Jeffrey Rogers
Procurement Executive
Brisbane,QLD
Summary
Results-driven procurement professional with over 22 years of experience in mining roles including Strategic Procurement, Capital Equipment Sales, and Operations Management. Developed and implemented global procurement strategies that optimized costs, enhanced efficiency, and developed and delivered inventory reduction strategies. Restructured teams to maximize productivity and managed end-to-end operations including forecasting, budgeting, purchasing, and logistics. Skilled in leading teams and negotiating contracts across various categories and regions. Offers a hands-on management approach that fosters teamwork and stakeholder satisfaction, alongside strong emotional intelligence for navigating complex situations.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
10065
10065
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Head of Procurement
BUMA Australia
Brisbane, Queensland
05.2024 - Current
- Lead a team of procurement professionals to effectively manage vendor relationships and ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
- Implemented cost-saving initiatives, achieving significant reductions in OEM, MRO, and indirect procurement expenses.
- Developed strategic sourcing strategies to establish long-term partnerships with key suppliers, enhancing the quality and reliability of purchased materials.
- Oversaw the successful implementation of new procurement processes, streamlining business flow and improving efficiency.
- Manage international supplier strategies for capital fleet purchasing, focusing on supplier selection and total cost of ownership (TCO) reductions.
- Engaged in global procurement planning, reporting, business improvement, performance measurement, budget administration, and change management at an executive level.
- Identified individual and team development needs and led programs to address these needs.
- Promoted an environment of open sharing, collaboration, and support while emphasizing health and safety through positive interactions and leading by example.
- Provided executive leadership for procurement ESG strategies for business goals in Co2 reduction across scopes 1, 2, and 3, focusing on alternate and innovative solutions for sustainable reductions without cost increases.
- Also managed group procurement governance, policies, and regional compliance.
- Analyzed market trends and supplier performance metrics to drive informed decision-making and enhance procurement effectiveness.
- Led vendor selection processes through comprehensive evaluations, fostering partnerships that improved quality and reduced lead times.
- Managed supply chain process, from order placement to delivery, to facilitate on-time and accurate fulfillment.
- Trained and mentored junior procurement staff on best practices in sourcing strategies, negotiation techniques, and supplier management systems.
Global Head of Strategic Procurement
Thiess
Brisbane, Queensland
02.2023 - 05.2024
- Company Overview: Strategic Procurement Group Management
- Development and delivery of the business’s global procurement strategy in alignment with the business growth and vision.
- Leadership of the Strategic Procurement team with responsibility for managing the end-to-end delivery and deployment of complex procurement and commercial activities to achieve organisational priorities.
- Leading and building the reputation and influence of the Strategic Procurement function globally.
- Initiation and execution of best-practice strategic procurement and commercial strategies and activities which continually challenge the established practices.
- Leading a professional team of managers and procurement specialists to deliver influential outcomes over multiple global regions across key categories.
- Leading and developing a high-performing Strategic Procurement team, maintaining a high-performance culture though positive engagement that delivers material positive outcomes and continuous improvement.
- Executive engagement on global procurement planning, reporting, business improvement, performance measurement, budget, administration and change management.
- Identifying individual and team development needs and leading programs to address these needs.
- Encouraging an environment of open sharing, collaboration, and support.
- Promoting health and safety through leadership with positive interactions, actions and leading by example.
- Executive leadership of procurement ESG strategies for business goals in Co2 reduction across scopes 1,2 and 3.
- Key focus on alternate and innovative solutions that will sustain reductions without increase in cost.
- Executive manager for global procurement governance and policy's and regional compliance.
- Financial budget expense management of the Strategic Procurement budget for all global expenses relative to all reporting functions.
- Management of the Australian contracts, purchasing, and Indonesian global support teams.
- Direct cross-functional teams to identify and negotiate strategic supplier partnerships, resulting in improved quality, reduced lead times, and increased cost efficiency.
- Established and maintained strong relationships with key vendors, leading to improved contract negotiations and a 10% reduction in vendor-related disputes.
- Implemented a robust vendor compliance process, resulting in significant risk removal in vendor performance and adherence to quality standards.
- Strategic Procurement Group Management
Procurement Manager Australia
Thiess
Brisbane, Queensland
11.2021 - 02.2023
- Managed the national and international team of 20, with a focus on coaching, guiding, and mentoring.
- Developing and keeping the team engaged with priorities, stakeholders, and categories.
- Identifying individual and team development needs and leading programs to address these needs.
- Encouraging an environment of open sharing, collaboration, and support.
- Promoting health and safety through leadership.
- Introduce and implement new savings and value philosophies in rebates, POS discounts, critical spares, and rental rebates within the team.
- Reporting to Executive leadership group on team activities, initiatives, challenges, and outcomes.
- Regular team meetings with working from home unitilising technology systems to keep regular communication and support.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze market trends and supplier performance, enhancing decision-making processes.
- Led procurement strategies to optimize supply chain operations, ensuring timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials.
Contracts Manager Australia
Thiess
08.2019 - 11.2021
- Managing all Thiess national and regional Supply Chain contracts driving successful strategic commercial outcomes.
- Lead the engagement with all significant suppliers, including major OEMs to ensure relationships are built and maintained at all levels.
- Management of negotiation outcomes with alignment to commercial drivers and market trends whilst leveraging business scale.
- Manage national tenders, following predefined and agreed commercial strategies.
- Lead complex negotiations on significant contracts with a focus on strategy preparation negotiation and pre and post review processes ensuring competitive tension.
