Michael Dadour has over 20 years of experience in procurement, contracts management, and business development roles. He has a track record of delivering significant cost savings through procurement strategies and contract negotiations. Most recently, he worked as a Procurement Specialist at AEMO where he developed a new procurement strategy and processes that delivered over 13% cost savings per supplier.

1. Michael Dadour
Mobile: 0400 328 333
Email: michaeldadour@gmail.com
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20
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2011 2012 2013
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Year on Year
OPEX Savings
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Contract Development and Category Management | Procurement Management
Contractor & Vendor Oversight | Good Governance Strategies
Risk Management & Mitigation | Product Development
Procurement Strategies and Planning | Leadership & People Management
Change Management | Continuous Improvement Initiatives
WORK HISTORY
Procurement Specialist
Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
2015 – 2016
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Developed and implemented new business / procurement strategy, delivering cost-
savings greater than 13% per supplier, and to:
o Drive new business direction.
o Define clear roles between stakeholders.
o Better internal stakeholder knowledge of procurement services requirements.
• Introduced foundations of a procurement function.
• Planned strategies to uplift company and stakeholder decision making involvement.
• Comprehensively reviewed processes, procedures and materials to enable robust
business operation formats.
• Developed KPIs to effectively manage supplies.
• Progressed contract scoping process to RFx process.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Revamping BAU processes.
• Improving internal stakeholder communications.
• Reducing operational risks, through cross-departmental liaison.
• Developing personnel to better manage, measure and report risk.
• Implementing and demonstrating proactive and positive change.
• Reviewing scopes of work by key suppliers, including:
o Identifying and removing duplication of products and goods.
o Re-scoping deliverables to achieve cost-savings through re-pricing.
Contracts and Procurement Manager
Origin Energy, Upstream Division
2010 – 2014
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Developed a Matrix Supply Chain Model that moved the business from a decentralised
‘procurement model’, resulting in immediate savings.
• Oversaw contracts and categories for Origin Energy Upstream Division that:
o Continuously extracted value from the OPEX budget of c. $280m, in FY 14.
o Delivered against SIBEX budgets that ranged in value from $5m - $80m.
o Delivered year-on-year cost savings against budgets (see table).
• Managed key contract and vendor categories, including:
o Transport (Toll, Bristow Helicopters Australia, Cole’s Coaches).
o Labour (Transfield Services, CXC, Contractors).
o Waste Management (Transpacific, Veolia, TOX Free).
o Engineering (Honeywell, Invensys, Yokogawa, GE).
o Property Management.

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o Energy including natural gas, LPG, electricity.
o Consumables / Chemicals & Lubes / Valves / Pipes / Gases.
• Introduced a Vendor Price Reduction Program that targeted the top 50 vendor spends.
In a booming oil and gas market achieved an average price reduction of 7 per cent (see
table).
• The Vendor Price Reduction Program resulted in a continuous cost reduction framework.
To ensure the savings were banked, developed and embedded the Contracts and Vendor
Management Program that:
o Defined Category groups.
o Developed ‘Contract & Category Owner and Contract User’ concept.
o Pre and post contract plans.
o Pre qualification of vendors by cost, quality, HSE performance, commercial,
past performance.
o Scope and Contract KPIs reviews, plus HSE compliance reviews.
o T&Cs reviews - insurances, taxes, indemnity, term, invoicing and payments.
• The Contracts and Vendor Management Program positioned Contracts & Procurement
team as an internal / external ‘strategic business partner’:
o Extracted / added value with existing vendor relationships.
o Implemented strategies to negotiate and manage existing / new contracts,
across all Categories with a focus on spend and time.
o Resulted in savings and a reduction in service duplication.
• Rolled out Contracts and Vendor Management Program to 5 sites across Australia and
NZ.
• Establish rigor regarding tender processes and guidelines that ensured the
contracts specialists were able to clearly articulate what were the Company’s
requirements. This resulted in better responses and clarity that enabled the team to
drill down and understand what was being offered and whether the value was
competitive.
• Managed contract strategies and business initiatives to achieve better business
outcomes across Categories.
• Drove collaboration to foster better procurement methodology and outcomes.
• Encouraged behavioural change, influencing internal business partners in absence of
direct authority.
• Managed vendor processes to continuously deliver consistency, across:
o Origin Energy Contracts Governance system.
o Developed and administrated Contracts Strategy Review Committee.
o Actively participated with joint venture contractual obligations.
• Applied Company Policy, Directives and Procedures to ensure compliance with all Laws
and Regulations i.e. HSE, taxation, etc.
• Ensured supplier / vendor loyalty and satisfaction via effective contract and category
management processes that resulted in improved lines of communication.
• Led a team of contract and category specialists, and administrators across Australia and
NZ, resulting in an engagement score 11 percentage points above the Company score.
• Managed the team to build effective business relationships with major vendors /
suppliers.
• Led professional development and created a defined careers platform for contracts and
procurement personnel. This resulted in a twofold result:
o It attracted the best candidates for the job.
o Created job capacity expansion without the need to continuously employ new
personnel.

