Rowena Hernandez
Melbourne,Victoria
Summary
Results-driven Procurement professional holding a bachelor's degree in engineering and more than a decade of experience in health, manufacturing, transportation, bank, conservation, and shared services. Specializes in supply chain and procurement, focusing on category management infrastructure and construction categories. Recognized for strategic insights and ability to enhance collaboration for significant improvements.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Category Lead – Construction
Department of Conservation
01.2024 - Current
- Lead effective supplier management and category management achieving savings through Procurement levers through innovation, supplier relationship, strategic sourcing, stakeholder management in the construction category. This category includes high to medium Capital Expenditure supporting the DOC’s conservation efforts through works in huts, bridge, tracks, roads, 3waters, earthworks, engineering consultancy, fence, and toilets
- Developed and executed construction category sourcing strategies for 47 infrastructure projects, achieving savings of approximately $510K in the last 12 months by leveraging strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and value engineering.
- Lead and implement AOG Panel in construction consultancy across Department of Conservation
Procurement Specialist- Mechanical, Electrical Marine Construction
Babcock NZ Limited
04.2023 - Current
- Responsible for managing the Defence strategic upstream activity. Facilitate the tenders through market and opportunity analysis and development of supplier relationships through best practices aligned to business objectives.
- Delivered savings benefit at an estimated value NZD 110k from Competitive Tender of IT Mobility Solutions, Plasma Cutter and Thermal Imaging Camera at an estimated spend of $750k
Contracts Service Manager – Transport Services
New Zealand Automobile Association
12.2021 - 04.2023
- Develop a leading Contractor Value Proposition, pricing strategy and leading commercial negotiations by championing the standardisation of contracted management and ensuring an effective compliance program.
- Successfully implemented a fuel cost mechanism to address erratic diesel movement since April 2022.
- Successfully implemented an Annual Cost Structure Review using GTI Transport key indicators for fair and transparent pricing review
- Increase the no of completed pricing reviews from 2 to 7 contracts per month from previous year
- Improved contract framework by strengthening the Pricing structure and other key commercial clauses
Contracts Manager – Medical Equipment
New Zealand Health Partnerships
11.2019 - 12.2021
- Contracts Manager role is to ensure that NZHP procurement service achieves best value from its procurement and contracted activity by managing supplier contracts over the contract life cycle including contract negotiation, adherence to contract commitments, amendments additions, renewals, extensions, contract Novation, pricing reviews, terminations and for addressing supplier performance discrepancies and adherence to contractual obligations.
- Plan and implemented list of legacy contracts (around three hundred plus with thousand-line items) by the virtue of terminating contracts with EOL products, substitute
- Effective sourcing recommendation for key consumables (PCR labs) during Covid to reduce cost and avoid spoilage that resulted to $27M savings for MoH
- Analyse, recommend pricing structure for DHBs Laboratory pricing for PCR testing rendered to Ministry of Health for two cycles
Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Lead
Okada Hotel- Manila
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Managed the team of four under Procurement namely F&B, Office Supplies & Equipment, Services, Furniture, Fixtures& Equipment, Construction
- Planned and directed the team’s end to end daily procurement activities
- Lead in negotiating high value contracts
- Lead and supported on the Strategic Sourcing for OSE and F&B
- Initiated in the development of new vendors, provide feedback on performance of existing vendors
- Generated savings for F&B with savings of 10 to 20% from spend thru RFx
- Reduction of aging PRs from 2016 to present by 85% and resolved aging invoice due for payment
Procurement Category Head
Holcim Philippines, Inc.
01.2016 - 05.2018
- Managed end to end sourcing activities for the categories of: Raw Materials, Packaging Materials, Mining, CAPEX, Equipment & Consumables, Facilities Management, Logistics, Energy, Travel, Insurance, IT on a local level in alignment with Global Category Strategies.
- Led supplier negotiations with complex projects.
- Ensured the availability of all materials and services. Applying the principle of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), risk mitigation, inventory management.
- Drove and reviewed identified local saving opportunities and initiation of respective projects.
- Successful implementation sourcing projects namely Facilities Management, Travel Management, Insurance for Life and Non-Life.
- Completed tender for 'Kalayaan' Project or Raw Mill/ Plant expansion USD500M within the delivery timeframe. This is an expansion Raw Mill Line of cement manufacturing which is structural and mechanical construction works.
Procurement Specialist
Auckland Transport
, New Zealand
06.2014 - 06.2015
- Business Relationship Management: Actively manages the relationship with key business stakeholders.
- Tender Management, Contract Negotiation and Award: Manage the development appropriate RFx documents and evaluation plans with the relevant business unit(s). Manage the conflict-of-interest process and assess the need for independent assurance of the procurement process. Manage the contract formation, negotiation, and award process.
- Contract Review: Actively manage the contract review process prior to any renewal points and at the end of contract term. Coordinate the contract review evaluation process and ensure that it is appropriately documented and approved.
- Satisfactorily completed tenders for upgrade of ferry infrastructure and facilities, refresh of new lifts in the parking, bus ways and train stations.
- Improved and facilitate SOW development to the Parking, Facilities Team, Cash Transport Services
Procurement Head
HSBC Electronic Data Processing Philippines, Inc.
11.2006 - 08.2013
- Lead 3 Procurement Specialist in strategic sourcing and operations. Major categories are IT (software, hardware, network, servers, cloud, telecoms) and non-IT (property or facilities management, Equipment/CAPEX, MRO, construction & fit-out, insurance, travel, recruitment, payroll, business product and service) for current and future Global Resourcing sites in Philippines.
- Drove the team to achieve savings and efficiency in the supply chain year on year.
- Demonstrated a good relationship with Stakeholder RFx and Tenders, negotiation, Contract Management and modelling, Vendor Compliance, and Risk Management.
- Delivered and implemented SAP Ariba and localization of Global Procurement Policies and Procedures.
- Leads all Procurement activities in Fit Outs of 18,000 sqm Service Centres in two locations. Tender Packages for Consultants (PM, Civil, MEPF), contractors for civil, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection and electrical works, HVAC, Electrical, Security, FDAS, Electro-Mechanical Equipment, IT hardware, software, peripherals, consumables, service, and maintenance.
- Successful implementation and alignment of sourcing initiatives for Facilities Management Outsourcing Service, Travel Services.
- Successfully implemented eProcurement tools (Ariba), global policies and procedures.
- Achieved target savings year on year.
- Manage substantial risk vendors and initiate mitigating plan successfully with Stakeholders.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
University of Santo Tomas
Manila, Philippines03.1991
Skills
- Category management and market analysis
- Spend analysis and cost optimization
- Strategic sourcing and tendering
- Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
- Supplier management and vendor performance
- Contract management and drafting
- Performance monitoring and risk management
- Quality assurance and defect identification
- Partnership development and teamwork
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Procurement Category Lead – Construction
Department of Conservation
01.2024 - Current
Procurement Specialist- Mechanical, Electrical Marine Construction
Babcock NZ Limited
04.2023 - Current
Contracts Service Manager – Transport Services
New Zealand Automobile Association
12.2021 - 04.2023
Contracts Manager – Medical Equipment
New Zealand Health Partnerships
11.2019 - 12.2021
Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Lead
Okada Hotel- Manila
05.2018 - 05.2019
Procurement Category Head
Holcim Philippines, Inc.
01.2016 - 05.2018
Procurement Specialist
Auckland Transport
06.2014 - 06.2015
Procurement Head
HSBC Electronic Data Processing Philippines, Inc.
11.2006 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
University of Santo Tomas