Shey Dayaratne

Company Overview: Reporting and streamlining the purchasing function of Liebherr Australia which is a global giant (130+ countries) in earth moving, cranes and mining equipment manufacture, operating in Australia since 1981, with a 1000+ employee headcount with office in SA, QLD, WA and NSW

• Collaborate with Inventory Purchasing Manager to implement methodology and develop Power BI dashboards that will evaluate supplier performance based on various metrics such as DIFOT, SIFOT, average lead time and etc
• To inform purchasing decisions
• Analyse and amend purchasing parameters [lead time, pricing, order multiples, order intervals and etc.] in ERP system, based on data-driven recommendation
• Generate regular reports and dashboards to communicate purchasing performance, key metrics, and insights to stakeholders
• Participate in S&OP meetings to report on analysis carried out along with its finding
• Prepare, review, and manage purchase orders ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies
• Follow up on overdue purchase orders with suppliers, and update dates in ERP system BaaN accordingly
• Collaborate with other purchasing team members to streamline processes, optimize workflows, and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Monitor order status and follow up on delayed or incomplete deliveries
• Reporting and streamlining the purchasing function of Liebherr Australia which is a global giant (130+ countries) in earth moving, cranes and mining equipment manufacture, operating in Australia since 1981, with a 1000+ employee headcount with office in SA, QLD, WA and NSW
• Created a SIFOT PBI dashboard to assess the supplier’s performance in terms of on time and in full delivery which help gain deeper insight in to their activities and formed a basis for supplier communication and negotiations

Company Overview: Reporting on operational and financial performance of Edwardstown Carpets (EC carpets) which is a South Australian owned carpet manufacturer with 70+ years in the industry, with a 100+ employee headcount, with sales presence in VIC, NSW and WA

• Developing a costing model for a 22-count product portfolio to gain more visibility in to the company’s sales margins and productivity
• Create interactive dashboards covering areas of finance, sales and supply chain on Power BI and ZAP BI
• Developing a model to drive labour and raw material plans to help streamline and stabilise labour cost management and supply chain efficiency
• Create product Bills of Material for over 250+ SKUs to accurately account for inventory management and product wise margin analysis
• Assist in closing out month end for finance
• (AR and Stock related reconciliations and postings)
• Attending to various reporting requirements of the senior leadership team and providing suggested course of action
• This ranged from evaluating marketing promotion schemes, develop ways of reducing sampling cost and analysing customer wise product rebates
• Work with the factory staff to reduce factory waste, improve labour productivity and improve throughput
• KPIs were also developed to evaluate and act as drivers
• Maintain system hierarchies and cleansing system data to increase data validity of the ERP system (SAGE 300)
• Reporting on operational and financial performance of Edwardstown Carpets (EC carpets) which is a South Australian owned carpet manufacturer with 70+ years in the industry, with a 100+ employee headcount, with sales presence in VIC, NSW and WA
• Creating processes to map out and improve efficiencies observed on the factory floor
• Process ensured that manufacturing orders were created and closed on time, inventory was issued to the jobs correctly and factory waste was accounted for in the correct manner
• This ensured that the monthly financials in term of gross margin, stock and overheads were depicted correctly

Company Overview: Analysing and reporting on the operational and financial performance of Andrash Management, holding company of XConvenience retail stores, a South Australian owned retail chain with 40+ outlets in both SA and WA

• Analyse sales and promotions across product categories and share outcomes with team, to help make informed decisions
• Create & maintain sales & aggregator dashboards
• Review pricing regularly & keep team aligned to optimize margin for improved profitability
• Develop and improve the Point of Sales system deployed across the network
• Analyse and document gaps in the current system to establish development requirements and see them through
• Develop a Business Requirement Document for an IT system that addresses current pain points, gaps, future requirements, scalability and network growth, to help achieve the vision of the company
• Gradual automation of all current, cumbersome processes from a systems point of view to increase efficiency by reducing manual inputs
• Undertake stock takes and streamline the process of re-order based on shelf turnover, matching payment cycles with inventory turnover cycles and minimise overall wastage
• Analysing and reporting on the operational and financial performance of Andrash Management, holding company of XConvenience retail stores, a South Australian owned retail chain with 40+ outlets in both SA and WA
• Analysed 13,000+ SKUs to identify the true costs and margins and recognize and highlight loss making products and products on which the range should be trimmed and products on which act as transaction drivers to drive traction into stores

