Mark Edwards Email & Phone Number

Stoke-On-Trent, England, Gb

Fleetwood, England, United Kingdom

Currently providing 'ad hoc' mentoring and advice to the Victrex project managers, to support them with go live preparation.

Fleetwood, England, United Kingdom

Managed a programme of projects including: the design, build and deployment of a 'stand alone' D365 F&SCM instance into a new start up factory in Panjin, China; the design, build and deployment of a 'stand alone' D365 eCommerce & F&SCM in Shanghai; the design, build and deployment of Dassault Biovia (Notebook, CISPro, Capture); the design, build and deployment of Ultimo EAM; the design, build and deployment of Wellingtone Project for the Web in to R&D; the design and build of Power BI built on… Show more Managed a programme of projects including: the design, build and deployment of a 'stand alone' D365 F&SCM instance into a new start up factory in Panjin, China; the design, build and deployment of a 'stand alone' D365 eCommerce & F&SCM in Shanghai; the design, build and deployment of Dassault Biovia (Notebook, CISPro, Capture); the design, build and deployment of Ultimo EAM; the design, build and deployment of Wellingtone Project for the Web in to R&D; the design and build of Power BI built on 5Y architecture; the design and build of the global D365 F&SCM, CE & HR solution. Show less

Fleetwood

Led the selection process and subsequent implementation of Microsoft D365 FO and CE with Power BI in UK and EuropeHad specific 'hands on' work stream responsibilities for product lifecycle (with formula and routes); product costing (standard and weight average); batch order manufacturing; stock transactions and management; forecasting and planning; and quality management (with batch control and batch attributes) and interface to LIMS;Led the selection of a new HR package, UKG… Show more Led the selection process and subsequent implementation of Microsoft D365 FO and CE with Power BI in UK and EuropeHad specific 'hands on' work stream responsibilities for product lifecycle (with formula and routes); product costing (standard and weight average); batch order manufacturing; stock transactions and management; forecasting and planning; and quality management (with batch control and batch attributes) and interface to LIMS;Led the selection of a new HR package, UKG, and confirmed the role of the existing CMMS, Maximo, in the business by comparing to D365 Asset Management module. Show less

Chesterfield

Grew the practice from circa 35 to 80 employed consultants and project managers, whilst responsible for delivery of circa 25 active projects - AX2012 and D365 - in manufacturing and supply chain companies.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Supported a retailer to prepare a 'digital' blueprint programme budget and plan and outline benefits case. Conducted an audit of a domestic appliance 'aftermarket' retailer's Dynamics AX2012 ERP implementation, prepared a set of focused and prioritised recommendations to fix, and provided advisory services to their IT Director and project team to get the project back on a stable footing.

Lancashire

Led the company to successfully design and implement Microsoft Dynamics AX2012R3 in to USA, UK and Germany, and prepared the plan to deploy to Asia Pacific and Japan, including HR and Business Intelligence, as well as introduce master data governance.

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Prepared a set of focused and prioritised recommendations to fix, and provided advisory services to the IT Director and project team of a Formula 1 company to get their ERP project back on a stable footing.Led a team to prepare a business case, solution architecture and content for an ITT for a new ERP system within The Royal Mint.With the Bourton Group, defined, prepared and delivered a NVQ Level 3 certified supply chain design and planning training course for an aerospace seat… Show more Prepared a set of focused and prioritised recommendations to fix, and provided advisory services to the IT Director and project team of a Formula 1 company to get their ERP project back on a stable footing.Led a team to prepare a business case, solution architecture and content for an ITT for a new ERP system within The Royal Mint.With the Bourton Group, defined, prepared and delivered a NVQ Level 3 certified supply chain design and planning training course for an aerospace seat manufacturer looking to upskill their Baan ERP replacement project team.Defined a conceptual global supply chain model for Handicare, a global healthcare product manufacturing company. Prepared the business case and plan for the Dynamics AX2012 ERP deployment before leading and managing both the vendor and client team to first deployment in Holland and Germany.Supported and guided J&S Marine, to design, build and roll out Dynamics AX2012 across their two UK sites with focus on project-based low volume, high value manufactured productsAdvised the Watermark Group about education and training strategy to ensure successful adoption of the new system across their global businessFacilitated a Board of Trustees of a charity to validate their operational priorities. Show less

Chesterfield

Worked with a FTSE100 to lead to successful completion of a design and build for their global project finance system.Oversaw the implementation of several projects via project managers and consultants.

Structured and managed the initial set up of a large change and transformation programme to improve profit by £30m on a £360m revenue business, including the validation of the Microsoft Dynamics AX2009 platform prior to preparing a roll-out plan to deploy to 12 UK sites.Reviewed the supply chain model and organisational structure (sales, warehouses, offices, replenishment model) of an Irish distributor with the client's management team that would save circa €5m of savings on a €100m… Show more Structured and managed the initial set up of a large change and transformation programme to improve profit by £30m on a £360m revenue business, including the validation of the Microsoft Dynamics AX2009 platform prior to preparing a roll-out plan to deploy to 12 UK sites.Reviewed the supply chain model and organisational structure (sales, warehouses, offices, replenishment model) of an Irish distributor with the client's management team that would save circa €5m of savings on a €100m revenue once implemented, including identifying loss-making product lines and customers.Supported a client to improve operational processes that reduced costs by circa £4m on a £40m revenue, through factory layout re-design and value stream analysis, introduction of 5S, selection and implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX4, job re-design and metrics introduction.Supported a client within healthcare to re-design the business processes, select appropriate IT systems, re-design the organisational structure and structure an implementation programme forecasting £10m cost savings on a revenue of circa £150mSupported a new start-up operation in Los Angeles, with specific focus on supply chain planning and execution through the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX4. Show less

Supply chain systems design and implementation to reduce order to delivery lead time, improve on time in full delivery, improve back office labour productivity, engage suppliers in identifying ways to cut costs and inventory.

Leading and managing a team of application, software and technical consultants to define, sell and deliver projects, restoring the North EMEA business to targetted profit from a position of loss.

Value based selling and project scoping to large multi-nationalsManaging a small lead generation team and specialist pre-sales team

Project manager-consultant training client staff, designing business processes around the QAD application and project managing client implementations, including the pre-sales and implementation of MFG/Pro within the bottled mineral water industry (supplying the major UK retailers) across 3 factories, new 3rd party logistics and new head office with EDI messages within 10 weeks of signing contracts

Managing day-to-day production and quality of printed circuit board assemblies through a dept of 40 staff split across 3 teamsDefining and implementing continuous improvement projects (SMED, Process flow, Process elimination, Productivity improvement)Make v buy analysisIT systems design and selection, including implementation of MFG/Pro in to PCB and product assemblyFactory re-design and re-location based on cell principlesCoaching and developing teams to be 'self managing'… Show more Managing day-to-day production and quality of printed circuit board assemblies through a dept of 40 staff split across 3 teamsDefining and implementing continuous improvement projects (SMED, Process flow, Process elimination, Productivity improvement)Make v buy analysisIT systems design and selection, including implementation of MFG/Pro in to PCB and product assemblyFactory re-design and re-location based on cell principlesCoaching and developing teams to be 'self managing' without a formal team leader Show less

Manufacturing Management And Technology, Post Graduate Diploma

Manufacturing Management and Technology post-graduate diploma

Bsc, Engineering Science

Activities and Societies: College JCR Exec & Charities committee