Interim manager and analyst

7/2019 – 8/2019

• Project: Creation of an advanced tool designed to be used in small to middle sized businesses to assist in managing and tracking treasury related activities (debtors, creditors, cash on hand, hedging positions etc.)
• Features: Analysis of creditors and debtors and other various ingoing/outgoing costs, liquidity forecast, the ability to input and track FX risk and liquidity KPIs against benchmarks
• Technology: The tool was built in Excel (advanced formulae, pivot tables, VBA)

VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), MS Office (Anwenderkenntnisse)

7/2016 – 7/2018

$40 million AUD turnover - 2000 sales points - Multiple offices nationwide – 42 employees
Responsibilities
• General operations, reporting into the director whilst overseeing 42 staff nationwide on the three arms of the business: vending, import and sales, wholesaling operation including exclusive contracts with partner businesses
• Calculate pricing to achieve sales targets and develop marketing strategies with key suppliers
• Negotiate with suppliers to improve P&L
• Create strategies to increase cash-flow
• Revise strategic plan in an increasingly challenging and restrictive market
• Attend strategic meetings with director and national sales manager
• Promote companies’ goals to key stakeholders
• Accomplish human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, coaching, and disciplining subordinates
• Manage the delivery of new technologies relevant to current and future business needs
• Consulting for partner businesses to enhance logistical efficiencies, develop solutions and guide their marketing strategy
• Manage logistics, planning, reporting and train staff for event selling programs (Festivals and concerts)
Achievements
• Managed rerouting project to improve customer satisfaction and operational efficiency
• Implemented complete overhaul of existing HR practices by outsourcing to third party
• Implemented new safety procedures including First Aid training and purchase of safety equipment
• Created new process and trained staff on how to maintain accurate stock levels which reduced lost sales by 65% whilst simultaneously lowering stock levels by 9%
• Designed concept to extend existing machines to vend new products
• Created special reports via third party accounting and sales software developers
• Fostered a new culture of sustainability with a full review of recycling and waste management policies including the installation of eco-friendly light bulbs nationwide
• Created Audit sheets in order to monitor and evaluate staff performance
• Unified several systems nationally for tighter central control and powerful reporting capabilities (MYOB Enterprise)
• Oversaw many changes to data entry software to enrich reporting framework (SQL based)
• Set stricter payment terms, decreasing liabilities and bad debtors, thereby improving cash flow

Beschaffungsmanagement, Lieferantenmanagement (allg.), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Bestandsmanagement, Lagerplanung, Cash-Flow-Analyse, Veranstaltungsmanagement, Preis- / Konditionengestaltung

7/2010 – 6/2016

• Manage general daily operations including warehousing, logistics, stock & inventory control
• Lead a team of 15 technicians across 6 states, including training, assessment & performance management
• Liaise with key stakeholders, representing operations department in planning & strategic meetings
• Manage external suppliers
• Manage administration department with 3 direct reports
• Staff recruitment & training, including induction programmes
• Cross functionality during people’s absence
• Negotiate trading terms with suppliers
• Conduct market adjustments
• Manage product development throughout the entire lifecycle
• Manage event selling programs
• Manage stock delivery for business partner programme with over 300 customers
Achievements
• Markedly improved the efficiency of data entry by working closely with developer
• Managed staff training and developed new logistics framework during interstate expansion
• Generated significant cost reductions by purchasing through multiple suppliers and taking advantage of specials
• Obtained better trading terms by delivering presentations highlighting the benefits of Maravending’s relationship with suppliers
• Improved performance of staff to provide better service to end customers
• Increased sales within the wholesale business in some range of products by as much as 35%

Beschaffungsmanagement, Lieferantenmanagement (allg.), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Bestandsmanagement, Inventurmanagement, Lagerplanung, Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), Material- / Lagerabrechnung, Veranstaltungsmanagement