3. Michael Dadour
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Email:
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Contracts Governance Manager
Origin Energy, Corporate Division
2007-2010
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Influenced governance and risk management culture targeting up to 1400 personnel, across
many business disciplines, including:
• Commercial.
• Procurement / Category Leads and Managers.
• Engineering / Maintenance / Operations.
• Built internal capacity to better identify contract risk, including assessment, management
and mitigation strategies.
• Rolled out programs to improve understanding of and up-skill personnel, in:
• Governance.
• Contract development.
• Contractor management.
• Compliance.
• Delivered a 600% improvement in referrals to internal governance service, through:
• Committed leadership and re-engagement with internal resources.
• Demonstrated commercial / operational benefits of using contract / governance services.
• Delivered dramatic improvements in compliance across tax, legal, insurance and HSE that
supported Origin Energy’s risk mitigation strategies.
• Led reviews of all business contracts from a governance perspective.
Established and managed Contracts Review Committee for spends in excess of $5 million for
all suppliers, third parties and business partnerships.
• Acted as point of contact for Origin employees regarding Policies and Procedures, covering
the following business areas:
• Code of Conduct.
• Delegated Authorities.
• Contracts Governance.
Various Roles - Product or Business Development Manager
Origin Energy, Retail & Renewables Division
2000-2008
OVERVIEW
Oversaw development of new products:
• Green Power.
• Green Gas.
• Solar energy systems.
• Energy efficiency.
• Electricity.
• Natural Gas.
• Contributed and influenced sales and marketing teams to drive smarter sales behaviour, and
developed products that aligned with the strategy and its execution.
• Spearheaded energy efficiency product options as means to drive down energy use resulting
in greater uptake of renewable products.
• Viewed HSE as positive product contributor, ensuring Policy and Procedure compliance.
• Reconfigured sales process from multiple touch-points to online channel.

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• Reduced sales personnel time on the road by 64 per cent.
• Created opportunities for improved service efficiency, based on market-led technological
developments.
• Managed pre- and post- vendor / supplier contracts.
• Re-developed consumer contracts to be in plain English language, avoiding confusing
technical jargon.
• Managed a team of 3 personnel to deliver accurate and timely marketing and sales services.
Marketing Contracts Manager
Department of Treasury and Finance (VIC)
1999 (Contract Position)
OVERVIEW
• Headed up strategy to implement Financial Management Reform Program and rolled out
across various Government Departments and Agencies.
Regional Marketing Manager
Tenix Defence Systems
1988-1999
OVERVIEW
• Developed business opportunity, implemented strategies and managed post award of
contracts up to $100m for supply of goods and services.
• Provided marketing and contractual support to all divisions across Australia and South East
Asia resulting in several ship contracts been awarded.
• Managed cabinet / industry papers, sponsorship programs and won industry awards.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Economics / Marketing)
Curtin University, Western Australia
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tenix Leadership Program
Origin Energy Leadership and Management Program
Professional career development courses
Undertaken personal development with charitable organisations and work for community centres.
REFERENCES
Available on request.