john has more than 35 years of extensive experience in supply chain operations from operations management to director level. his experience covers keys areas of warehousing, transport, customer service, information systems, outsourcing, project management, in addition to senior corporate roles in transport, manufacturing, sales & marketing and general Management. 

this experience has been gained in senior corporate management roles and consulting in many industries including steel, building products, paper products, consumer goods, capital equipment, government, land side port related logistics, textiles and information technology. his experience has been gained in many countries including new zealand, australia, united kingdom, canada, china, united states, and many south east asian and middle eastern countries.

achievements

• successfully re-engineered complex supply chains

• provided extensive training and education programs across many elements of the supply chain to senior and line staff across a wide range of industries in many countries
• facilitated and managed in house training workshops as a master trainer in quality management and an australian accredited workplace trainer and assessor
• implemented work practices in many projects that reduces waste in warehouse operations and improves customer service levels
• negotiated supply agreements covering leases, supplier contracts, transport agreements, warehouse management systems, outsourcing warehouse and transport services including industrial workplace agreements
• design and construction of warehouses including detailed warehouse layouts
• integration of business post acquisition including the development and integration of two major businesses in the steel industry that realised an inventory reduction of more than A$10 million
• selection and implementation of warehouse management systems, warehouse planning systems and transport management systems
• prepared, delivered and secured large service tenders
• leadership and management of extensive change processes and practices across a wide range of industries and countries many which resulted from the development of a supply chain strategy

summary

over a long career john has gained a wide range of experience across all elements of supply chain in many industries and in many countries. he has deep knowledge of the key drivers in supply chain and combined with his natural style of sharing information and a focus on getting the results through empowering people, john has an outstanding background and knowledge base to assist a wide range of organisations.

he has worked with many of the largest companies seeking to improve their operational performance. able to develop and implement creative and sustainable solutions based on a keen knowledge of “what will work”, john can quickly get to the core issues of any supply chain challenge that is presented.

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