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London, England, United Kingdom

Develop and implement the infrastructure to effectively govern, control and manage the Transformation Programme. + Created a bespoke project lifecycle to compliment the level of project experience and culture within McColl’s+ Designed and built project plans and governance tools to support the delivery of a multi-streamed Transformation strategy (Online, Store conversions, Store Optimisation and Efficient Operating Model)+ Led the Morrisons Daily conversion programme, creating a… Show more Develop and implement the infrastructure to effectively govern, control and manage the Transformation Programme. + Created a bespoke project lifecycle to compliment the level of project experience and culture within McColl’s+ Designed and built project plans and governance tools to support the delivery of a multi-streamed Transformation strategy (Online, Store conversions, Store Optimisation and Efficient Operating Model)+ Led the Morrisons Daily conversion programme, creating a plan to deliver 450 stores by end of 2022 with 175 conversions completed YTD+ Designed and implemented a toolkit of project management & communication templates to effectively deliver the Transformation plan as well as integrate into other areas of the business to support BAU projects Show less

Yeovil

CREATING AND ESTABLISHING A WORLD CLASS PMO+ Designed and implemented a centralised PMO function now responsible for managing 100% of the projects contributing to the 3-year growth plan+ Established and integrated project governance through; * a clearly structured project forums meeting with regular cadence * fully bespoke project lifecycle and toolkit (improving project pace by 30%) * company specific project methodology to allow for in-house… Show more CREATING AND ESTABLISHING A WORLD CLASS PMO+ Designed and implemented a centralised PMO function now responsible for managing 100% of the projects contributing to the 3-year growth plan+ Established and integrated project governance through; * a clearly structured project forums meeting with regular cadence * fully bespoke project lifecycle and toolkit (improving project pace by 30%) * company specific project methodology to allow for in-house training+ Consolidated project management techniques with our IT partner (usually the most common dependancy) and reduced lead times on projects by an average of 3 months+ Creation of a stakeholder mapping process combining personality types to maximise engagement and probability of project success Show less

Europe

RESPONSIBLE FOR 2 LARGE PROGRAMMES: THE DISSOLUTION OF OUR GERMAN BUSINESS AND THE INTEGRATION OF A LARGE BUSINESS WIDE EFFICIENCY PROGRAMME TO REDUCE COSTS IN OUR UK BUSINESSEFFICIENCY PROGRAMME+ Led the Programme as the interface for the business, providing expertise and a strategic view that supported the board in deploying change effectively+ Developed methodology and reporting to achieve board sponsorship and complete proof of concept trials for long term integration… Show more RESPONSIBLE FOR 2 LARGE PROGRAMMES: THE DISSOLUTION OF OUR GERMAN BUSINESS AND THE INTEGRATION OF A LARGE BUSINESS WIDE EFFICIENCY PROGRAMME TO REDUCE COSTS IN OUR UK BUSINESSEFFICIENCY PROGRAMME+ Led the Programme as the interface for the business, providing expertise and a strategic view that supported the board in deploying change effectively+ Developed methodology and reporting to achieve board sponsorship and complete proof of concept trials for long term integration into the business+ Implemented a successful business improvement Programme, employing aspects of lean methodology to deliver £16m savings (new, not annualised) over 3 years across all business functionsGERMANY+ Built, launched and delivered the closure programme for the German business, achieving full closure 4 months earlier than the proposed deadline, 7 months compared to an initial 11 month estimate+ Board recognition of programme excellence, leading to the Germany closure programme becoming the template for all programme and project delivery+ Dissolution of the German business with zero litigation and £4m underspend in budget+ Trained and developed 3 junior project managers to promotion into larger project delivery roles Show less

United Kingdom

DELIVERY OF THE UK STORE ROLLOUT PROGRAMME AND INTERNATIONAL PROOF OF CONCEPT+ Achieved consistent delivery of a 55 store a year rollout programme+ Reduced capital spend per store by 12% + Developed numerous trials to improve our proposition and customer offer whilst maximising profitability: * POS and sponsored bays * Customer segregation by type * Service trials and staffing models+ Responsible for delivery of a major proof of concept… Show more DELIVERY OF THE UK STORE ROLLOUT PROGRAMME AND INTERNATIONAL PROOF OF CONCEPT+ Achieved consistent delivery of a 55 store a year rollout programme+ Reduced capital spend per store by 12% + Developed numerous trials to improve our proposition and customer offer whilst maximising profitability: * POS and sponsored bays * Customer segregation by type * Service trials and staffing models+ Responsible for delivery of a major proof of concept programme to establish viability of proposition in Europe, specifically Germany, comprising of; * Lease, fit out and open a Head Office (up to 100 people) * Build and open 19 stores nationwide * Partnership with a 3PL to provide store replenishment and integration for next day delivery * IT platform and language solution * Local website Show less

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Computer Science

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