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London, England, Gb

London, Gb

Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Senior manager leading strategic asset capacity management and transformation program in UK and IE, with a focus on partner operations and cross-functional team management. Define and coordinate program implementation with executive stakeholder management using PRINCE2 principles. Together with a time as executive business partner to UK director, fulfilling chief of staff duties through period, managing executive engagements. Key achievement/ projects:• Saved £7MM with finance on… Show more Senior manager leading strategic asset capacity management and transformation program in UK and IE, with a focus on partner operations and cross-functional team management. Define and coordinate program implementation with executive stakeholder management using PRINCE2 principles. Together with a time as executive business partner to UK director, fulfilling chief of staff duties through period, managing executive engagements. Key achievement/ projects:• Saved £7MM with finance on operations cost during peak period 2024, innovating resilient strategy planning models and conducting supplier talks to refine quantity of logistics supply. Decision maker for UK asset capacity levers through peak periods with approach strategy adopted by other Amazon jurisdictions.• Streamlined future risk portfolio management by coordinating regulatory response to Brexit by leading Project Management Office. Collaborating with HR, 3rd party supplier management and operational strategy departments.• Led on marketplace competitor analysis and vendor engagement on prime and peak resource procurement. Work orders approved for £25.8MM renting capacity enabling assets, protecting customer promise. • Change Management lead for UK Fleet team, achieved programmatic changes on financial performance monitoring of customers after feedback from 3rd party suppliers.Key responsibilities:• Program solution architect on multiple cross-functional strategic growth initiatives on vehicle and fleet requirements for the UK, including project capacity planning through the year with expenditure of £20MM+. • Formulate operational delivery frameworks of project planning/ control and execute data analytic processes at UK and EU level, drive improvements through SME teams. Governance representative to stakeholders. • EU Business Partner duties– Action tracking + Strategy advisor, internal events management, risk manager. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

Volunteer Business Partner to Director General and Chief of Staff in scaling a green think tank focussing on IoT applications to climate change. Perform management function of Director Generals office and co-ordinates research, communications, and administration divisions work on behalf of government clients.Key Achievements/ Projects: • Lead on briefing documents, background analysis and concept note documentation used to secure work package collaboration with several regional… Show more Volunteer Business Partner to Director General and Chief of Staff in scaling a green think tank focussing on IoT applications to climate change. Perform management function of Director Generals office and co-ordinates research, communications, and administration divisions work on behalf of government clients.Key Achievements/ Projects: • Lead on briefing documents, background analysis and concept note documentation used to secure work package collaboration with several regional governments in UK, US, Africa, Asia and America. • Led delegation of 6 to COP26, duties included leading on strategy formulation, securing delegate resource, event/ press conference organization and diplomatic engagement with party ministers and their teams. Multiple successful partnerships established with accompanying revenue stream of £250K+• Instituted PMO governance processes by revitalising HR and recruitment framework and mentored officers in adopting PRINCE2 principles in project management and budgeting. • Streamlined Institute communications by creating bi-weekly internal newsletters and utilising project tracking software in all divisions. Key Responsibilities: • Management duties of administration and consultancy project teams of 10 people. Central coordinator for projects in the institute. • Executing governance function with all divisional heads and reporting within Director-Generals office, Developed and delivered strategic recommendations regularly on high impact projects.• Project management on behalf of Director-General in relation to customer contracts, UN ISO engagement forums and internal process updates. Show less

Kilmarnock, United Kingdom

Occupied Chief of Staff seat to Managing Director and Sales Director. Owned back-end business operations including sales, Health & safety compliance, Project management and business finance processes. Key achievements/ projects: • Designed and delivered a new range of warehouse supply products to key account, scaling to EU wide delivery during final 6 months in business selling GBP 4million + to date, continuing to grow each year.• Enhanced company safety credentials by attaining… Show more Occupied Chief of Staff seat to Managing Director and Sales Director. Owned back-end business operations including sales, Health & safety compliance, Project management and business finance processes. Key achievements/ projects: • Designed and delivered a new range of warehouse supply products to key account, scaling to EU wide delivery during final 6 months in business selling GBP 4million + to date, continuing to grow each year.• Enhanced company safety credentials by attaining Safe Contractor accreditation and CHAS (The Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme), expanding customer base and unlocking higher standard customers’ orders of GBP 200,000+ annually. • Coordinate existing project costs over company, proposed and implemented savings initiative of GBP 85,000+ annually by re-negotiating supplier contracts. Key responsibilities: • Sales management in preparing quotations and tenders and customer communication, stretching this to become co-lead on biggest account with managing director. • Line management duties of installation teams of 8 people. Occasional site foreman on particularly significant projects. • Day-to-day governance owner in producing monthly sales and income statements for director review. Management of back-office finance including supplier relationship management, payments, VAT return submissions. Eventual line management of receptionist who assisted. Show less

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