Covey Consulting

Bruce Allender - Curriculum Vitae

QUALIFICATIONS:

B.Sc. First Class Honours (Botany) University of Western Australia; M.Sc. (Botany) University of Western Australia; Ph.D. (Botanical Sciences) University of Hawaii; Graduate Diploma Educational Administration University of Melbourne; Certified Purchasing Manager (U.S.A)
AFFILIATIONS: Appita, CIPS
AREAS OF
EXPERTISE:

  • Environmental impact assessment

  • Waste water treatment and remediation

  • Fibre microscopy

  • Product safety

  • Strategic Procurement and Supply

  • Contracting
EMAIL: bruceallender@coveyconsulting.com.au

POSITIONS HELD:

2008 - Present

Covey Consulting

Associate

2000 - 2008

PaperlinX Ltd

Group Purchasing Manager

1998 - 2000

Amcor Ltd

Group Purchasing Manager

1996 - 1997

Amcor Ltd

National Contracts Manager

1993 - 1996

Amcor Ltd

Manager Environment & Product Safety Research

1986 - 1993

Amcor Ltd

Manager Research Services

1985 - 1986

Amcor Ltd

Superintendent Analytical & Biological Sciences

1980 - 1985

Amcor Ltd

Research Scientist

1977 - 1980

Monash University

Senior Tutor

1975 - 1977

University of Rhode Island

Assistant Professor

EXPERIENCE:

Purchasing and Supply

  • Strategic procurement to maximizing the value for the business functions of PaperlinX and Amcor. 
  • Leading projects, contracting and coordinating operating sites for major purchases of direct and indirect services and goods.
  • Provide purchasing support to Special Capital Projects. 
  • Development and implementation of Purchasing Policies aligned with Corporate Governance.
  • Corporate team responsibility for coordinating and optimizing multi-site (up to 50) strategic procurement of major raw materials and services.
  • Facilitate change in suppliers and operating units towards volume aggregation, rationalisation and premium suppliers.  Follow through to implementation and continuous improvement, and review phases.

Environment & Pulp and Paper Research

  • Leader of Centre of Excellence in environment and product safety. 
  • Management team responsible for budgeting, project planning, project review and external relations with customers. 
  • Research project management and design, project budgeting, and research promotion.
  • Light Microscopist – fibre and paper analysis, identification of biological and inorganic contaminants.
  • Water and solid waste environmental impact, survey design and management
  • Experimental design and interpretation of aquatic bioassays
  • Water and solid waste treatment, bioremediation for pulp and paper waste water
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