutions that support business objectives and operational excellence.
Contributed to the P2P process within the team consisting of the following: - Ordering and expediting stock as required - Vendor management - Quoting and sourcing prototype parts and materials using abilities to read and understand custom part drawings if required. - Heavy focus in high volume custom metal fabricated parts - Provided substantial costs savings on both COG and sevices - Lead optimisation in systems and procedures with the team - Built strong and reliable relationships with vendors to ensure best outcomes where possible for the business - Reactive problem solving skills utilised regularly to ensure continuous supply to the production floor
Purchased a small vending machine business as a side business while working full time. I managed all aspects including inventory, financials, asset management and CRM. grew the bussiness over a two year period and increased sales by 55%
Managed the below aspects: - Team of purchasing officers responsible for sourcing good and services, mainly dry goods, ingredients, chemicals, consumables across multiple sites and states - Site warehouse storeman and forklift staff - logistics related to goods incoming and outgoing - Multiple Chep accounts across 3 sites - Site services and waste management (general and recycling, oil, sanitary, bio hazard, rendering) - Vendor management - Successful cost saving projects - Process Improvement and development
purchasing officer for site based maintenance team contributing to the following: - P2P purchasing for parts and services domestic and import - Major capital rebuild purchasing goods and services for large value vendors - Assist in stores and receiving goods and issuing to work orders - Vendor selection and management
Held multiple positions in the boning, value add, warehouse and site services area of the business. - Packer, knife hand and bandsaw operator - Value add crew supervisor - 2IC value add cook (large scale smoke and steam cooking) - Storeman (pick/pack, receive and dispatch,high reach forklift warehouse) - Forklift driver- load and unload trucks, site service, animal rendering and waste management. - Multiple types of training undertaken through the above positions (fire warden, chemical handling training, first aid, leadership)