Ruth Bennett Email & Phone Number

Altrincham, Gb

Home Based

Business Change Manager for 2nd Device Programme focused on Stakeholder Management & engagement across multiple communication teams & forums. Building a detailed stakeholder map and navigating internal processes to meet requirements of Post Offices gating network. Reviewing contracts alongside commercial team to detect gaps and amendments required based on changes being made.Building a T minus tracker for Pilot to commence in December ahead of 3 month deployment to 1100 POL branches.

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Phase 1 simplification of pack and path routes to support WMS upgrade - benefits £380k DC & £410k reduced plasticShaped strategic program and submitted business case for discovery phase to simplify the way stock comes through the business, unlocking additional value to the organisation by focusing on customer availability, agility of product & simplification of Matalan’s end to end stock journeyTargeted reduction of overall operating costs with the potential to release working capital… Show more Phase 1 simplification of pack and path routes to support WMS upgrade - benefits £380k DC & £410k reduced plasticShaped strategic program and submitted business case for discovery phase to simplify the way stock comes through the business, unlocking additional value to the organisation by focusing on customer availability, agility of product & simplification of Matalan’s end to end stock journeyTargeted reduction of overall operating costs with the potential to release working capital tied up in inventory. Aligning with other programmes under the “simpler” pillar to manage complex cross portfolio dependenciesKicked off multiple projects including e2e cost to serve modelling, reducing hanging in DC, removing boxed goods on hangers £1.3m benefit, shrink reviews fraudulent orders £1.5m benefit p/annum & lost/damaged or stolen parcels £350k benefit p/annum Funding withdrawn due to trading challenges and programme collapsed. Show less

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Leading Cross Cutting Initiative/Cross Functional Team for the Partnership across Product Data for Omni Transformation. Delivered £8m+ benefit via data optimisation (LHN) influencing get to product for Customers. System and Data optimisation Data Pilot, trialling productised ways of working and presenting a future state team for JLP.

Homebased

Operating Model Transformation - working across 8 cross cutting initiatives to build out change impact assessment, dependencies and delivery path. Improving visibility of change delivery via Omni dashboards and reporting.Rapid Adoption - Innovation Cycle: end to end process mapping for AS IS vendor onboarding process. Working with newly defined procurement team to drive efficiency and improvements, moving timelines from 16wks to 8. Lunch and learn sessions within Omni to increase… Show more Operating Model Transformation - working across 8 cross cutting initiatives to build out change impact assessment, dependencies and delivery path. Improving visibility of change delivery via Omni dashboards and reporting.Rapid Adoption - Innovation Cycle: end to end process mapping for AS IS vendor onboarding process. Working with newly defined procurement team to drive efficiency and improvements, moving timelines from 16wks to 8. Lunch and learn sessions within Omni to increase understanding/engagement and successful onboarding outcomes.Stock Accuracy - RFID. Building the case for ongoing enablement of JCI solution at JLP toImprove count accuracy, drive revenue growth through increased availability. Understanding Omni requirements of RFID to drive best in class outcomes. Building business case with solid data to achieve business funding and investment in ongoing tagging across the supply chain. Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

Specialising in Project, Programme & Portfolio Management in IT, Financial Services, Retail, Supplychain & Business Transformation.Working on a contractual basis for businesses across retail, supply chain and financial services with a belief that "change doesn't need to be daunting"

Home Based

Programme Accountability for 5 Horizon impacting improvement projects & multiple work streams. Relaunching PMO to close out Phase 2 delivery & Working alongside the Change Management function to build a robust change approach across the Programme following KPMG exit. Managing Phase 3 close out funding, defining remaining scope for response to the inquiry & working through multiple programme audits to provide assurance of progress.

United Kingdom

Working on the Horizon Remediation Programme following High Court Judgements advising Post Office Ltd to address issues with Horizon and the impacts on Post Masters.

Remote Working

Supply Chain Planning, Logistics & Warehousing, Procurement, Manufacturing, Finance, CommercialERP Implementation

Remote

Supply Chain Planning, Logistics & Warehousing, Procurement and ManufacturingERP Implementation

Home Based

ERP Implementation

Liverpool, United Kingdom

NOVA ProjectManaging the re-platform of NOVA, Matalans legacy ERP system. In addition to updating the database (Oracle) and OS (HPUX)Phase 1: Functional assessment of the existing package, identification of a target architecture and a plan to replatform (lift & shift)Project hand over to Matalan PM to work with IT delivery partner to land re-platformGDPR ProjectMove payroll Bacs system from C-Series to PT-X Cloud to close GDPR gapCompeltion of… Show more NOVA ProjectManaging the re-platform of NOVA, Matalans legacy ERP system. In addition to updating the database (Oracle) and OS (HPUX)Phase 1: Functional assessment of the existing package, identification of a target architecture and a plan to replatform (lift & shift)Project hand over to Matalan PM to work with IT delivery partner to land re-platformGDPR ProjectMove payroll Bacs system from C-Series to PT-X Cloud to close GDPR gapCompeltion of commercials with supplier and handover to GDPR Project Manager to implement neccessary changes including DR solutionRFID ProjectComplete transition of 220+ stores on to RFID across fashion and home. Creating Change Delivery Framework, including prioritisation aligned to data insights of all cross functional processes that impact RFID.Working alongside CI Lead to ensure business process changes support RFID project to deliver against declared benefits.Communication and engagement across multiple departments. Retraining stores as required. Bringing in Area Managers, Stores Managers and Store teams to inform/plan change.Planning delivery of all technology changes, including QA/QC trials and exit gateways/fitting room for shrink reduction.Benefits Realisation availability improvements and impact on sales, identifying opportunities to improve availability of stock to replenish stores through the buy. Identify opportunities to improve the availability of stock through alternative replen strategies (trial)RFID enabled stock file accuracy for Matalan meaning they could fulfil from store during the Pandemic allowing stock to be sold at full price instead of mark down when stores eventually re-opened. Show less

