Coming from a non-farming background, I grew up with a keen interest in agriculture, particularly passionate about animal production. I attended the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience (Honours II), majoring Animal Production. At the end of my degree I obtained the role as Sales Graduate within the National Sales Team at Bindaree, based in our Sydney office.
Over the past 10 months spent at Bindaree, the knowledge I have gained on the red meat supply chain has exceed my expectations as a graduate coming straight out of university. The most surprising element of working for a meat processor is realizing that the entire carcass is utilized in some way and nothing goes to waste, whether it goes into pharmaceuticals, human or pet consumption.
My team have supported me in every endeavor and provided a positive work environment suitable for any graduate. Although I work predominantly in the sales team, my role at Bindaree has allowed me to gain understanding in areas of the business such as production, supply chain planning, logistics and marketing.
I am currently managing our co-products portfolio and associated projects, such as identifying missed opportunities from analysing our production data to increase our collection rates and revenue on co-products.