Company Overview: Business analyst to the Finance Director of Finlays Colombo which is one of the largest tea exporters in Sri Lanka with a top line of USD 1.2Bn per annum with +200 employees

• Preparation of monthly management accounts and financial analysis packs for reporting
• Costing and pricing the export product portfolios
• Work study analysis on machine output and efficiency
• Appraise cash flow and financial risk of capital investment projects
• Preparation, finalisation and presentation of annual budgets to the board
• Analysing weekly crop, field management, labour productivity and sales price of grades sold and reporting findings to the Swire Group (UK)
• Carrying out cost benefit analysis and feasibility studies on potential projects
• Prepare company presentations for meetings with external stakeholders
• Managing the reporting team responsible for developing company level dashboards
• Business competitor analysis and reporting insights on relevant business trends
• Business analyst to the Finance Director of Finlays Colombo which is one of the largest tea exporters in Sri Lanka with a top line of USD 1.2Bn per annum with +200 employees
• Create a product proposition from the ground up to work with Unilever encompassing machine throughput, machine capacity utilization, labour utilization to freight cost management on destinations and payback calculations
• The product developed currently brings in 18-20% of the monthly revenue to the company

Company Overview: Leading the strategy team of Softlogic Life Insurance which is the third largest insurer in Sri Lanka with a top line of approximately USD 600Mn staffing over thousand five hundred employees

• Manage a team responsible to develop company dashboards and MIS packs
• Preparation and analysis of management accounts for the total product portfolio
• Credit Management function of all products in the company portfolio
• Managing and working towards the profitability targets of the company by formulating strategy and tracking progress
• Management and review of business KPI
• Developing product proposals and engage in product development
• Finalising and managing insurance incentive payouts
• Process mapping and documentation of business operations
• Customer member list movement and claims analysis
• Leading the strategy team of Softlogic Life Insurance which is the third largest insurer in Sri Lanka with a top line of approximately USD 600Mn staffing over thousand five hundred employees
• Developed a claims analysis tool to better price the insurance products which factored in variables such as weather patterns, gender, industry, age mix, seasonal ailments etc
• Worked on a thinktank which introduced an insurance product which covered the outstanding value of loan in case the loan bearer passed
• This went on to dominate the product mix bringing in 60-70% of the annual revenue

Company Overview: Business analyst to the Managing Director of Kia Motors Sri Lanka which is the sole distributor of Kia vehicles in Sri Lanka with a cadre of over 100 employees and a turnover of USD 120Mn per annum

• After-sale review and reporting with analysis segment performance
• Analysing company processes and formulating business proposals for improvement
• Analyse and research on current business trends and report findings such as insights on segmenting and portfolio analysis
• Setting up and review of business KPI
• Part of the dealership management team handling reviews of 08 locations across the country
• Oracle knowledge management and training within the organization
• Business analyst to the Managing Director of Kia Motors Sri Lanka which is the sole distributor of Kia vehicles in Sri Lanka with a cadre of over 100 employees and a turnover of USD 120Mn per annum
• Developed a KPI pack and strategy outlook plan for 8 key distributor locations of Kia in the country with monthly review criteria and assessment modules
• This also was used as screening mechanism when considering any future tie-ups to the company with external distributors

Company Overview: Business analyst to the Director of Operations at MAS which is the largest manufacturer and exporter of apparel in Sri Lanka with a USD 2Bn turnover catering to major brands such Nike, Victoria Secret, Marks & Spencer and PVH among others

• Preparation of customer reconciliations, sales reconciliations, customer account clearing, bank reconciliations and generating accounts receivables aging reports for month end reporting
• Coordinating interim and final audit related activities by liaising with auditors and ensuring statutory compliance requirements are met
• Generate reports on business issues and provide insight for management decisions
• Preparation and reporting on performance of individual departments
• Conversant in SAP ERP, Microsoft Office including Power BI, OneNote, Sway, Python and Prezi
• Conduct financial and costing analysis
• (KPI, trends, capital expenditure analysis and variances reporting)
• Handle Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Cash management and General Ledger functions
• Business analyst to the Director of Operations at MAS which is the largest manufacturer and exporter of apparel in Sri Lanka with a USD 2Bn turnover catering to major brands such Nike, Victoria Secret, Marks & Spencer and PVH among others
• Developed a disaster recovery plan (DRS) for the entire organization which involved higher level of process mapping, scenario analysis and value chain analysis