David Merrick Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Managed a Global team across multiple regions who were responsible for Purchase to Pay processes throughout Unilever Globally. Circa 9 million invoices and total € 40 billion payments per annum Also additional responsibility of Travel and Expense processes across the Globe which sees Unilever operate one Global tool which is operating in circa 100 countries for a 120k people.Global process lead for implementation of SAP Invoice Management tool across multiple regionsResponsible for creation of the Unilever P2P Global Process Model which is used to drive best practice across all countries/regionsGlobal Business Operations lead for the transition of P2P activities from countries into a 3rd Party Service Provider/UL centre of excellence ( 3 Tier Model ) ( LATAM and Asia ). Led multiple FIT GAP assessments with countries ( LATAM , AFRICA , ASIA ) prior to transitionResponsible for delivery of harmonisation and measurable improvement through the design and delivery of process and system solutions that generate value for the businessManaged process improvement projects, ensuring the smooth integration of new business processes with organisational structure and culture.Experience of managing multiple external consultants / service providers through projects and ‘Business As Usual ‘activities.Designed effective end-to-end process solutions to deliver the Function’s business strategy and policy

Blackfriars, London, Gb

European process lead responsible for multiple major programs across the European cluster. Responsible for P2P ‘ Business As Usual ‘ processes across the European landscape working with various senior stakeholders within Supply Chain , Finance and HR . Continued to support the Outsourcing of P2P function into 3rd Party Service ProviderAP function lead for the migration from local legacy SAP systems to a regional instance for ALL operating countries.Responsible for leading FIT GAP assessments within countries to ensure smooth cutover / adherence to new way of working.Responsible for small team who were driving continuous improvement agenda across the countries.Established communities of practice with local countries and third party service providers.Established KPI’s measures within the P2P area to monitor performance

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Responsible for transition of Accounts Payables activities from Unilever to Third Party Service provider for the European and North American business. The role included significant travel to multiple countries to help manage the transition. Set up process for Knowledge transfer between local Unilever business and 3rd Party Service ProviderEnsure relevant documentation is created , reviewed , signed off as a pre-requisite to go live to ensure smooth transitionCreated a project plan to ensure all activities planned as part of transition were monitored / completed before cutover.Supported the creation of cutover plans for migration of activities into Third Party Service providerSupported IBM during knowledge transfer to ensure ALL Gaps were captured for review.Responsible for aligning processes during transition to limit the amount of variations IBM had to manage across the countries. Subject Matter Expert for European and North American transitionManaging expectations of country teams including National Finance Directors / Controllers and various other finance teams.Supported the establishment of the KPI’s , CPI’s GPI’s used for monitoring the Third Party performance during/after transition