Barnsley/Basingstoke

Initially engaged to manage Business and Technical teams to deliver a strategic cloud based Biometric Workforce Management solution - Kronos. Completing the final phase of the TARDIS Programme of work across the Primary Network. 2017 - Extended to define and manage a Payroll Improvement Programme including:- Christmas Peak 2016 & 2017- Kronos continuous Improvement - Formation of new payrolls teams- Kronos Development - Payroll Change Board- Tax reference… Show more Initially engaged to manage Business and Technical teams to deliver a strategic cloud based Biometric Workforce Management solution - Kronos. Completing the final phase of the TARDIS Programme of work across the Primary Network. 2017 - Extended to define and manage a Payroll Improvement Programme including:- Christmas Peak 2016 & 2017- Kronos continuous Improvement - Formation of new payrolls teams- Kronos Development - Payroll Change Board- Tax reference changes - Transfer of residual payroll from BOC to FMC- Gender Pay Gap reporting- Optional Remuneration- SuccessFactors & ESC implementation- Agency payroll projects with PertempsSystemsKronos Time & AttendanceKronos CloudADPSAP HRSuccess FactorsOffice 365IBM Business ToneMegapay Show less

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Contract Project Manager for Shop Direct dealing with IT and business change projects.Managing a £2.4mill - Product Set-up Wider Enhancement Project as part of the Sell It Program to deliver the new ORACLE Fusion Product Hub.Shop Direct were in Yr 2 of a 3 Yr Transformation Program to become a world class digital retailer.Managing a £1.1mill+ Project - Bess Upgrade. To upgrade & replace the controls for the sortation equipment for the Multi-Order Sorters as current… Show more Contract Project Manager for Shop Direct dealing with IT and business change projects.Managing a £2.4mill - Product Set-up Wider Enhancement Project as part of the Sell It Program to deliver the new ORACLE Fusion Product Hub.Shop Direct were in Yr 2 of a 3 Yr Transformation Program to become a world class digital retailer.Managing a £1.1mill+ Project - Bess Upgrade. To upgrade & replace the controls for the sortation equipment for the Multi-Order Sorters as current support and replacements are obsolete thus leaving the operation vulnerable to failure especially during peak retail periods.Equifax SHA-2 Changes - fast paced delivery of change to ensure compliance with SHA-2 across the business (October 2015)SystemsORACLE EBS PIMORACLE Fusion Product HubSaaS developmentHyperionFusion CloudORACLE CloudEquifax Show less

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Managing a selection of agile projects both IT and business focused, working with on-shore & off-shore development teams.Joining to help define Wiggles delivery approach and implementing process to stabilise the PM delivery team.Managing a team of 7 PM's and 2 Project Co-ordinators.Focusing on building a demand management process to ensure IT delivery was prioritised and agreed with the Exec board. Creating resource forecasts and heat maps across the delivery… Show more Managing a selection of agile projects both IT and business focused, working with on-shore & off-shore development teams.Joining to help define Wiggles delivery approach and implementing process to stabilise the PM delivery team.Managing a team of 7 PM's and 2 Project Co-ordinators.Focusing on building a demand management process to ensure IT delivery was prioritised and agreed with the Exec board. Creating resource forecasts and heat maps across the delivery function to better understand immediate and longer term resource requirements.Looking at SDLC "Asis" for Wiggle and creating a new SDLC in collaboration with the team.Following a re-structure my position as Project Team Leader was disbanded and I chose to leave and look for contract opportunities.SystemsORACLE EndecaPersonalisationTableauOffice 365 Show less

Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Handling a variety of optical & hearing projects valued between £20k-£500kProgramme Management for Hearcare £1m IT investment.Project: Directly Bookable Service winner of Retail System Awards Technology Project of the Year 2014.SystemsSycle.netCSC Cloud ComputingPentahoPromixaNHS SpineChoose & Book

Whiteley, England

Project: Keyedin - Project Portfolio Management roll out - ContractSystems: Keyedin

Whiteley, England

Project: SVC/CRM - ContractChange Pipeline Manager - Contract

Whiteley, England

Project: UK Retail Eyetab roll out - ContractChange Pipeline Manager - ContractSystems: Apple IOS

Whiteley, England

Roll out of SOCRATES 7 release 3 - Working for Fujitsu as an integral member of the Specsavers Project Team - ContractSystems: SOCRATES 7 release 3

Manchester, United Kingdom

Assistant Vice PresidentClaims Transformation ProgrammeProject: Global blueprint for claims: Paperless Office & Centralisation of Administration functions

Manchester, United Kingdom

Assistant Vice PresidentDelivery of Project Sovereign - Regulatory/Compliance & Treating Customer Fairly

Manchester, United Kingdom

Assistant Vice President.Managing a team of 45 claims handlers with 5 team leader direct reports.Nominated for Claims Club Rising Star Award 2007.

Cheadle

Managing portfolio of Employers liability, public liability and product liability claims

Dublin, Ireland

Understanding Law

Social Sciences and Understanding Law

Social Sciences

Employment Law, Pdla Professional Development Certificate

Gcses, 12 X A-C Grades

Activities and Societies: Cross Country Running, Choir, School Productions GCSE's