Kate Jennings

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Head of Global IT Project Management @ Bodycote
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Congleton, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Kate Jennings

As Head of IT Projects and a member of the IT Management Team at Bodycote my role is to lead the delivery of change into the business by establishing, implementing and monitoring adherence to best practice processes for all IT Projects across 165 locations in 22 countries.Qualified Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile PM Practitioner, Prince 2 Practitioner and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt practitioner with strong leadership skills and extensive experience of implementing, embedding and decommissioning projects, processes and Information systems in regulated environments.

Kate Jennings's Current Company Details
Bodycote

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Head of Global IT Project Management
Kate Jennings Work Experience Details
  • Bodycote
    Head Of Global It Project Management
    Bodycote May 2017 - Present
    Macclesfield, Cheshire, Gb
    Initially brought into Bodycote to establish a robust Project Management Office and Project framework to faciltate the demand for high volumes of IT project requests which required formalisation allowing for global tracking and reporting of costs, timelines and benefits. The PMO now benefits from standard best practice procedures, standardisation of project documentation and information management so documentation can easily be shared during all parts of the Project Life Cycle.Currently, I am a member of the IT Management Team and lead a team of 13 IT professionals, based in 5 global locations, ensuring that the IT projects portfolio is consistently managed from pre-project, approvals, tracking, analysis, budgeting through to hand over to service.
  • Bodycote
    Global It Project Manager
    Bodycote Mar 2017 - Apr 2017
    Macclesfield, Cheshire, Gb
    Leading a team of Global IT Project Managers and HR Professionals through the implementation of Workday HR Solution to over 4,000 users. Promotion to Head of IT Projects within 2 months of joining Bodycote and asked to establish a Project Management Office to formalise the ways of working and introduce global best practice procedures.
  • Astrazeneca
    Project Implementation And Change Lead
    Astrazeneca Feb 2015 - Jul 2016
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb
    The role of Change and Implementation Project Lead involved the delivery, implementation, integration and decommission of Cloud based solutions (SharePoint 2010, OneDrive, OneNote, BOX, Skype for business, Salesforce) for around 6,000 users at AstraZeneca.* Management and maintenance of the delivery schedule to agreed timelines * Monitoring of the risk log on behalf of the business and providing options for mitigating/avoiding risks* Active management of Sponsors, Key Stakeholders and Key Users* Creation of awareness and communications material for Users, Sponsors and IT support team* Creation and implementation of a Business As Usual support process* Managed reduction of 2,000 SharePoint 2007 sites and migration of 1,000 sites to SharePoint 2010. * Leadership of the 20+ project team, running the weekly meetings and creating an Implementation Team network* Development of guidelines and processes to support and embed new ways of working* Archiving of redundant information according to strict Pharmaceutical standards and guidelines
  • Astrazeneca
    Process, Systems And Information Manager
    Astrazeneca Apr 2011 - May 2015
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb
    As Business System Owner for Timecard my role was to relaunch the time recording system to 8,000 global users after usage figures had dropped significantly. This included:-* Stakeholder management and communication planning for relaunch* Development and maintenance of KPI's and reporting measures to maintain and monitor success* Support to the 12 Chiefs of Staff (Department Heads) to help them understand and interpret the data in the dashboard reports and data analysis * Delivery of training for the train the trainer sessions* Preparation of user training material for all users* Development of Business As Usual documentation for new ways of working * IT Lead for scheduling bug fixes, planned downtime and enhancement testing
  • Astrazeneca
    Project Manager/Business Analyst
    Astrazeneca May 2009 - Apr 2011
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb
    Business Project Manager working within the central PMO function tasked with the delivery of a new and complex Project Management tool (Planisware) to the core business for managing the development and delivery of drugs to patients. The introduction of a cross functional method of project management was an industry first as previously all functions had managed their planning independently of each other, so change management played a huge role in this project.
  • Astrazeneca
    Im/Km Business Relationship Manager
    Astrazeneca Nov 2005 - May 2009
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb
    The commercially sensitive multi company collaborations with external partners such as The Christie, Cancer Research UK and Royal Marsden Hospital required IT security, best practice guidance and secure IP protocols to be established for all parties to adhere to. I was the business lead during the establishment of these principles as part of the Externalisation Framework.
  • Astrazeneca
    Global Knowledge Manager
    Astrazeneca Jan 2003 - Nov 2005
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb
    IM/KM lead for AstraZeneca during the AstraZeneca and MedImmune merger. Liaising closely with the Knowledge Groups at Cambridge Antibody Technology and MedImmune, the IM work-stream analysed established ways of working from all organisations to develop a single easy, quick and most importantly secure file share and collaboration tools to facilitate cross business knowledge sharing. This was successfully achieved within the 100 day target that was set by the project sponsors.
  • Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
    Associate Knowledge Manager
    Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Jan 1999 - Jan 2003
    Providing support during the implementation of a Global Product Information Tool, which required working with IT to develop the tool, coordinating UAT across multiple sites, providing face to face training and establishing the Super User network. I was solely responsible for training users in Italy, France and Spain as part of the Key Site owner role.
  • Nortronic Electronic Component Distributors
    Marketing Manager
    Nortronic Electronic Component Distributors Feb 1997 - Jan 1999
    As Brand Owner for 3 component manufacturers, I developed marketing campaigns and pricing strategies to increase sales and create brand awareness for both the external Sales Reps and the Internal Sales Team. Also responsible for Sales Team training and communicating trade updates to ensure that key accounts were always supplied with the latest of technologies and benefited from the best trade deals. I was also accountable for all sales for the 3 manufacturers generated from the internal Sales Team.
  • British Rail
    Post Sales Support - Hr Tools
    British Rail Aug 1995 - Feb 1997
    Gb
    My role as Sales Support was to act as Key Contact for all new contracts and to ensure they had access to all the Training and Help Desk Support required.

Kate Jennings Skills

Pharmaceutical Industry Training Cross Functional Team Leadership Change Management Process Improvement Project Management Continuous Improvement Management Coaching R&d Operational Planning It Project Implementation Training Delivery Certified Green Belt Business Process Improvement Team Leadership Strategic Planning Project Portfolio Management Information Management Knowledge Management Agile Project Management Leadership Communication

Kate Jennings Education Details

  • Humberside University
    Humberside University
    European Technology Management And Marketing (Software)

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Kate Jennings works for Bodycote

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Kate Jennings's current role is Head of Global IT Project Management.

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