Russell Gardner
Personal Information
Organization / Workplace
Sydney, Australia Australia
Occupation
Head of Buying
Industry
Retail
About
Senior purchasing management- from $6M start up to leading edge $500M.
Industry verticals – Specialty Retail, Wholesale, FMCG, 3G Telco & Online.
Diverse category expertise - Mobile devices, Consumer Electronics, Apparel, Homewares & General Merchandise.
International experience at global Trade Fair & OEM manufacturer level.
Excellence in Global teams, multiple business units & cross functional teams.
Successfully launched Retail promotional catalogues & Home-brand program.
Leadership in direction of first to market 3G Retail product range.
Successfully renegotiated contracts worth $7M due to overnight industry risk.
Championed adoption of Australian Environmental initiative.
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