DELAWARE NORTH , AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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Sport is big in Australia and Delaware North has been a big name in Australian sport since the foodservice giant entered the ANZ market more than 30 years ago .
The global company has remained in the ownership of the Jacobs family right through its history , and that culture of family , entrepreneurship and flexibility continues to shape an ethos which is best summed up by Chairman Jeremy Jacobs ’ remarks in the 2017 Annual Report : “ Our centennial was a great reminder of the core principles and values-driven approach to business on which our company was founded . Since the early days of peanuts and popcorn , Delaware North has thrived on the strength of our industry and client relationships . Trust , integrity and character are values that we hold dear to our family , and they are the same values we have instilled in our company . We know that the strength of our partnership with clients and colleagues is the key to our continued growth and success .”
This emphasis on partnership is the key to the supply chain transformation currently being led within the Australian business by Adrian
Adrian Lorenzin
Adrian Lorenzin
Adrian Lorenzin is Director of Procurement of Delaware North ’ s
Australian and New Zealand operations .
A career beginning in airlines in the late 2000s it didn ’ t take Lorenzin long to move from his educational focus of finance into the world of procurement . A number of years were spent working at Qantas , the country ’ s largest airline , supporting the procurement efforts in the corporate services category . From here he moved into the procurement team at Coles , the nation ’ s second largest supermarket , specifically focusing on logistics sourcing . This gave rise to a number of moves made whilst at Coles culminating in his role as Head of Central Logistics , overseeing a team of 16 professionals supporting the central operations of Coles ’ $ 1.2bn-plus logistics network .
Lorenzin has managed a vast array of procurement activities with values ranging from $ 5mn to $ 200mn across the corporate services and supply chain categories . He is an advocate for the procurement profession in Australia and supporting those who see it is a viable career to drive the success of Australian businesses .
AUGUST 2018