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Peterborough, United Kingdom

Oxford

Oxford And Menen - Belgium

Initially engaged to project manage the implementation of Microsoft Navision within You Build, a Joint Venture company within the Grafton Group, based in Menen, West Flanders, Belgium.The role involved the development of a project plan, establishment of a Project Steering Board and management and monitoring progress of implementation tasks to migrate a.

Peterborough And Shanghai, China

• Engaged with AB Agri to develop a Target Operating Model for a new Business to Business operation in Shanghai, China. The assignment involved engaging with the key stakeholders for the B2B business and through a series.
• details on processes through the development of cross functional flowcharts
• data through the development of a logical data… Show more Engaged with AB Agri to develop a Target Operating Model for a new Business to Business operation in Shanghai, China. The assignment involved engaging with the.
• data through the development of a logical data structure
• new organisation structure
• target applications architecture

Lonon And Paris

• Project Managing a number of AX projects including the full life cycle project for the Implementation of AX2009 Financials for the French Subsidiary in Paris.The main activity was the implementation of AX in France and.
• Development and approval of systems architecture and then a business case for the projects arising including the implementation of AX.
• Establishment and operation of a Project Board with membership from the U.K., France and… Show more Project Managing a number of AX projects including the full life cycle project for the Implementation of AX2009.
• Establishment and operation of a Project Board with membership from the U.K., France and Australia.
• Running requirements gathering workshops with the end user team in Paris to define and agree requirements.
• Agreement for the supply of software and services with Microsoft VAR.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Process and Systems review of HR systems for one of the companies lead local Government clients

North East England

• The full project life-cycle role involved the Project Management of the implementation of a Finance and HR system for the Finance Shared Service Centre and HR Shared Service Centres located in Middlesbrough, Cleveland..
• Development and approval… Show more The full project life-cycle role involved the Project Management of the implementation of a Finance and HR system for the Finance Shared Service Centre and HR Shared Service Centres.
• Development and approval of a business case for the project.
• Establishment of a Project Board, development of a PID and seeking approval of project plans for the analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of the AX solution.
• Running requirements gathering workshops with the end user teams to define and agree best practise business processes and requirements across the Finance and HR functions.
• Contract negotiation and agreement for the supply of software and services with Microsoft VAR.

Peterborough, United Kingdom

• Initially recruited as Project Manager to specify, evaluate, procure, develop, install and implement Microsoft Dynamics AX (Commtrader) within the Central Finance Function of Ab Agri. The role involved the full project.
• Development of project plans for the testing and implementation of the AX solution.
• Running workshops to define and agree business processes and requirements across the Operations and Finance functions.
• The management of project team resources to plan and execute unit tests
• The planning and execution of User Acceptance Testing in a ‘Model Office’ environment
• Management of Microsoft VAR to ensure the correct prioritisation and scheduling of software fixes developed offshore

Lichfield

Part time role managing the implementation of Oracle IProcurement across the authority. The role covered the full life cycle from developing a fixed price proposal, through requirements gathering, systems development and configuration, testing, training, implementation and post implementation support.

Redcar

Part time role providing Consultancy on the support and enhancement of Oracle iProcurement and Accounts Payable across the Authority. The role included managing out-sourced service providers to support changes within the procure to pay cycle and liaison with Oracle Support and BPO support team in Newport on enhancement and fixes.

Accrington

• Project Management of the training workstream of an Oracle ERP implementation for this large I.T. wholesale FMCG organisation. The role involved the development of a training strategy and once approved the management.
• Develop training materials including workbooks, quick reference cards etc.
• Establish and run workshops for the review and approval of materials.
• Design and schedule training courses for end users
• Create data for training courses
• QA the… Show more Project Management of the training workstream of an Oracle ERP implementation for this large I.T. wholesale FMCG organisation. The role involved the development of a training strategy and once.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing all aspects of the Councils programme to upgrade and develop Oracle Financials, including the implementation of iProcurement and Receivables.Phase 1 involved the redesign of the Chart of Accounts and the re-implementation of the core ERP modules, GL, AP and Cash Management.Phase 2 involved the implementation of Oracle.

Responsible for managing the development of a custom built Client/Server application for the renewal and administration of TV Licensing and the associated Data Warehouse on behalf of the BBC.

Responsible for managing of multiple development projects enhancing the organisations credit card application processing / decisioning system (VECTUS).