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Chris Wooffindin

Melbourne,VIC

Summary

Data Reporting Analyst with extensive experience in data analysis and reporting. Skilled in using advanced analytics tools for effective data collection and mining. Proven ability to transform complex datasets into actionable reports that guide business strategies. Strong analytical skills and clear communication consistently enhance team performance.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Data Analyst Transport and Logistics

Aesop
11.2022 - Current
  • The role requires building and maintaining advanced interactive dashboards, data visualization via Power BI and Excel, advanced data assembly, clean-up, and analysis in Excel, communication of complex concepts to a range of business members, high attention to detail and a passion for self-learning to overcome issues and advance business goals
  • Engage as the key business analyst for all Business Projects and Key Improvement Strategies
  • Analyze all transportation, Logistics, Storage and 3PL data for the business
  • Engage cross functionally to source and support data gathering and integrate to enhance the scope of reports
  • Sales data extraction and analysis
  • International demand & supply planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis
  • Store level streamlined self-service dashboard generation
  • Leveraging Power BI and Excel to create custom reports and dashboards
  • Advance internal reporting tools into automated solutions
  • Improve standard processes by embedding reworked business logic
  • Documenting, training, auditing and evolving standard and non-standard processes
  • Supporting both ANZ and International Logistics Teams: Accurately track and report on inbound and outbound volumes by lane
  • Proactively identify and escalate issues and process improvements
  • Provide mitigation strategies for system and process issue resolution
  • To support programs that build individual and team skills, as well as capabilities across the supply chain
  • Develop and deliver structured communication and training programs
  • Report automation: I was given responsibility for updating legacy reporting into our new Power BI environment, due to my ability to reverse engineer Excel workbooks containing mixtures of hard coded calculations, manually maintained tables and VBA coding
  • New insights: Creating new reports that didn’t currently exist to answer business questions is a part of my job I love

Process and Systems Specialist

Bega Dairy & Drinks
04.2020 - 11.2022
  • The role required advanced analytics, focusing on providing process improvements, report building, Data extraction and project work
  • System optimisation and maintenance
  • In partnership with IT, ensure Planning activities and business continuity are maintained with high levels of customer satisfaction
  • Deliver high levels of system data integration and sequential background planning activities aligned to correct planning outcomes
  • Priorities and maintain initiative backlog for Planning
  • Provide mitigation strategies for system and process issue resolution
  • To deliver effective and timely communications of system issues, outages and upgrade details eliminating incorrect planning outcomes
  • Proactively lead agile cross-functional initiative delivery teams
  • Proactively identify and escalate issues and process improvements
  • Partner with Demand Planning Specialists to deliver holistic solutions
  • Design and develop high quality system and process solutions
  • Test & document planning process and system solutions
  • Implement new functionality, inclusive of cut-over and go-live activities
  • Develop and deliver structured communication and training programs
  • Partner with IT to implement system changes, adhering to IT change management practice
  • Provide post launch support to ensure and close out deliverables
  • Constructive change leader
  • To support programs that build individual, and team skills, as well as capabilities across the supply chain
  • Develop training documentation for system and process enhancements
  • Member of the Supply TRACC team
  • Support the Milk Supply Team’s ongoing development and improvement through identification of continuous improvement opportunities

Inventory Controller

Makinex Construction Products
12.2018 - 12.2019
  • The role required advanced analytics, focusing on sales, production and supply forecasting, continuous process improvement, issue mitigation and developing and installing internal processes from the ground up
  • Sales data extraction and analysis
  • International demand & supply planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis
  • System support for SAP, Excel, and VBA
  • Maximizing system configuration to automate stock flow
  • Ensuring system inventory integrity challenges are resolved and preventative measures implemented
  • Custom report generation to support business planning
  • Documenting, training, auditing and evolving standard and non-standard processes
  • Pro-actively identifying problems and offering solutions to overcome any supply issues
  • Conducting inventory analysis, inventory control and maintaining accurate inventory records

Senior Technical Advisor

Technicolor Distribution
08.2008 - 10.2018
  • My previous role required advanced problem solving and analytics, focusing on continuous process improvement, issue mitigation; planning/facilitation of project work as well as adapting the systems in place to support the wider needs of internal/external clients and support partners
  • Pro-actively identifying problems and offering solutions to overcome any supply issues
  • Custom report generation to support multiple external client and internal departmental requirements
  • Demand & supply planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis
  • Helpdesk support for Manhattan WMS, PickDirector and SAP
  • Building and running a range of KPI, DIFOT, PIFOT reports based on internal or external requirements
  • Documenting, training, auditing and evolving standard and non-standard processes
  • Stock procurement, liaising with suppliers and freight forwarders to ensure on time delivery

Account Manager

Roadshow Distribution
06.2008 - 08.2012
  • This role involved leading a team of 3 staff covering all order and returns processing
  • KPI reporting and management
  • Data management, custom reports, forecast planning

Education

Graduate Certificate of Analytics -

UNSW
01.2020

Crystal Reports II Introduction to Intermediate -

New Horizons
02-2016

Process Auditing Course -

New Horizons
01.2016

BA - Psychology and Neuroscience

Otago University
New Zealand
01.2000

Querying Microsoft SQL Server certification -

New Horizons

Skills

  • Analytical Problem Solving
  • Strategic Decision Making
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Rapid Learner
  • Effective Time Management
  • Expert Excel Proficiency
  • Expert Power BI Analysis
  • Expertise in DAX and M Languages
  • Intermediate SQL Proficiency
  • Visual data representation
  • Data formatting
  • Activity diagrams
  • Trend analysis
  • Report preparation
  • Data analysis
  • Data validation
  • Data mining
  • Business needs analysis
  • Optimization techniques
  • Proficient in SAP
  • Proficient in Advanced PickDirector
  • Intermediate Level NetSuite Expertise
  • Advanced Knowledge of Manhattan WMS

Hobbies and Interests

My interests outside of work reflect the key elements within it, such as attention to detail and problem solving. This comes to life through games and painting.

References

  • Availible on request

Certification

Currently enrolled in a Graduate Certificate in Analytics at UNSW part-time

Microsoft Power BI Masterclass - Expand Excellence

K-means for cluster analysis and unsupervised learning

Querying Microsoft SQL Server certification with New Horizons

Crystal Reports II: Introduction to Intermediate with New Horizons

Process auditing course 2016

BA in psychology, 1999 – 2000 (deferred), Otago University, New Zealand

Timeline

Data Analyst Transport and Logistics

Aesop
11.2022 - Current

Process and Systems Specialist

Bega Dairy & Drinks
04.2020 - 11.2022

Inventory Controller

Makinex Construction Products
12.2018 - 12.2019

Senior Technical Advisor

Technicolor Distribution
08.2008 - 10.2018

Account Manager

Roadshow Distribution
06.2008 - 08.2012

Graduate Certificate of Analytics -

UNSW

Crystal Reports II Introduction to Intermediate -

New Horizons

Process Auditing Course -

New Horizons

BA - Psychology and Neuroscience

Otago University

Querying Microsoft SQL Server certification -

New Horizons

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