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United Kingdom

Key achievements:• Leading key global data governance definition and enforcement activities with colleagues in North America and Russia in addition to main European jurisdiction.• Extensive redevelopment of off-system data collection forms and workflows to better support the business by getting critical data “right first time”.• Designed a comprehensive key performance indicator dashboard to highlight and assist in remedying process deficiencies, improving user capability and… Show more Key achievements:• Leading key global data governance definition and enforcement activities with colleagues in North America and Russia in addition to main European jurisdiction.• Extensive redevelopment of off-system data collection forms and workflows to better support the business by getting critical data “right first time”.• Designed a comprehensive key performance indicator dashboard to highlight and assist in remedying process deficiencies, improving user capability and performance.Key skills gained:• Continued enhancement of ability to create simple yet detailed technical documentation.• Implementation of change management procedures to enable smooth transition to new processes. Show less

Key achievements:• Recipient of a Heinz global award for “exceptional” performance.• Organisational changes required the balancing of team leadership responsibilities with routine activities and restructuring my team to provide greater cross functional benefit.• SAP implementation in Europe, Canada, United States and Russia managing data extraction, cleansing, transformation and loading activities, and enforcing change control.• Formulated detailed test scripts and drove… Show more Key achievements:• Recipient of a Heinz global award for “exceptional” performance.• Organisational changes required the balancing of team leadership responsibilities with routine activities and restructuring my team to provide greater cross functional benefit.• SAP implementation in Europe, Canada, United States and Russia managing data extraction, cleansing, transformation and loading activities, and enforcing change control.• Formulated detailed test scripts and drove integrated testing to full completion with a 100% pass rate comfortably within required deadlines.• Exhibited personal core values of diligence, flexibility and tenacity by working late nights and weekends whenever required to ensure successful outcomes. Key skills gained:• Proactively managed tasks across departments in different time zones, including my two direct reports, within a project environment to ensure that demanding deadlines were met.• Demonstrated ability to constantly review and learn from previous experience. Show less

Key achievements:• Blueprinted and documented a global master data template (including standards and governance) to ensure data integrity across all of Heinz’s sites worldwide. • Automated a stock write-off workflow thereby improving audit trails, efficiency and security.• Developed ETL toolsets to ensure accurate and efficient data migration.Key skills gained:• Networked across all levels of the business from factory staff to business executives in different countries,… Show more Key achievements:• Blueprinted and documented a global master data template (including standards and governance) to ensure data integrity across all of Heinz’s sites worldwide. • Automated a stock write-off workflow thereby improving audit trails, efficiency and security.• Developed ETL toolsets to ensure accurate and efficient data migration.Key skills gained:• Networked across all levels of the business from factory staff to business executives in different countries, demonstrated the ability to adapt communication skills where necessary. Show less

Key achievements:• Identified and fixed a major Sarbanes Oxley audit failure. Personally delivered workarounds while managing a team of experts to develop a technical fix in half the expected time scale.• Improved the efficiency of the “purchase to pay” process. Developed and trained an automated process from the point of raising a purchase requisition to paying an invoice.• Produced detailed analysis to influence cost savings and enhance Heinz’s reputation with suppliers.Key… Show more Key achievements:• Identified and fixed a major Sarbanes Oxley audit failure. Personally delivered workarounds while managing a team of experts to develop a technical fix in half the expected time scale.• Improved the efficiency of the “purchase to pay” process. Developed and trained an automated process from the point of raising a purchase requisition to paying an invoice.• Produced detailed analysis to influence cost savings and enhance Heinz’s reputation with suppliers.Key skills gained:• Acquired new technical skills in an area of SAP not previously supported by the business.• Improved problem solving skills by using tools to analyse data from a number of sources and initiating detailed plans to correct deficiencies where they exist. Show less

Key achievements:• Assisted in the establishment of a new team and supported a successful transition to SAP from multiple legacy systems at one of Europe’s largest manufacturing sites and four others.• Created and implemented an efficient data collection process across five UK sites.• Learnt SAP MM while entering data to support the business at a level of 99.9% accuracy.Key skills gained:• Detailed cross-functional knowledge of SAP material master… Show more Key achievements:• Assisted in the establishment of a new team and supported a successful transition to SAP from multiple legacy systems at one of Europe’s largest manufacturing sites and four others.• Created and implemented an efficient data collection process across five UK sites.• Learnt SAP MM while entering data to support the business at a level of 99.9% accuracy.Key skills gained:• Detailed cross-functional knowledge of SAP material master data.• Micro-management and planning skills to deal with issues effectively as they arise. Show less

Key achievements:• Rigorously tested a new audit tool and correcting a critical defect prior to use. • Created training material for a new Time and Attendance system.Key skills gained:• Ability to create clear and detailed technical documentation.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law, 2.1

Chemistry, Maths, Biology

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GCSEs in Maths, English Language, English Literature, French, Religious Studies, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Information.