The consistent thread which runs throughout my career is helping organisations to execute strategic initiatives to deliver successful transformational change outcomes. I focus on making the complex simple and ensuring lasting benefits for business.I am passionate and motivated by the challenge of creating positive and lasting change that aligns with an organisation’s vision and values, and that empowers the people and teams I work with.Typically, I support boards who are challenged by one or more of the following:1. Strategic Planning – Defining and communicating clear: vision, mission, goals, and strategy to ensure laser focus on delivering the business plan2. Stakeholder Management and Governance – Determining clarity and winning structures for organisations, to fully understand their roles and responsibilities, and more specifically all stakeholders, in governance of successful change programmes3. Business Case Execution – Directing robust processes, to guarantee financial rigour, ensuring alignment to business case objectivesI have a strong track record of delivering strategic, operational, and financial benefits for global and national organisations across various sectors, including transport, retail, home service and media.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Led successful programme delivery and integration of major transformational software platforms at Stagecoach Bus, incorporating £multi-million software investments and benefits realisation per annum: including Workday (HCM, payroll, recruitment) and Hexagon EAM (asset/procurement management)• Directed the introduction of a ground-breaking initiative ‘Women in Home Service’ at Sky, to recruit, train and retain women Home Service engineers - target 2% to 20% in 2 years• Steered major ‘Retail Transformation Programme’ at Sky, generating a revenue growth benefit of £100m over three years.• Secured £multi-million cost savings annually at Stagecoach Bus, by the design and introduction of revised target operating model post COVID period.London, United Kingdom• Led Sales and Operations team for Warner Music UK and Ireland (150 + people) during early disruptive digital growth period, to grow sales from £90m to £200m & EBITDA to £25m, via digital and physical retail. Away from work I enjoy playing football every week and golf once or twice a month. I walk 6k four times a week and love cooking (particularly curries). I frequently spend time travelling around the UK watching my sons play high level football and elite futsal. Flexible Options - Permanent, Part-Time, Interim, Remote
Purple Brook Consultancy | Independent Consultancy
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DirectorPurple Brook Consultancy | Independent ConsultancyHatfield, Gb
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Senior Leader Delivering Growth Integration Programs For Scale-UpsNetworking Feb 2024 - Present
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Business Change DirectorStagecoach Group Limited May 2020 - Aug 2023Stockport, Perth, London• Senior leadership role and influencer for strategic business change.• Led programme delivery and integration of large-scale transformational software platforms (£multi-million software investments and benefits realisation per annum).• Delivered integrations - Workday (HCM, payroll, recruitment), Hexagon EAM (asset/procurement management), Optibus (optimised bus scheduling), Greenroad (low bridge warning technology for drivers).• Coordinated and drove delivery of post-merger integration (DWS- Deutsche Bank) and business plan execution. Affected £multi-million cost efficiencies. -
Programme DirectorSky May 2010 - Mar 2020London, Leeds, Livingston, Dunfermline• Led large scale Business Transformation Programmes (benefits exceeding £100m), across Sky divisions, including Home Service, Retail, Business Development, Digital Subscription Services, Product Sales, and Customer Service.• Governed the design & build of a digital retail ‘Sales Commission Platform’ and training program for 1,500 sales representatives, to generate £20m sales growth over 2 years.• Led the design, build, and launch of an award winning and ground-breaking Home Service 'Trainee Engineer Programme' for Women, to significantly overhaul the current gender imbalance, increase women engineer workforce (from less than 2% to 20%) and galvanize cultural change, within the Home Service Engineer Division. • Coordinated a strategic organisational design plan (collective consultation for 300 employees), to ensure future efficient and effective Home Service support and delivery for all Sky customers. -
Senior Vice President And Commercial & Operations Director: Music & VideoWarner Music Group Jan 2002 - Jan 2010London, Dublin• Led Sales and Operations team for UK and Ireland (150 + people) during early disruptive digital growth period, to grow sales from £90m to £200m & EBITDA to £25m, via digital and physical retail. • Delivered a strategic growth plan to maximise digital revenue from zero to £34m in 2 years.• Generated market share growth from 27% to 32% in UK.
Alan Young Education Details
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(Economics, Employment Law, Human Resource Management,Employee Relations) -
Economics
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