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Colin Lawrie

Ermington,NSW

Summary

Experienced warehouse operations manager with more than 20 years of experience leading teams and optimizing warehouse processes to achieve maximum efficiency and accuracy. Results-driven and resilient in developing teams while improving processes and increasing productivity and safety. Bringing a solid understanding of industry trends, excellent communication skills, and talent for spotting areas in need of improvement and implementing changes with a strategic approach. Skilled in inventory management, employee training and development, and facility maintenance.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Warehouse Associate

Amazon
03.2023 - Current
  • Incoming receiving of goods
  • Allocated incoming work to associates.
  • Manually or mechanically loaded and unloaded materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles
  • Inventory control, such as counting, and stocking merchandise.
  • General warehouse duties across all aspects of business
  • WH and Safety

Operations Consultant

Asurion
04.2023 - 05.2023
  • Advisor on Tender at hand
  • Documented configuration, functional specifications, workflow, staff number requires, labor costs, vendor support information
  • Facilitated and supported functional workshops
  • Created and validated process maps
  • Cost preparation

Logistics Manager

Telstra at Brightstar/Likewize
04.2007 - 02.2023
  • Direct day-to-day operations focused on attainment of key business metrics, continuous improvement initiatives, and the management of a four-member team with 80 related direct reports
  • Amplify organizational quality standards by exceeding Telstra's Net Performance Score
  • Maximize productivity and management systems by establishing specific goals and managing operations
  • Managed Customer Service Centre for retail and customer inquiries
  • Managed, coordinated, and executed closures of all Telstra-owned stores ensuring all needs were met E.g.: inventory, variances, freight, and close of stores
  • Specialized in all aspects of reverse logistics and forward logistics including management of $30m client within reverse logistics
  • Management of WH and S including monthly workplace inspections
  • Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures
  • Directed initiatives to improve the safety of staff, the work environment, company culture, or overall business strategy
  • Management of the social club
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines
  • Budget management
  • Yearly/Monthly volume forecasting
  • Facilities management
  • Management of Contractors
  • Vendor Management and management and credit management of suppliers
  • Preparation of Governance packs
  • Part of the team that implemented the Business Continuity Management Plan
  • Analysed and reported on key performance metrics to senior management
  • Implementation of new products/processes and new systems to reduce turnaround time/ maximize customer satisfaction
  • Inventory Management
  • Managed all inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services
  • Management of auctions and ensuring offshoring of the products
  • Management of all stocktakes over the years including forward logistics inventory and reverse logistics inventory
  • Management of over 14,000 pallet space
  • Managed inventory over $580m of inventory holdings of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods
  • Annual stocktake accuracy year on year of 99.99%
  • Implementation of A, B, C, and D categories for fast to slow-moving inventory on cycle counts

Operations Manager

Giesecke and Devrient
11.2001 - 03.2007
  • Management of all the operations including receiving, inventory, production, fulfillment, reverse logistics, quality assurance and customer service
  • Formulate and improve strategic and operational objectives, management systems, processes and best practices
  • Manage budgets and forecasts
  • Reduced operational risks while organising data to forecast performance trends
  • Management of stocktakes
  • Management of a $20m client
  • Management of Inventory to other vendors
  • Analysed and reported on key performance metrics to senior management
  • Management of a $20m client
  • Management of Slow moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB) inventory to ensure maximized value before the end of Life
  • SAP
  • Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines
  • Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time
  • Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices
  • Managed inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services
  • Developed and implemented strategies to maximize customer satisfaction
  • Directed initiatives to improve the work environment, company culture, or overall business strategy
  • Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers
  • Staff Management - recruiting, hiring, mentoring, performance management and training of team members
  • Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with a high success rate
  • Negotiated prices and services with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit
  • Mitigated business risks by working closely with staff members and assessing performance


Senior Operations Co-Ordinator

Optus
12.2000 - 10.2001
  • Management of all Optus owned stores for Stocktakes/Inventory
  • Management of fulfillment orders with the warehouse
  • Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment
  • Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems
  • Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback
  • Managed time efficiently to complete all tasks within deadlines
  • SAP
  • Customer liaison

Warehouse Supervisor

Mayne Logistics
08.1998 - 11.2000
  • Supervised warehouse operations including receiving, distribution, inventory and workplace safety
  • Maintained high levels of accuracy in daily operations
  • Monitored employee performance and offered mentoring and leadership to improve any deficiencies.

Warehouse Associate

John Heath Pty Ltd
08.1987 - 07.1998

Education

High School Diploma -

Williamwood High School
Glasgow, Scotland

Skills

  • Warehouse Operations and Management
  • Reverse Logistics
  • Forward Logistics
  • Contract Preparation and Negotiation
  • Inventory Management - Inventory Audits
  • Budget preparation, management and forecast demand
  • Communication and Collaboration
  • Problem Solving and analytical skills
  • Continuous Improvement
  • WH and S Management
  • Staff Management and Mentoring
  • Risk Management and Leadership
  • Solutions Development

Strengths

Operations Management

Improved productivity by 25% through process optimisation

Team Leadership

Managed and trained a team of 4 employees to improve efficiency 

Inventory Control

Reduced inventory discrepancies by 15% through cycle counts and audits 

Achievements

Operations and Contract Management

Managed, negotiated, and formalised a new contract valued at $30 million within the reverse logistics operation after proven cost reductions with Telstra.


Reducing Cost

Reduced warehouse cost by 10% through process optimization 

Certification

  • Certificate in Leadership & Frontline Management Certificate Project Planning
  • Lean Six Sigma Certification
  • Certificate WH&S
  • Full Drivers Licence
  • Learner MR

Interests

  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Socialising with friends and family

Timeline

Operations Consultant

Asurion
04.2023 - 05.2023

Warehouse Associate

Amazon
03.2023 - Current

Logistics Manager

Telstra at Brightstar/Likewize
04.2007 - 02.2023

Operations Manager

Giesecke and Devrient
11.2001 - 03.2007

Senior Operations Co-Ordinator

Optus
12.2000 - 10.2001

Warehouse Supervisor

Mayne Logistics
08.1998 - 11.2000

Warehouse Associate

John Heath Pty Ltd
08.1987 - 07.1998

High School Diploma -

Williamwood High School

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