Lu’isa Helu
Bulleen,VIC
Summary
Proficient logistics professional with strong skills in KPI monitoring and process enhancement. Known for implementing strategies that improve operational performance, ready to leverage expertise to drive significant improvements in supply chain efficiency.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Central Team Manager
UGL Limited
, VIC
01.2024 - Current
- Managing end-to-end operations across six sites nationally.
- Successfully developed and implemented strategies that improved operational efficiency by 26%, optimized logistics networks to reduce delivery lead times by 2 days, and increased DIFOT by 12%.
- Proficient in monitoring key KPIs including forecast accuracy, on-time delivery, and cost per unit.
- Skilled in leading cross-functional teams to adopt advanced technologies such as SAP, Carton Cloud, and Datapel.
- Managed a $6M supply chain budget while consistently achieving profitability targets.
- Dedicated to employee development through comprehensive training programs in supply chain systems and practices.
Distribution Manager
BOC Gas
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Company Overview: VIC/TAS
- Experienced logistics and transportation manager overseeing operations for five distribution centers across Victoria and Tasmania.
- Achieved a 98% on-time delivery rate by coordinating with suppliers and stakeholders for efficient stock replenishment.
- Implemented process flow improvements, reducing freight costs by $1.89 million and transportation costs by 6% through route optimization and carrier negotiations.
- Skilled in vendor management, securing SLAs aligned with organizational goals.
- Regularly analyzed distribution metrics and presented actionable insights to executive leadership.
- Proficient in monitoring and improving KPIs such as order accuracy, on-time delivery, and inventory turnover while ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations.
- VIC/TAS
Warehouse and Logistics Manager
Barry Callebaut
, VIC
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Oversaw end to end supply of raw materials to production and delivery to customers.
- Improved inventory accuracy by 25% through advanced forecasting models and supported ERP system implementation to standardize inventory and order management.
- Designed and executed cost-effective logistics strategies, increasing operational efficiency by 11%.
- Led cross-functional teams and training programs to enhance productivity and safety, while collaborating with stakeholders and suppliers to achieve a 10% improvement in customer satisfaction.
DC and Inventory Controller
Lactalis
, VIC
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Managed Gate 2, with 27 silos.
- Improved and maintained 98% inventory accuracy through efficient cycle counts and discrepancy resolution.
- Skilled in aligning supply with demand forecasts, optimizing ERP-based inventory systems for an 8% efficiency boost, and reducing inventory shrinkage by 12% through improved controls and processes.
Education
Diploma - Logistics
RMIT
12.2025
Project Management - Leadership Management, Blockchain
10.2024
Skills
- Supply chain strategies
- Data analytics
- Project coordination
- Logistics oversight
- KPI tracking
- Process enhancement
- Staff training
- Capacity planning and demand forecasting
- Transportation management
- Vendor negotiations
- Inventory control techniques
- Cost budgeting and control
- Lean methodologies
- Client relations management
- Performance analytics metrics
- SAP expertise and enterprise systems knowledge
- Optimization of supply chains
- Leadership in teams
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Central Team Manager
UGL Limited
01.2024 - Current
Distribution Manager
BOC Gas
01.2023 - 01.2024
Warehouse and Logistics Manager
Barry Callebaut
01.2020 - 01.2023
DC and Inventory Controller
Lactalis
01.2017 - 01.2020
Diploma - Logistics
RMIT