Aaron Leonard

Experience

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  Woolworths Supermarkets

  Feb 1994 - Apr 1999

  Assistant Store Manager

  Completed a Diploma of Retail Operations to become an Assistant Store Manager. Had store budget, ordering, HR and stock control requirements under my mandate.

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  Sensis

  Jun 1999 - Aug 2002

  Solution Sales - Print & Advertising

  Worked on selling print and online advertising for Sensis White and Yellow Pages

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  WIRELESS ANYWHERE GROUP PTY LTD

  Sept 2002 - Jan 2005

  Sales Manager Uniwireless

  Worked with Wireless Anywhere at the beginning to hunt new mobile business opportunities such as Melbourne Airport. Moved into Uniwireless (Business Group) where I managed all sales functions and channels to market to capture as much of the International Student mobile and data business for Vodafone Australia. Also worked through dealers as a channel to market.

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  Vodafone Australia

  Jan 2005 - Jun 2007

  Worked on Global Accounts to win the Australian mobile business. Worked on accounts such as Henkel and Alcatel - Lucent. Was a business hunter for new mobile and data accounts into the Victorian Corporate sector. Helped create full mobility solutions including MDM solutions and complex data requirements.

  • Large Enterprise Manager - Corporate (Global Accounts)

    May 2006 - Jun 2007

  • Corporate Sales

    Jan 2005 - Apr 2006
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  Simple ID

  Jun 2007 - Mar 2017

  Director of Sales - Global

  Simple ID is a dynamic company that is now helping Australian Large Enterprise and Mid Market business move into the Cloud with its SAAS Productivity Apps and Azure and AWS solutions, along with fully Managed Service offerings. Working with founding partners MD Gavin Keane and IT Director Casey Gordon, the business has grown rapidly to become a leading Cloud Provider within Australia. With the backing of the biggest cloud, mail and security providers around the world Simple ID is best of breed and services clients globally. My role is to help businesses make the move into the cloud, enabling them to free themselves of onsite IT costs and responsibilities, and further to help their businesses to become more productive and mobile. Show less

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  Gotalk Mobile

  Jun 2007 - Oct 2008

  National Sales Manager - Contract

  This position was undertaken as a part of the new Talkdownunder business (contract) and was creating channels to market for the Gotalk VoIP and Broadband solutions across Australia and New Zealand. This role had 15 direct reports and had bottom line responsibility.

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  BlueJeans Network

  Apr 2017 - Jul 2018

  Federal Government & Enterprise Account Executive

  With our cloud-based video collaboration service, you can forget about needing any additional hardware or software. Simply combine a BlueJeans account with a video-enabled device and Internet access, and you have a quick and easy formula for effortless video conferencing!

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  Our Hiraya

  Mar 2018 - now

  Founder (Our Hiraya & FirstInField) SAAS Sustainability

  Our Hiraya is a global group pioneering sustainability, we are on a mission to democratise sustainability for companies of all sizes, and to allow sustainability talent anywhere globally to have the opportunity to help drive impact for people and planet. We have a truly global, diverse team of sustainability experts that help deliver advisory. We also have a vetted team of sustainability talent that can help enterprise with anything from interns to contractors to new full time employees.

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  EcoVadis

  Aug 2018 - Mar 2022

  Leading a passionate team of sustainability experts across the complex and broad APJ region. We engage with the largest enterprise companies, to understand their sustainable procurement strategies and objectives, and how we can integrate sustainability ratings data and information into their complex supply chain systems and processes. We have the ability to map inherent sustainable risk within a supplier universe, then do more in-depth supplier assessments and ratings with specific suppliers. We close the loop by helping to identify where remediation should take place, and help report on the impact these corrective actions are having. All of these solutions are delivered on a SAAS platform with API access, so we can offer a fully integrated end to end sustainable procurement solution. Show less Leading a passionate sustainability consulting team across the multi-faceted regions of ANZ, APAC and Japan. My team and I engage with the largest enterprise companies, to understand their sustainable procurement requirements and how we can integrate sustainability into their complex supply chain systems and processes. We have the ability to map inherent sustainable risk within a supplier universe, then do more in-depth supplier assessments and ratings with specific suppliers. We close the loop by helping to identify where remediation should take place, and help report on the impact these corrective actions are having. All of these solutions are delivered on a SAAS platform with API access, so we can offer a fully integrated end to end sustainable procurement solution. Show less Excited to be helping Ecovadis enter the Australian and New Zealand markets, helping enterprise organisations (Fortune 500) drive their sustainable procurement objectives.EcoVadis is the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, intelligence and collaborative performance improvement tools for global supply chains. Backed by a powerful technology platform and a global team of domain experts, EcoVadis’ easy-to-use and actionable sustainability scorecards provide detailed insight into environmental, social and ethical risks across 190 purchasing categories and 150 countries. Show less

  • Regional Sales Director - APJ

    Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Regional Sales Manager - ANZ - APAC - Japan

    Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Regional Sales Manager - ANZ - APAC

    Feb 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Account Executive - ANZ - APAC

    Feb 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Account Executive - Australia - New Zealand

    Aug 2018 - Jan 2019
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  Inspectorio

  Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  Senior Consultant – Retail Enterprise SAAS - ESG (Contract engagement)

  The Inspectorio Platform helps Brands, Retailers, Vendors and Factories to improve their Quality, Compliance, ESG data and Delivery operations through actionable insights and data-driven collaboration.

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  EcoVadis

  Sept 2022 - Oct 2023

  Enterprise Account Executive

  Being EcoVadis's first starter for new new business in region I've secured over 35 new logos across APJ consistently exceeding set quotas. Leading new business acquisition and advancing the EcoVadis brand and complex solution across the region. I collaborate with CPOs, CFOs, CSOs, and CEOs, providing expert consultation on leveraging the EcoVadis SAAS suite to evaluate and rate suppliers based on ESG risk and sustainability performance. My track record and industry knowledge enable me to deliver tangible results and drive sustainable practices for long-term success. Show less

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  Beca

  Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

  Consultant - Nature Positive: New Ventures

  Leading business acquisition, revenue growth and strategy within a startup venture in the Nature Positive space. Working with an A-Team across Australia and New Zealand (backed by Beca) who help clients through engineering advisory services, project management and delivery, technology - and our skilled team of more than 4000

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  VivaCity

  Dec 2023 - now

  Territory Business Development Manager ANZ

  VivaCity recognise's the demands on our road networks and urban infrastructure are rapidly changing and that traditional traffic monitoring is outdated. To achieve Road Safety, Environmental and Active Travel targets, it’s essential that planning and decision-making is informed with high quality data insights. Utilising cutting edge AI-powered computer vision, our sensors capture anonymised multimodal data, designed to provide cities with the most accurate, reliable and scalable insights. Our technology is here to solve endemic problems and help cities achieve their policy goals and transport objectives. Show less