Mackay, QLD · available across Australia

Tobias Schmitt

Material Planner & Inventory Controller · Supply Chain Operations

Thirteen years of moving things — pallets through warehouses, parts through SAP, myself across half of Bavaria every day. Today I work in operations in North Queensland. Hands-on in the yard. Fluent in the systems behind it.

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The journey · 2013 → now

  1. 2013 — 2016 Bonndorf, Germany

    Dual Vocational Traineeship — Logistics & Supply Chain Operations

    Dunkermotoren GmbH · AMETEK Group

    Dunkermotoren builds brushless DC and AC drive motors, gearboxes and controllers in Bonndorf in the Black Forest — the motion parts inside machines, doors and factory automation. Part of AMETEK, the US industrial technology group listed in the S&P 500.

    • Drive technology
    • AMETEK · S&P 500
    • Bonndorf, DE

    Accredited dual qualification (German DQR 4, AQF Cert IV equivalent), rotating through warehousing, shipping, order management, procurement and quality control.

    Details
    • End-to-end dispatch and warehouse operations: order picking, overseas packaging, load restraint and automated storage systems.
    • Hands-on SAP ERP for order planning, order confirmations, master data and purchasing workflows.
    • Warehousing
    • Dispatch
    • Load restraint
    • SAP ERP

  2. 2016 — 2017 Bonndorf, Germany

    Operations & Procurement Coordinator — Intercompany Logistics

    Dunkermotoren GmbH · AMETEK Group

    Dunkermotoren builds brushless DC and AC drive motors, gearboxes and controllers in Bonndorf in the Black Forest — the motion parts inside machines, doors and factory automation. Part of AMETEK, the US industrial technology group listed in the S&P 500.

    • Drive technology
    • AMETEK · S&P 500
    • Bonndorf, DE

    Ran cross-border material flows, packaging and dispatch between Germany and the manufacturing plant in Serbia.

    Details
    • Scheduling agreements, subcontracting (Lohnbearbeitung) and procurement dispatching in SAP MM.
    • Supplier non-conformance claims, returns and inventory reconciliations for accurate stock and data.
    • Wrote SOPs for SAP MM workflows and supported the warehouse during peak loads.
    • SAP MM
    • Intercompany
    • Subcontracting
    • SOPs

  3. 2017 — 2018 Munich, Germany

    Technical Procurement Specialist

    Vestner Aufzüge GmbH

    Vestner Aufzüge is a Munich lift builder: new installations, modernisation and service for lifts and escalators across southern Germany.

    • Lifts & escalators
    • Munich, DE

    Sourced mechanical components and complete elevator systems across Europe and Asia — including end-to-end procurement for the company’s first escalator project.

    Details
    • Evaluated technical quotations; negotiated price, contract and delivery terms.
    • Interface between Sales, Engineering and external developers for IT development services.
    • Vendor, planning and material master data in SAP, sourcing network plan and claims.
    • Sourcing
    • Negotiation
    • SAP master data

  4. 2018 Heimstetten, Germany

    Technical Procurement Specialist

    Applied Materials · via Westhouse Group · S&P 500

    Applied Materials is the world’s largest supplier of equipment for making semiconductors — the machines that produce the chips in phones, cars and data centres. Listed on the Nasdaq and in the S&P 500, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. I was engaged through the contracting firm Westhouse Group.

    • Semiconductor equipment
    • Nasdaq · S&P 500
    • Santa Clara, US

    Technical sourcing and strategic procurement for production and site IT infrastructure in semiconductor manufacturing.

    Details
    • Translated IT and business requirements into technical specifications for suppliers.
    • Supported cross-site system consolidations aligned with global corporate standards.
    • Supplier evaluations, negotiations and risk analysis for specialised IT assets.
    • Secured material availability with production and development teams during ramp-ups.
    • IT procurement
    • Supplier risk
    • Ramp-ups

  5. 2018 — 2019 Bahamas & United States

    International Sabbatical & Professional Development

    Self-funded · independent

    A year of English immersion and intercultural communication — planning my own travel logistics, budget and cross-border itinerary across a continent.

    The route
    • Bahamas → Miami → New York City → Los Angeles → Las Vegas → Seattle, then back to Germany.
    • Every leg self-planned and self-funded: flights, budgets, timings and border formalities.
    • English
    • Self-managed logistics
    • 6 stops

  6. 2019 — 2024 Munich · Bavaria & Austria

    Field Operations Specialist & Technical Property Inspector

    Value AG · member of Hypoport SE (SDAX FinTech)

    Value AG values residential and commercial property for banks and lenders across Germany. It belongs to Hypoport SE, a FinTech group listed in the SDAX that runs credit and property platforms.

    • Property valuation
    • Hypoport SE · SDAX FinTech
    • Germany

    Planned and drove my own regional routes — around 500 km and 6 to 8 customer appointments a day across Bavaria and Austria — managing time windows and traffic, and inspecting buildings on site.

