HW Richardson - Supply Chain Lead

2. Residency :

Which option best describes your current residency status?

I am a New Zealand Citizen

I am a Permanent Resident of NZ with work experience in NZ

I am a Permanent Resident of NZ with no work experience in NZ

I am on a Working Holiday / Temporary Visa

I currently reside overseas but will be relocating to NZ soon

I am on a Spousal Visa

I hold a Post Study Work Visa

Other

3. Pre employment drug & alcohol testing :

Are you willing to complete and pass a pre employment drug and alcohol test?

Yes

4. End to end industrial supply chain ownership:

Which statement best matches your experience leading end to end industrial supply chains (e.g., cement, aggregates, chemicals, manufacturing, import/export)?

5+ years with full national accountability

3–5 years leading multi node or national scope with shared accountability

1–3 years managing regional or functional segments

Limited exposure/no direct ownership

5. Forecasting & Supply & Operations Planning capability:

What best reflects your hands on experience with forecasting and Sales & Operations Planning?

Led monthly Sales & Operations Planning; owned demand/supply plans; reconciled financials; drove executive decisions

Co led or facilitated Sales & Operations Planning with strong input on demand/supply balancing

Contributed data/analysis into Sales & Operations Planning but did not lead

No direct Sales & Operations Planning experience

6. Shipping/port coordination and vessel unloads:

Your experience coordinating coastal/international shipping, port operations, and vessel discharge:

Led port calls and discharge plans across multiple ports; managed delays/berth windows; aligned stevedores and haulage

Managed a single port or route with routine schedules; coordinated exceptions with external partners

Supported shipping or port ops indirectly (e.g., data/ETA reporting)

No direct experience

7. Health & Safety in high risk environments:

Which best describes your H&S leadership in industrial settings (e.g., ports, terminals, plants)?

Set H&S standards, led risk assessments/permits, investigated incidents, drove continuous improvement

Ensured compliance and toolbox talks; escalated risks; participated in audits

Followed site rules; limited leadership responsibility

Minimal exposure to high risk environments

8. Data analysis and commercial decision making:

Which tools/approaches have you used to make cost efficient, reliability focused decisions?

Advanced Excel (Power Query/Pivot), SQL or BI tools (e.g., Power BI/Tableau), scenario modelling, cost to serve analysis

Intermediate Excel; basic BI dashboards; variance and trend analysis

Basic spreadsheets; descriptive reporting only

Limited data experience

9. Managing supply continuity under disruption:

When faced with a vessel delay impacting national stock, what’s your typical response?

Re optimise national allocation, resequence port calls/unloads, activate alternate transport, and communicate customer impacts with mitigations

Expedite transport to the most affected sites and monitor daily

Wait for revised ETA before changing plans to avoid extra cost

Defer decisions to operations once the vessel berths

10. Attention to detail and stock accuracy:

How have you ensured inventory accuracy across multiple sites?

Implemented cycle counts/reconciliation, root cause analysis of variances, and digital stock visibility with executive reporting

Ran periodic counts and followed up on variances

Participated in counts as directed

Limited experience with stock accuracy

11. Availability for after hours / travel (role fit):

This role occasionally requires after hours coordination and domestic travel to ports/customers. What best applies?

Comfortable with both after hours and domestic travel as required

Available for limited after hours and occasional travel

Prefer standard hours with minimal travel

Not available for after hours or travel

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