Derek Connor Email & Phone Number

Onsite

Applying expertise in CODA-Financials, TROPOS ERP to improve the procurement and logistics processes in SME manufacturing and thereby delivering increased benefit and ROI from these customer's existing business systems. Working with senior management and stakeholders to identify the business requirements and presenting the proposed business process changes and system configurations back to the senior management team. Source and manage the required add-ons (web pages, wpp layouts, SQL, scheduled data import scripts, sfdc scripts) and deploy correctly for testing and proof of concept. Provide user training and confirm the successful adoption of the revised business process. Changes led to quick and accurate monthly accounting, removed dependencies on individual employees, improved control of stock levels and working capital and increased employee productivity.Areas covered include: monthly stock, WIP & GRNI reconciliation, PI checking procedures, packaging requirements planning tool, material call off, commodity purchasing planning tool, departmental purchasing procedure, distributed resource planning tool supporting field engineer parts replenishment, PO delivery scheduling, PO receipting via handheld devices, automated purchase invoicing, retros management and automatic calculation, accrual and invoicing of freight charges.The above changes to business processes were supported by designing web pages to invoke the agreed business rules, query the underlying Oracle databases and perform the required underlying business system transactions.

Basingstoke

Product Design Authority (2000 - 2008)Design Authority for all financial modules and aspects of TROPOS ERP including product costing, foreign currency, VAT processing, sales invoicing, credit checking, goods receiving, GRNI, purchase invoicing and matching, purchase commitment reporting, stock counting & reconciliation, stock valuation & revaluation, project accounting, production order costing, WIP reporting, postings to ledger and complete integration with CODA-Financials.Project Manager (1998 - 2008)Managed numerous TROPOS software development projects, including new software modules (Project Accounting) and significant enhancements. Consultant (1991 - 2008)Provided the finance consultancy for PROTOS and TROPOS implementations across a wide range of manufacturing companies including Hamworthy Engineering, Harcros Chemicals, Celltech, Royal Ordnance, George Adams & Sons, Lawson Mardon Group (France & Germany), Sony UK (Pencoed), Tullis Russell Group, Inveresk Paper Company, Brintons Carpets, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Dairy Farmers of Great Britain and Fox's Confectionery.Consultant (1989-1991)Manage a flow of chargeable enhancements for BT Repair Services (Enfield) to their bespoke version of PROTOS which had been customised to track the repair history of PCBs as part of the System X project.Business Analyst (1988-1989)Joined the Finance team, acquired product knowledge, specified and tested product enhancements and delivered General Ledger & Accounts Payable module courses to customers including Hamworthy Engineering (Poole) and British Rail Engineering (Derby).

Marlborough, Wiltshire

UCSS provided fantastic exposure to all facets of software development, marketing, sales and implementation of a non-mainframe fully integrated MRP system. As one of the earliest companies to successfully port our software from Digital's VAX VMS to Unix, some big name manufacturers such as Intel, Unisys and Honeywell all beat a path to our door. Included 12 month posting to Philadelphia as our man in USA in marketing and pre-sales role working with Unisys and local reseller.

Bsc, Applied Physics

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