    Details
    • Technical building inspections, measurements, floor plan drafting and official area calculations.
    • Digital order management, mobile on-site reporting and land registry review with high precision.
    • Primary on-site contact for property owners and commercial clients.
    • Route planning
    • Inspection
    • Mobile reporting

  7. 2024 — now Munich & Brisbane

    Founder & Digital Solutions Specialist

    Schmitt Studio · sole trader

    Schmitt Studio is my own venture: indie games and simulation systems, designed, built and shipped end to end.

    • Games & simulation
    • Sole trader
    • Mackay, AU

    Design and ship workflow-centric iOS apps and automation tools — from requirements and architecture to App Store release and updates.

    Details
    • Native apps and tools in SwiftUI, Firebase and JSON — including image automation pipelines and inventory simulation logic.
    • AI-supported tooling and structured documentation to speed up planning, diagnostics and workflows.
    • SwiftUI
    • Firebase
    • Product lifecycle
    schmittstudio.au →

  8. Jul 2026 — now Mackay, Queensland

    Storeperson & Forklift Operator

    Vegies Unlimited Mackay

    Vegies Unlimited is a wholesale fresh-produce business in Mackay, supplying shops, kitchens and regional distribution clients across North Queensland.

    • Wholesale produce
    • Cold chain
    • Mackay, AU

    Licensed (LF) forklift work in wholesale produce: unloading freight, staging inbound pallets and moving stock into cold storage.

    Details
    • Wholesale order fulfilment and fast pick-and-pack for regional distribution clients.
    • Quality checks on arrival, FIFO rotation and cold-chain temperature integrity.
    • Dock operations, heavy manual handling and yard housekeeping on tight morning schedules.
    • Forklift (LF)
    • Cold chain
    • FIFO
    • Pick & pack

By the numbers

Kilometres, systems, shipments.

Field operations · 2019 – 2024

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driven on my own routes across Bavaria and Austria

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Field operations · 2019 – 2024

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on site with property owners and commercial clients

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years hands-on in SAP ERP (2013 – 2018) — materials, POs, scheduling agreements, master data.

S&P 500

procurement for Applied Materials — semiconductor production and site IT.

1st

escalator project at Vestner — procured end to end.

DE ⇄ RS

intercompany material flows between Germany and Serbia at Dunkermotoren.

Skills

Yard-floor hands. Systems-level head.

Material planning & inventory control

Demand and replenishment planning in SAP, stock accuracy and cycle counts, FIFO rotation, goods in and out, cold-chain handling and pallet staging.

Operational purchasing & ERP

Purchase orders, scheduling agreements and delivery chasing in SAP ERP MM, vendor negotiation, subcontracting and material master data.

Transport & fleet operations

Daily route and territory planning, self-managed scheduling across a wide region, load restraint, vehicle upkeep and inspection protocols.

Digital & systems

Swift / SwiftUI, JSON, Firebase, Git, workflow automation, AI prompting and scripting, agile (Scrum).

IT infrastructure & security

Cloud fundamentals (Azure / AWS), network security and diagnostics, access control and vulnerability baselines, endpoint management.

Languages

German — native. English — proficient, sharpened by a year abroad and daily work in Australia.

Licences & certifications

Ticketed for the yard. Certified for the systems.

Licence to perform
High Risk Work

Queensland
Government
LF

Tobias Schmitt

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LF
Type
Forklift truck
Status
Current

Heavy Vehicle
Driver Licence

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Tobias Schmitt

Class
HR
Type
O
Vehicle
Heavy rigid
Queensland, Australia Queensland
Government

Driver Licence

Licence No. / CRN••• ••• •••

Tobias Schmitt

Class
C
Type
O
Transmission
Manual
Queensland · also held in Germany Queensland
Government

Cybersecurity & cloud

  • Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
  • Microsoft Certified: Cloud Support Associate & IT Support

Completed through an intensive technical programme at Masterschool, 2025 – 2026.

Project & operations management

  • Google Project Management Professional Certificate
  • IBM IT Project Manager Professional Certificate
  • University of Leeds Major Engineering Projects: Governance, Risk & Scope

Side ventures

After hours, I build.

Schmitt Studio

Indie games & simulation systems.

Three core projects: Auto Dealer, a car dealership simulation for iOS; DeadOcean, a survival game for Steam; and FlipStats, live on the App Store.

Visit schmittstudio.au

Schmitt Tech

Networks & cybersecurity.

Network build-out and cybersecurity advice for small and medium businesses across Australia — opening for bookings on 1 January 2027, with enquiries welcome from today.

Visit schmitttech.au

Contact

Let’s move something.

Open to roles anywhere in Australia — based in Mackay, ready to relocate for the right one.

  • Material Planner · Inventory Controller · Supply Chain Analyst
  • Operational Purchasing Officer · Procurement Specialist
  • Transport & Fleet Operations Coordinator
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