Melissa Rogers

Experience

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  CORPORATE EXPRESS INC

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2011

  SA, ACT, & TAS 2005 -2007SA, ACT, TAS, NT & WA 2008SA, ACT, TAS, NT, WA and QLD 2009-2011Manage a large team of staff remotely across Australia • Introduce and implement cycle count program for all sites. Schedule and implement annual wall to wall stock takes• Ensure high picking efficiency in warehouses from strategic bin slotting methods• Manage and record stock adjustments, and achieve budget targets• Manage slow moving inventory across all sites within budget Show less Duties and Achievements:• Managed a large team of direct reports • Achieved fill rate targets, whilst ensuring low excess and slow moving inventory• Working with Sales to ensure a strong Sales Model and Tender management• Managed the range of materials kept in SA to ensure high customer satisfaction• Organised and conducted internal product training for all Sales and Customer Support staff• Annually organizing the date, venue and all suppliers for the major office products catalogue launch• Managed supplier negotiations, range and pricing• Monitor supplier fill rates and overall performance Show less

  • Regional Inventory Planning Manager (Includes acting SA Operations Manager 2011)

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2011

  • State Purchasing Manager SA (2003 – 2005)

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
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  Staples Australia/New Zealand

  May 2011 - Sept 2017

  Managing material stock holdings across all sites for Staples Australia and New Zealand. Including proprietary stock, managing slow moving inventory, and implementing customer and catalogue transitions. This position was started whilst based in Adelaide, I then relocated to Sydney in January 2013 to further develop the role.Representive of Women in Leadership program.Chairman of Supply Chain Engagement CommitteeStaples Australia and Staples New Zealand are part of the world’s largest office products company and a trusted source for office solutions. The company provides products, services and expertise in the categories of office supplies, technology solutions, business furniture, print solutions, promotional marketing, kitchen supplies and facility solutions. With 88,000 associates worldwide, Staples operates in 26 countries throughout the world. The company is headquartered at Framingham, Massachusetts.In 2008, Staples Inc. acquired 40% of Corporate Express Australia and Corporate Express New Zealand. They acquired the remaining 60% in 2011 and the companies began trading under the Staples name in October 2012 Show less

  • Inventory Operations and Specials Manager AU & NZ

    Feb 2016 - Sept 2017

  • National Inventory Planning Manager

    May 2011 - Feb 2016
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  Winc Australia

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2020

  National Production Manager

  Managing a Team of Production Specialists for Print and Promotional Marketing Services at WINC Australia. A key stakeholder in the transformation from a state based model to a National Operations Team. Managing a team of 14 staff, some remotely, for the procurement, production and material life cycle management for all non stock and inventory print and promotional items across Australia.

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  Australian Department of Defence

  Jul 2020 - now

  Commonwealth Property Manager - Naval Construction Branch

  The Naval Construction Branch (NCB) is part of the Capability Acquisition & Sustainment Group with Defence. It is a element of the Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise, which is responsible for overseeing the management and execution of all shipbuilding production, test and activation, and platform acceptance at both the Osborne SA and Henderson WA shipbuilding facilities. The NCB supports the minor naval vessel, major surface combatant and submarine programs, that are responsible for delivering war fighting capability to the Royal Australian Navy. The NCB is a new organisation borne out of the AWD Program, which is located in Osborne SA. Show less