Rowena Hernandez

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ABOUT ROWENA HERNANDEZ

With over a decade of experience in procurement and supply chain management, the current role as Procurement Category Lead for Construction at the Department of Conservation (DOC) focuses on managing CAPEX spend by carrying out construction projects and ensuring compliance with the Government Rules of Sourcing. This position emphasizes mentoring team members, fostering collaboration, and supporting the sourcing process for complex projects such as structures for tracks, bridge, huts, commercial building, road, earthworks services, deconstruction, demolition and remediation works for contaminated sitesPrevious experience at Babcock Australia & New Zealand involved managing strategic sourcing within the Defense sector. By facilitating RFQ, RFI, and RFT processes, the role supported innovative procurement solutions while ensuring alignment with organizational standards and mitigating commercial risks. Proficient in tender process, government procurement, and third-party vendor management. Categories including marine electrical and electronic construction, IT, and marine safety equipment.Well- rounded and proficient in other categories such as facilities management, MRO, corporate services, IT, professional services and other type of services