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Weybridge, Gb

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

Tech Lead for a global E2E visibility project that leverages Azure to deliver near real-time data to key Supply Chain personas in GSK Consumer Healthcare.Agile project delivery encompassing several source systems (e.g. SAP, 3PL carriers, 4PL providers, Distributors and Key Account customers) that underpin the Supply Chain, with multiple teams spanning four regions.

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

• Accountable for developing Consumer Healthcare W&D Tech strategies with senior business leaders across Supply Chain that support the Pfizer-GSK Joint Venture (JV), and longer-term objective of separating the Consumer Healthcare business from GSK• Secured overall JV integration budget of ~£5.9m to deliver several warehouse integration projects, and implement strategic W&D standards to 7 legacy Pfizer production facilities and >15 markets• Established good practices and associated governance processes for 6 direct reports covering: project organisation, plans, change requests, budget, resources, quality, and reporting• Working directly with the business to shape a business case to transform the logistics management operating model in Consumer Healthcare, and deliver estimated savings of ~£2.3m annually whilst increasing visibility of deliveries in the Supply Chain

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

• Designed, developed and implemented a Portfolio Management System (PMS) to enable visibility and transparency of GSF’s Project Portfolio (incl. Procurement, Finance, Legal and HR)• Managed and maintained the PMS backlog in collaboration with the business, ensuring the prioritisation of high value work, and review of adherence to the PMS’ governance processes• Delivered complementary Business Intelligence solutions (using Power BI) to visualise data from the PMS, and delivered additional BI dashboards to support CET/SVP-level events where decisions are made for new demand CAPEX projects with overall Q1/Q2 value of ~£17m

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

• Accountable for development of the GSK W&D Tech strategy for Brexit across the Pharma, Consumer Healthcare and Vaccines Supply Chains• Successfully led creation of a business case portfolio with c. £900k approved to enable initiation of multiple W&D Tech Brexit projects• Managed a matrixed team of Project and Test Managers to deliver projects in support of the W&D Tech Brexit strategy• Led engagements across several workstreams to create a Business Change Impact Assessment that encompassed several trade routes, resulting in a clear set of business requirements• Supported contract negotiation activities with third-party warehouse providers (3PLs) to secure competitive pricing for change activities, and upholding value through flexible contract terms

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

• Accountable for creating W&D IT strategies for the Joint Venture (JV) between Novartis-GSK Consumer Healthcare• Drove strategic discussions with business and IT functions to identify commercially aligned opportunities with clear cases of business value• Led preparation of business cases to deliver proposals which underpin the end-to-end process to make and ship product. Worked with internal and external stakeholders across all organisational levels to understand business requirements, define scope, drive collaboration, and implement performance management systems• Secured and managed overall integration budget of ~£2.3m• Accountable for end-to-end delivery of change initiatives (i.e. from inception to delivery)• Deployed a cloud-based temperature monitoring solution for global shipments, enabling temperature logger to be analysed automatically, and delivered competitive advantage through a 30% reduction in time to release product• Coordinating Procurement, Business and 3PL to agree a Statement of Work (SoW) for integrating warehouses that manage ~60,000 shipments annually• Successfully managed the delivery and integration of third-party (3PL) Warehouse Management Systems with GSK’s strategic ERP solution, in support of a complex Joint Venture programme with Novartis• Executed over >120 test scenarios to ensure that robust solutions without any defects were delivered at go-live

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

* Leading role mapping activities within a large network of stakeholders ranging from change professionals to SAP Subject Matter Experts to other programme teams such as Security & Authorisation, Training and Quality & Compliance Management* Engaging senior programme and business managers; supporting their work plans through accurate issue escalation and representation of role mapping activities at senior governance meetings* Delivering role mapping training and facilitating various knowledge transfer workshops* Developing high quality documentation such as training materials, presentations, SOPs, and project plans* Supporting user acceptance testing and early life support processes through issue diagnostic and resolution activities* Managing and quality testing provisioning data within a bespoke role mapping database* Successful delivery to over 20,000 users in 10 countries during 2014: France, Spain, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, Turkey, Philippines, Thailand

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

* Working in partnership with the Developing Countries Market Access (DCMA) business unit to identify, shape and deliver technology solutions that improve access to medicines* Delivering back-office IT solutions to enable a micro-insurance product to be piloted in Zambia - part of an innovative health partnership between GSK and Barclays (https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/gsk-and-barclays-form-partnership-to-increase-access-to-healthcare-and-promote-economic-development-in-zambia/) * Leading business engagements to build a Social Return on Investment (SRoI) tool that simplifies decisions on social investments in developing countries

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

* Accountable for collection of programme-level milestones from workstream leads, building these into a plan, tracking and reporting against that plan, and managing the continuous maintenance of the plan* Ensured programme-level risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies were captured, tracked and reported at varying levels of seniority* Delivered a suite of complex IT Continuity Plans (ITCPs) for the project solution, providing a robust framework for recovering IT services in the event of a disaster. The ITCPs ensure that Consumer Healthcare can continue to run key forecasting and reporting processes that are linked to business strategy* Fully accountable for piloting feasibility study on Secondary Sales Model pilot for India and reporting findings back to leadership team

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

* Lead development and execution of a templated process to conduct a strategic assessment of IT across Ware GMS, accountable for identifying use of IT, gaps / improvement opportunities, IT risks and quality of service. Delivered risk reduction, simplification and service improvement opportunities* Created proposal for Site Leadership Team to roll out a Microsoft Collaborative Champions initiative for Ware GMS. Once approved, provided education, guidance and solutions for departments throughout placement, and then ensured that work continued through handover to colleagues across the site* Site lead for Internet Explorer 8 upgrade project, ensuring the site migrated to deadlines successfully with no business impact* Prepared site for SharePoint 2010 upgrade through comms. plan, training and consultations. Worked with colleagues to identify 8 legacy collaborative applications that required migration to ensure critical business processes – such as the export and import of GSK products to market – were able to continue* Managed team of 10 Industrial Placement students to co-ordinate a new starter day for ~55 IT Industrial Placement students

Heslington, England, Gb

Volunteered as a STEM Ambassador at The Big Bang Fair for two days during April 2013.Responsible for engaging with students to promote the specialism I represent (Technology) and the skills I possess, discuss the stands and projects they had visited, and then to talk about the career opportunities that are available.Most of my time was spent with students from secondary schools and sixth form institutions, where my main challenges were to dispel the stereotypes/myths around working in IT, to encourage questions and generate interest regarding the roles that are available in IT, and to communicate at a level appropriate for 11-18 year olds. My spare time was used to network with the volunteers and organisers. A personal highlight was being nominated to lead the STEM Ambassadors on Friday by the volunteer co-ordinator.Engagement with STEMNET and opportunities outside of Big Bang Fair ongoing in North London.

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

* Provided numerous B2B consultancies to enable strategic third-parties to collaborate with GSK in line with GSK IT security policies. For example, identified a resilient connectivity solution for logistics partner in Southern Africa to ensure uninterrupted product shipment* Streamlined business process for prioritisation of departmental tasks, delivering a reduction in cycle times of over 90% (2 hours to 10 minutes) through automation of work whilst increasing data quality - ImpacT award achieved for this work* Ran second stage of project to successfully transition managed firewall service provider - a key enabler in GSK's IT infrastructure* Successfully achieved ITIL v3 Foundation qualification* Organised 'Orange Day' for 15 GSK staff to take 50 handicapped children to Regent’s Park Zoo

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Information Systems With Accounting (Industrial Placement)

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