Daniel Schmidt

CEO Papyrus Australia

Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia

About

Daniel Schmidt is a business leader with over 20 years’ experience in heavy industry, mining, and manufacturing. He has delivered significant change and performance improvement programs, having saved millions through operations, strategic procurement and continuous improvement. He has held senior management roles, across sales, operations and commercial functions leading large multifunctional teams across multiple sites. Daniel is passionate about helping organizations grow and achieve lasting performance results.

Experience

  • Chief Operating Officer at Papyrus Australia Ltd
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

    My focus at Papyrus is to help the business reset from an R&D focus and move into commercialisation as we scale up the technology and production capability.

  • Business Leader and Improvement Coach at BPI Consultancy
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Working with businesses to improve performance through: - Improvement Projects and Program delivery - Operational Excellence and Lean implementation - Procurement Project and Program delivery

  • GFG Alliance (Full-time · 5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Manager Strategic Procurement
      Dec 2020 - Feb 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Manager Continuous Improvement - Procurement
      Oct 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Manager Sourcing and Procurement Whyalla
      Dec 2016 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Manager Safety Whyalla Steelworks at Arrium
    Jan 2012 - Nov 2016 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • OneSteel (7 yrs 4 mos)
    • Secondary Operations Manager - Steel Products
      Jul 2007 - Dec 2011 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    • Sales Manager Steel Sleepers
      Jul 2006 - Jun 2007 · 1 yr

    • Sales & Marketing Analyst
      Jul 2005 - Jun 2006 · 1 yr