1. KEVIN HORN
Address: 31 Rotuma Street Contact: +61 449903230
Oakhurst Email: khorn.mgr@gmail.com
NSW, 2761
OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
 Highly professional, experienced and versatile manager; proven in managing logistics operations, procurement,
inventory management and transportation within the industrial, rail, corporate and defence force sectors.
 Provides quality leadership to both small and large teams. Capacities to also work cohesively within a team as well
as function autonomously to ensure company KPIs are met.
 Seeking a management position as the next step in career path to utilise accumulated technical and leadership skill
while continuing to develop in a challenging environment.
CAREER HISTORY
Feb 2015 – Aug 2016
Work Arena Pty Ltd
Position: Virgin Australian Airline (VA) Account Manager
 Project Managed the delivery of Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment, FFE, to VA major projects Australia wide.
• New Perth T1 terminal, new Brisbane T1 lounge, new Darwin lounge, new Alice Springs Lounge, Brisbane
Corporate Office, Sydney Velocity Office, Sydney Corporate Head Office and all VA Sydney Airport Airside.
 Managed and coordinated all procurement activities, purchase to pay including the New Chifley Plaza Refurbishment
(Non VA).
 Liaised with designers to ensure the customer specifications were met.
 Achieved 100% on time delivery. Delivered 0% defect on all Work Arena owned and delivered product and 3% on
external supplier product.
 Stored and coordinated supply of VA owned assets. Setup a spare parts supply system to support Brookfield Global
(VA’s 3rd Party Facility Management Company) requests nationally.
Jun 2014 to Feb 2015
Faiveley Transport
Position: National Supply Chain and Production Manager
 Responsible for managing 3 production sites (NSW,VIC & WA) and associated warehouses containing 16k SKUs to
support maintenance programs for rolling stock under structure.
 Change Champion with the new Faiveley Workplace Excellence initiative.
 Completed University of Purchasing Course, Archamps, France 2014 to support Faiveley Transport Operations.
 Managed and coordinated 30 employees in procurement, purchasing, production, operations and warehousing.
 Reduced inventory spend by 21% through comprehensive analysis though PPI, PPM and QRQC while also
questioning and negotiating with key suppliers on failed KPIs and price points.
 Led Syspro set up for factory covering APO, production scheduling, MRP, warehousing and master data.
 Led warehouse and distribution project sub–group, sat on project steering committee
 Project implementation progressing with zero customer service impact to date
Jan 2014 – Jun 2014
TWH Transport
Position: Contract Position- Project Consultant
 To setup new Safety Management platforms for Zero Harm operation and warehouse processes. Train staff on
managing risk and explain chain of responsibility in safety.
 Provide templates for quoting to cover all aspects of risk, safety, scope and pricing.
 Setup new contract templates for employees and contractors.
 Re design warehouse to support stock overflow and segregate slow moving from transitional inventory to a satellite
warehouse. Implement an Inventory Management Strategy with new processes.

2. Oct 2012 to Dec 2014
Downer Rail
Position: NSW State Supply Chain Manager
 To manage the continuous distribution & movement of up to $100 million worth of inventory (40k SKUs) between
nine (9) NSW warehouses and two back shops. To monitor and allocate tasks for the four NSW SC Managers while
providing complete risk assessments for all tasks.
 Distribution and movement was completed at a high standard and within agreed timeframes.
 identified failings in the supply chain process and recommended solutions which have been or are in the process of
being implemented,
 Supply Chain Change Champion for Project Paragon initiative to setup demand planning to meet the Maintenance
planning requirements for Pacific National to improve on time repair turnaround times to ensure minimal pool holdings
while operating in a JIT environment.
 Delivery in Full on Time (DIFOT) remained a constant 97 – 100% in the last 3 months through process improvements
such as setting up a daily DIFOT reporting with 360 closure from warehouse to purchasing to administration to
warehouse.
 Managed Millennium trains support projects in Eveleigh for overhauls, prototype installations and new works with all
KPIs met as well overhaul projects across the Pacific National train network in NSW from Werris Creek to Bathurst
to Newport in Victoria.
Dec 2010 to Oct 2012
Crocodile Gold (Australian Operations)
Position: Procurement and Contracts Manager
 Manage logistics support as well as purchasing activities to CGAO’s mining operations (one underground, four
open pits and one large ball mill) in the Northern Territory while implementing inventory management (3700 SKUs)
processes and sourcing better product and service alternatives to reduce CGAO’s bottom line.
 Saved CGAO approximately $1 060 000.00 in new / reviewed contracts in the first year.
 Predicted extra $1 000 000 in cost saving for 2012 from two new supply contracts, however huge budget cuts
restricted turnover.
 Implemented a cohesive logistic support network for the CGAO Mining operations covering up to 5 different
locations over an area of 830 square kms. Project managed installation of new fuel depots in 3 locations.
 Managed Supply Chain support for all Mill shut downs and project works across the entire CGAO area of
operations.
Aug 2003 to Jan 2010
KJHC Enterprises Pty Ltd
Position: Operations Manager
 Oversee and project manage the relocation of corporate businesses and factories throughout NSW and Australia
from quotation and job costing, logistics and procurement, contractor co-ordination, site access and job completion.
Managed a team of 80 employees (over multiple projects), scheduled work and allocated staff to maximise efficiency
and minimise downtime.
 Designed and setup a warehouse in Padstow to manage and control project stock enabling tighter control of
resources, more efficient distribution, accountability to the customer and improved response times.
 Completed an 18 floor relocation of Nortel Networks from Chatswood & Wollongong to Macquarie Park on time and
within budget.
 Oversaw and project managed the successful relocation of hundreds of businesses, including Dorma, Westfield
Corporate, Coles, Leighton, UBS, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank from start to finish.
 Successfully introduced and implemented a continuous process improvement methodology that replaced an ad hoc
and loose systems that gave the company structure which in turn provided better documentation, inventory, financial
and HR management.

