Indigenous Supply Chain Professionals
Empowering Innovative Performance
Murray Saylor
Managing Director – Tagai Management Consultants
Presented to
Department of PM&C, Finance and Procurement officers
13 October 2015
Acknowledge to Country
I would like to acknowledge the country we gather and meet on
today and pay respects to the Traditional Custodians, elders past
and present and our young leaders of tomorrow
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Who Am I?
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Torres Strait Islander – Darnley (Erub)
Private Sector: Rio Tinto Procurement & AngloAmerican
Public Sector: Federal and Qld Departments – ATSIC, Housing, ATO and Defence
Army Reserve Officer - Inactive
Bachelor of Business
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Certificate IV in Frontline Management
Graduate Diploma in Management (Government)
Interim President of South Queensland Indigenous Chamber of Commerce
Vice President of Keriba Mabaigal Torres Strait Islander Corporation
Speaking engagements:
• Qld University of Technology – Indigenous Business Panel
• James Cook University Alumni – Key Note Speaker
• Deakin University – Indigenous Accounting and Business Conference – Governance and Indigenous
Corporations panel
• Charles Sturt University - At the intersection of Indigenous leadership and Indigenous entrepreneurship
research – National Indigenous Entrepreneur panel
What I Will be Sharing Today?
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Who is Tagai Management Consultants?
Indigenous procurement landscape
TMC Service Delivery Model
Social Procurement
Projects: Delivered and Pipeline
Procurement Capability uplift
In Summary
Questions
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Who is Tagai Management Consultants?
TMC is a 100% Torres Strait Islander owned dynamic company specialising in Supply Chain and
Procurement services, including:
• Strategic and operational sourcing project formulation through to Administration
• Supply Chain and procurement framework development and continuous improvement
• a proven track record in successfully engaging with and developing Indigenous and non-Indigenous
business supply chains into the major projects market within Australia.
• Work with suppliers - small through to very large – and project proponents to map, bundle and
package work to maximise efficiencies while meeting project goals (Social and/or Private enterprise).
• Other Capabilities: TMC service delivery Model
Competitive Advantage: Indigenous Supply Chain expertise
Growth potential: 25 – 75% within the next 3 years. (Capability and Training)
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Indigenous Procurement Landscape
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Indigenous SMEs and Community Organisations Supply Chain
Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) – DPMC
Commonwealth Procurement Rules - Finance
Exemption 17 – Federal government
Supply Nation & Database
First Australians Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FACCI)
Indigenous & non-Indigenous Chambers of Commerce and Networks
State and Territory Government Capability building initiatives
Procurement Transformation projects
Arrow Energy Whanu Binal Indigenous Business development program
Indigenous supplier databases…..
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TMC Service Delivery Model
Maximising Opportunities to Make a Difference
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Social Procurement
A key business strategy to deliver sustainable social outcomes for our communities
Social Procurement
Process of acquiring goods,
services, and works
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Generation of Social
outcomes
Procurement
Process of acquiring goods,
services and works
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Value Driven Projects
Delivered Projects
Current Projects
2014 Indigiearth – Native Foods Export Market
development
Arrow Energy – Whanu Binal Indigenous Business
Program – Indigenous Business Consultant
2014 Qld peak Indigenous Health body – Strategic Plan
Bunya Wakka Wakka Aboriginal Corporation –
Community economic development
2015 SEQ Catchments – Traditional Custodian Workshop Poruma Zagethau Lag (TSI) Corporation –
facilitation
Community economic development
2015 Dept of Immigration & Border Protection –
Darnley Island Lease Arrangements Consultation
Bunya Wakka Wakka Aboriginal Corporation –
Community Business plans and reviews
2015 Badu Island Arts Centre Textile Printer Supply and
Commercial Enterprise development
Torres Strait Youth, Sports & Recreation
Association – Governance review and continuous
improvement
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Pipeline Projects - Jan – Jun 2016
Tagai Management Consultants Business Restructure – Supply Chain Capability and Training
ORIC – Delivering Introduction to Corporate Governance – Winton, Qld
Company creation – Indigenous Supply Chain Connections
Company creation – Savanna Alliance: Renewable energy, Carbon farming and Civil construction
Feasibility project – Erub Eco-Tourism resort – Traditional land transfer
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Procurement Capability Uplift
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In summary
• TMC is a 100% Torres Strait Islander owned Supply Chain company
• Supply Nation Certified Supplier
• Multinational Supply Chain and Procurement expertise
• Procurement challenges faced by remote Indigenous and nonIndigenous communities, suppliers, Councils and Government
Departments.
• Social procurement is a key business strategy to deliver sustainable
social outcomes for our communities
• TMC capability is to value add to a customers triple bottom line –
Social, Financial and Environment (or Ecological)
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Questions?
Murray Saylor
Tagai Management Consultants Pty Ltd
m. 0400 280 856
e. info@tagaimanagementconsultants.com.au
w. www.tagaimanagementconsultants.com.au
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