Name: Jessica Joy
Position: Production Planner
Location: Altona
How long have you been with Knauf?
Since September 2011, coming up to 10 years!
What does your job entail?
There are many facets to the planning role but the largest and most critical part of my job is creating and maintaining the production schedules each week for all 3 manufacturing plants to ensure we have the right product available to service our customers.
What do you enjoy about your job?
I love the fast paced environment. There is never a dull moment and there are challenges weekly which keep me on my toes. It is an interesting and ever-changing role which keeps me motivated!
What do you do when you are not working?
If I’m not playing footy or at the beach I’m down the pub with my mates, at the gym or doing something outdoors like hiking or rollerblading. I’ve just recently purchased my first home so the next few months will be focused on furniture shopping and trying my hand at some small renovations!
May
Name: Daniela Carloni
Position: Product Marketing Manager
Location: Beenleigh, Qld
How long have you been with Knauf?
I have been with Knauf for seven years. I started out as Marketing Assistant with the Marketing Team and I have recently been promoted to Product Marketing Manager, still within the Marketing Team.
What does your job entail?
My job is quite varied – which I love! I help to develop effective marketing strategies and communication plans to promote the features and benefits of new and existing products and services to customers. I communicate the vision and value of new products and campaigns to the sales team and help to develop sales tools that facilitate the selling process.
My duties also include managing timelines and deadlines for the development of new products with various teams (Executive Team, Engineering, Sales, Customer Service, Planning, Finance and Manufacturing Departments).
And I work closely with the rest of the marketing team to develop and implement a marketing campaign to promote our products, services and solutions in ways that will strengthen our brand and boost sales.
What do you enjoy about your job?
There are two things that I love most about my job: Developing marketing campaigns in a creative way to deliver Knauf solutions to customers, and collaborating with multiple teams across the business to achieve the best results.
What do you do when you are not working?
I enjoy spending time with my two year old daughter. I’m an outdoorsy person and I always try to involve my daughter in activities that connect us with nature. And when I have spare time, only for myself, I love reading a nice article or an interesting book.
April
Name: Navami Sunil
Position: Architectural Specification Manager NSW/ACT
Location: Matraville (Sydney)
How long have you been with Knauf?
Almost 3 years. I joined Knauf as a graduate in Technical Services and then moved to the Sales team.
What does your job entail?
Liaising with architects, designers and builders to ensure we always deliver value-engineered solutions for their projects. A typical day would include meetings with architects, project meetings with contractors, CPD presentations or working on a Knauf Specification proposal for a project.
What do you enjoy about your job?
I learn something new almost every day, I believe in our products and I love the people I work with!
What do you do when you are not working?
Working out so that I can eat more! (Wow, I cannot believe I said that out loud…)
We’ve heard that you are a volunteer in a program to assist healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Can you tell us more about it?
I have been assisting a group on Facebook that helps people to “adopt” healthcare workers in their community. Amidst this crisis, it is so heartwarming to see that there are so many good people out there, who are willing to help frontline workers at the drop of a hat.
March
Our workforce is made up of a diverse mix of talented people working together to attain a shared goal. This month we introduce Mark Hutchison, the State Sales Manager WA.
Name: Mark Hutchison
Position: State Sales Manager WA
Location: Welshpool WA
How long have you been with Knauf?
Two and a half years as an employee in my current position and 4 years as an employee (BDM) of an independent Knauf distributor.
What does your job entail?
I run the sales for what I believe to be the smallest operation in the world’s largest plasterboard operation. As the sole person in the WA sales team, my job is quite varied and includes being responsible for the WA sales budget, forecasting, servicing our distributors, providing technical support on Knauf products and systems to the WA construction market, performing CPD presentations, site inspections and anything else that is required. I also work closely with the Warehouse Manager in WA regarding stock holdings and requirements.
What do you enjoy about your job?
I enjoy the variety and autonomy.
What do you do when you are not working?
I enjoy spending time with my teenage son, the WA beach lifestyle and I am a motorcycling enthusiast with two motorcycles. I usually spend my annual leave doing motorcycling adventure touring both within Australia and overseas.
February
Name: Molyvan Lim
Position: I am the Specifications Manager and Structural Engineer in SA/NT.
Location: Edinburgh SA
What does your job entail?
My role is to provide technical support to architects, builders and contractors in every stages of the project in regard to the specifications and engineering of the partition system and ensure Knauf’s specification of material are maximised.
What do you enjoy about your job?
Helping people when they run into problems in their projects is what I enjoy most. I also enjoy meeting and talking with new people from day to day.
What do you do when you are not working?
I like to go hiking when I am not at work. Walking through nature and breathing clean air help me to relax from the busy daily routine.
