Mr Ian Gatenby
BSc, Grad Dip in Bus Admin, MBATeacher – Business Studies
School of Business and Law
I have recently stepped back from a career of over 30 years in the Food Manufacturing and Distribution arena. Much of this time has been spent in General Management roles with experience across a range of technical, orgnisational, management and leadership fields.
I am keen to share my experience with the next generation of Business Leaders through the learning process through undergraduate and post graduate programs.
Background
I have Technical, Business and Governance Qualifications and a lengthy career in senior management roles in Supply Chain in the Food Industry.
Universities Studied At
UNSW
QUT
CSU
Universities Worked At
Griffith University
Central Queensland University
Awards
Member of the teaching team to receive the Gold Certificate Award in Term 2, 2019 within the School of Business and Law at Central Queensland University.
Overall rating 4.8
Previous teaching
Post-graduate Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing
Professional Experience
30 years in senior operational roles in FMCG Supply Chain. 12 years in General Management in Manufacturing, Warehousing and Logistics.
Experience in:
Manufacturing / Operations in Food / FMCG
- Operational Efficiency
- Quality and Food-safety Management
- Technical management
- Environmental Management Systems
- Risk and Crisis Management
- Capital Management
- Financial Controlling
- OH&S
- Continuous Improvement
- Project Management
Business / Strategic Planning
- Financial Management
- Strategy development and execution
Human Resources / Industrial Relations
- Change Management
- Enterprise Bargaining
- Cultural Improvement
- Performance Management
- Management Development
- Training and Assessment
Supply Chain / Customer Service / Logistics
- Lean principles – inventory, cycle time reduction
- Planning
- Customer Service and Collaboration
- Grocery and Retailer Collaboration
- Outsourcing & Supplier Management. Upstream collaboration.
- Warehousing
- Transport & Logistics
- Network optimisation
Professional Memberships
Member of the Australian Company Directors for over 15 years.
Professional Interests
Supply Chain Dynamics, Best Practice, Financial Control, Operations Management, Human Resources.
Consultancy Work
Supply Chain Optimisation
Business and Management - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
