Peter Morichovitis is a Procurement and Supply Chain leader with extensive experience in both the public and private sectors including government, utilities, resources, manufacturing and construction. Over the past ten years Peter has been at the City of Gold Coast, holding the roles of Chief Procurement Officer and Chief Information Officer.
He is a Chartered Procurement and Supply Professional, and Fellow under the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). Peter possesses a Master’s degree in Marketing as well as undergraduate qualifications in Commerce and Journalism. He is also an accredited Black Belt in Six Sigma methodology.
Peter’s procurement expertise has been externally acknowledged on a number of occasions. Namely, he has been crowned Australasian Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year by CIPS and led the City of Gold Coast to win Best Global Procurement Transformation at the Procurement Leaders Global Awards.
Key Experience
Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), City of Gold Coast
Lead procurement, contracts, category management and supply chain functions
Lead, coach and mentor procurement team of 75 staff
Procurement of $750,000 million p.a. - construction, infrastructure, maintenance, ICT, goods and services
Transformation of procurement operating model from decentralised to centralised and ultimately to centre-led
Bottom-line procurement savings of $128 million
Increase of total procurement spend with local suppliers from 53% to 80%
Chief Information Officer (CIO), City of Gold Coast
Lead the information, communication and technology (ICT) strategy, function and services
Contract management and supplier relationship management of Tier 1 IT vendors
Outsourcing of ICT services
Manager Supply, Olympic Dam - BHP
Start-up, development, implementation and ongoing leadership of procurement and supply chain functions
Lead, coach and develop procurement team of 60 staff
Procurement of $1.5 billion p.a. - construction, infrastructure, maintenance, IT, goods and services
Core Capability
Strategic Sourcing
Procurement Strategy, Leadership and Transformations
Category Management and Strategic Sourcing
Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management
Negotiations
Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Warehousing and Logistics
Procure-to-Pay, Purchasing and Accounts Payable
Business and Strategic Management
Leadership, People Development, Coaching and Mentoring
Outsourcing
Project Management
Risk Management
eProcurement, Digitalisation and Systems
Specialisation in ERP Sourcing and ICT Category Management
Specialisation in Construction and Infrastructure Sourcing
Qualifications
Masters of Commerce (Marketing)
Bachelor of Commerce (Management and Accountancy)
Diploma of Freelance Journalism
Chartered Procurement and Supply Professional
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement andSupply (FCIPS)
Chairman for the Chartered Institute of Procurement andSupply (CIPS) Queensland: 2014 to 2018
Chairman for the Chartered Institute of Procurement andSupply (CIPS) South Australia/Northern Territory:2009 to 2010
