Christopher Freeman Email & Phone Number

United Kingdomn

I have created a new social enterprise business, www.dadsvdads.com. I was determined to set up an initiative to contribute to improving a horrible statistic that 1:5 men die before they are 65, missing the opportunity to enjoy activities they used to enjoy. Organising Dads can utilise this site, framework and structure to get other Dads playing sport with.

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Leading key strategic IT and automation process implementation and improvement projects. Working closely with project owners to lead teams of cross functional specialists, technical specialists and developers to build charters, requirements, functional specifications, technical specifications, proof of concepts, test environments, testing plans and.

• Operationally I was responsible for:
• Presenting my statistical analysis of stakeholder satisfaction and portfolio data to influence goal development
• Improving the project management information system data quality to increase data confidence
• Ensuring mandated project outputs were delivered by project leaders as part of project quality assurance
• Supporting global project leaders to use project delivery tools and techniquesLeading IT and Business Process portfolio improvement initiatives through to sustained procedures including:
• A project delivery process for non specialist project leaders doubling the number of projects in the portfolio

• As part of the global credit team I was accountable for Dow Corning’s European Accounts Receivable (AR) KPI's. I managed a team of 12 Credit Professionals across 6 European sites with a budget of $750,000. The team.
• Team recruitment, development, goal setting and performance reviews
• Quarterly bad debt provision calculation
• Critical customer credit risk assessment
• High debtor negotiation with a focus on distributors in developing and emerging markets
• Meeting AR accounting compliance standards for 6 legal selling entities

As a member of the credit team I was responsible for payment term control and receivables collection for domestic and export customers. This also included set up and follow up of letter of credit arrangements.

Within this role I had full responsibility for risk assessment and overdue debt control of customers in developing and emerging markets, managing the risk within the framework of a need to grow business in these geographies. Developing the necessary relationships to make things work for me was a challenge I relished.

My key experience was dealing with the high tension environment of managing the customer while warrants were executed, forcing entry to properties to install pre-pay meters.

Member By Examination, All Credit Management Elements

Activities and Societies: Member of the FCIB Learnings covered - Credit Management, Business Environment, Business Law, Accounting, Credit.

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