3. May 2000 to Aug 2003
Work Arena Pty Ltd
Position: Business Unit Leader Asset Management
 Oversee and project manage the supply and distribution of a range of furniture and office storage solutions to
corporate clients for refurbishment, renovation and relocation projects. Manage the entire logistical operations in
major corporate relocations and ensure projects are completed on time and to budget.
 Successfully project managed the relocation of major blue chip corporations such as Lumley Insurance, MSD,
Pfizer, Resmed, ICAA and Tower (Australia). Obtaining repeat business for the quality of work conducted.
 Developed and improved operational procedures to improve relocation efficiencies, minimise disruptions and
maximise project profitability and success.
 Managed a 2500m2 warehouse consisting of Workstation assemblies and furniture parts from manufacturers such
as Herman Miller, USA, Co-design, and Planex. Over 3k SKUs and 1680 pallet spaces.
 Implemented a new Inventory Management System (AIM) to support commercial fit outs, asset management
integrating CAD Drawings with stock holdings. Enabling accurate orders to be reserved through CAD Drawings
generated by designers, speeding up turnarounds in workstation rotation and providing visibility of stock to the
customer through on line access for their own planners.
May 1985 to May 2000
NZ Defence Force
Position: Logistics Manager
 East Timor - Management and oversee the movement of all NZ logistics requirements between Darwin and East
Timor utilising air and sea freight. Supervisory and administrative responsibility for East Timor and Darwin Port and
Airport areas including operating procedures for port operations, dangerous goods (containerised, break bulk, cargo
work and bunker permits) and port communications. 1999 – 2000.
 Trade Training School Instructor - Undertake and complete a range of Training Programs and classes for Trade
Trainees to ensure they are appropriately trained and proficient in Procurement and Logistics Operations and
Logistics Management. SAP Instructor undertaking and overseeing SAP Training and Instruction.
 Warehouse Manager – managed Inventory to support Engineers equipment from heavy plant to highly sensitive
bomb disposal equipment. Following the same fundamentals of support as in the civilian system with Rotable
Management and MRP.
 Completed civilian based Inventory Management and Supply Chain Management Training.
 Successfully managed the logistics movement of all supplies between Darwin and East Timor for first Battalion
deployment since the Vietnam War and being nominated by peer group as the first choice to manage the forward
supply area in Darwin.
 Worked cohesively and effectively with the UN on a joint mission in East Timor and MFO in Egypt (with maintenance
support to heavy transport and engineering equipment).
 Provided a consistent high level of performance, reflected by the quality and complexity of assignments provided.
EDUCATION
2015 Diploma of Purchasing
2014 Chain of Responsibility, Load & Unload restraints and Fatigue Management sponsored by Downer
Rail
2014 Frontline Leadership Course (for Senior Managers) sponsored by Downer Rail
2014 Maximo Certification in Inventory Management and Demand Planning – Downer Rail
2013 Pronto Certification of Inventory Management and Purchasing – Croc Gold
2000 Certificate of Completion NZDEF in Inventory Management and Supply Chain Management
1999 SAP Certification in MRP, Material Management and Purchasing.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
 Creative problem solver with significant experience in making time critical decisions
 Deep understanding of processes across the end to end planning stream in Maintenance Planning.
 Highly experienced in Pronto, Maximo, SAP and Syspro.
 Experience in managing, training and mentoring direct and indirect reports in a variety of roles
 Continuous improvement focus, with track record of developing and implementing improved processes

4.  Extensive analytical skillset, able to extract deep insights from data using a variety of tools