- Support the Australian Contract Specialist team and internal Stakeholders undertaking preparation, execution and review of contract negotiations.
- Ensure Commercial and Legal requirements are met in compliance with company policies.
- Manage Supplier terms and conditions including payment terms to ensure commercial expectations are understood.
- Lead the resolution of contract disputes with national and regional Suppliers.
- Managing all annual national and regional rate reviews, contract variations, and amendments ensures they are scrutinised appropriately and meet review guidelines and contract and non-contracted indices.
- Conducted risk assessments to identify potential issues in contract terms, mitigating risks through appropriate amendments and safeguards.
- Developed and negotiated contracts for various projects, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and legal requirements.
Mining Account Manager
Hastings Deering CAT
10.2017 - 08.2019
- Develop project plan executables for contract administration and delivery.
- Negotiate contract and project departures for term of supply.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders for project deliverables responsibilities.
- Coordinate internal and third-party resources to complete project scope in the projected timeline.
- Create break down structures for hierarchical decomposition of deliverables to be executed by the project team.
- Asset management for equipment for delivery.
- Customer negotiation on project-related infrastructure and long-term facilities and utilities.
- Cost management across procurement Management of all project logistics.
- Collaborate on the creation of the project execution plan.
- Create reporting templates for project analysis through the delivery lifecycle to monitor trends of time, cost, and scope.
- Managed client accounts with a focus on maintaining strong relationships and ensuring satisfaction through effective communication and problem-solving.
- Developed strategic account plans to identify growth opportunities and enhance revenue streams, leveraging industry insights and client feedback.
Branch / Area Manager
WesTrac CAT
09.2016 - 10.2017
- Customer service and liaison to maintain and grow customer base.
- Set and manage regional service operational budgets and expenses.
- Coordinate additional labour resources with other regional management to facilitate customer repairs.
- Manage all regional trade labour assets, including residents, field service and workshop.
- Maintain work in progress (WIP) within company parameters with timely closure.
- Manage turnover, net and gross profit forecasts actual to budget.
- Ensure the workshop and service personnel operate in a safe workplace by setting the maintaining standards in line with company Life Saving Rules (LSR).
- Carry out regular Safe Act Observation (SAO) audits.
- Accountability for safety and compliance audits for whole of region.
- Manage tech productivity to forecasted levels.
- Maintaining strong service and maintenance working relationships with customers.
- Managed a team of over 30 employees, overseeing daily operations and ensuring customer satisfaction through effective communication, coaching, and performance evaluations.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with key clients, resulting in a 15% growth in client base and increased customer retention rate.
- Oversaw daily operations across multiple locations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and operational standards.
- Managed workforce scheduling to optimize staff coverage and maintain productivity during peak service hours.
Mining Commercial Manager
Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia
12.2006 - 09.2016
- Manage and oversee sales administration personnel on the provisioning and allocation of invoicing and accounts payable of all national mining equipment sales.
- Supervise logistics staff.
- Oversee tender’s personnel ensuring stringent deadlines for submissions are met, including contractual liabilities to company and quality of response to customer.
- Managed the entire recruitment process for mining commercial positions.
- Manage the national commercial team for all activities for mining sales.
- Managed cross-functional teams to support and implement sales strategies, resulting in increased market share and improved customer satisfaction.
- Led strategic initiatives to optimize commercial processes, enhancing efficiency and reducing operational costs.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Business
University of Southern Queensland
Brisbane, Australia02-2021
Graduate Diploma of Business - Business
University of Southern Queensland
Brisbane, QLD02-2016
Graduate Certificate of Business - Business
University of Southern Queensland
Brisbane, QLD01-2015
Diploma of Business - Business
Axiom College
Brisbane, QLD06-2005
Diploma of Leadership - Leadership
Axiom College
Brisbane, QLD06-2005
Skills
- Strategic sourcing
- Contract negotiation
- Group Leadership
- Commercial Management
- Global supply chain management
- Cost-saving initiatives
- Strategic sourcing strategies
- Inventory planning and reduction strategies
- Vendor relationship management
- Price negotiation
Web
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-rogers-76a7365a/
Professional Development
- Crisis Management (Tafe QLD)
- Hitachi ‘Inspire the Next’ Management Training
- Fundamentals of Non-Solicitor Contract Law (IIR)
- ATS Sales Training for Equipment sales
- Toyota Customer Service Training (Service and Parts)
- Ford Spare Parts Diploma
- ICAM Incident Investigation Training - WesTrac
- Safety Leadership Training – Hitachi
- Trusted Partner Performance training – Hastings Deering / Caterpillar
- Pro Miner – Caterpillar
- Mining Sales University – Caterpillar
Timeline
Head of Procurement
BUMA Australia
05.2024 - Current
Global Head of Strategic Procurement
Thiess
02.2023 - 05.2024
Procurement Manager Australia
Thiess
11.2021 - 02.2023
Contracts Manager Australia
Thiess
08.2019 - 11.2021
Mining Account Manager
Hastings Deering CAT
10.2017 - 08.2019
Branch / Area Manager
WesTrac CAT
09.2016 - 10.2017
Mining Commercial Manager
Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia
12.2006 - 09.2016
Master of Business Administration - Business
University of Southern Queensland
Graduate Diploma of Business - Business
University of Southern Queensland
Graduate Certificate of Business - Business
University of Southern Queensland
Diploma of Business - Business
Axiom College
Diploma of Leadership - Leadership
Axiom College
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