Mark Hopkins

Mark Hopkins brings more than 25 years of experience in supply chain roles across retail, distribution, and biotechnology environments. A large part of his work has focused on how planning decisions are made in practice and how those decisions translate into day-to-day execution. He has worked across areas such as inventory optimisation, supply chain planning, and multi-country visibility, with a consistent focus on improving how organisations use data to support operational decisions.

Hopkins holds an EMBA from both Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung (WHU) and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Prior to his most recent role, he was an Associate Director in Supply Chain Consulting at KPMG Australia.

Career history

• Vice President for Global Accounts at Netstock, a provider of inventory management and demand planning software used by more than 2,400 organisations globally
• Associate Director in Supply Chain Consulting at KPMG Australia
• Manager, Supply Chain at Genentech, contributing to supply chain efficiencies within the biotechnology company
• Multiple roles at Coca-Cola Amatil including Project Manager (One Logistics Internal Consulting), Manager (Supply Chain Customer), and Supply Chain Planning Contractor
• Regional Field Service Manager and International Field Service Engineer at MarquipWardUnited in the industrial machinery and equipment sector

Over the course of his career, Hopkins has worked on forecasting in multi-location retail and distribution networks, including tackling product-level imbalances such as broken size ranges, and expanding supply chain visibility for an international distributor from one country to 19. In biotechnology settings, he supported product planning in environments where supply constraints are a constant concern, and led business integration initiatives during system and ERP transitions.

What Mark Hopkins could bring to his role as Associate at Middlebank Consulting Group: Hopkins brings a rare combination of hands-on operational experience across multiple industries and strategic advisory expertise from KPMG, complemented by technical platform expertise from his vendor-side experience at Netstock. His focus on translating data into executable decisions and improving planning discipline aligns directly with Middlebank's consulting approach, positioning him to guide clients beyond software implementation toward sustainable operational improvements in inventory management and demand planning.