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York, Gb

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Business Architect responsible for supporting the business process environment for the Asda Future Transformation Programme, reimagining the retail operations through the biggest transformation in the industry.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Digital Solutions Manager responsible for discovery and ideation of new Intelligent and Robotic Process Automation (IPA & RPA) activity for the UK Asda operations.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Responsible for leading a number of projects from the UK Shared Services portfolio, both in planning and execution stages focussing on defining project objectives, strategic importance, resource availability and scope.Accountable for interpreting and implementing Finance Global Shared Services related technology, business and migration strategies for UK market to support the global agenda.Working with internal customers and external suppliers to identify solutions, strategy and planning to deliver successful implementations related to business improvement, global roll out and process standardisation.Leading the roll out planning for key technology solutions such as Process Automation tools across GSS through developing the business case and identifying the best fit processes and opportunities for deployment.Ensure governance structure is adopted and followed to monitor the health of the portfolio as well as presenting the project status, risks, issues and decisions at monthly Steering forums to senior management and VP level.Driving legal compliance and provide great customer service through stakeholder engagement and timely and accurate support.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Project Management for IT migration Heineken's Financial shared service centre.Accountable for preparing, negotiating and owning the project delivery plan for the extension of technology related services from a number of individual countries into a shared service facility.Responsible for managing the daily technology plan progress, including structured stakeholder management relating to status, risks, issues and schedule tracking.Responsible to align the communication between local IT teams as well as global IT teams to ensure the right level of information flow and resource allocation to support the related technology deliverables.Performing the role of technology subject expert for topics on ERP Authorisations, Telephony and IT infrastructure to provide guidance and comfort to the countries undergoing the transition activity.Briefing the process reengineering requirements to enable the movement and harmonisation of country specific finance processes in readiness for process split whilst ensuring minimal business disruption.Managing and contributing to the standardisation and improvement of baselines, templates and procedures which are to be used with future countries, based on the lessons learnt and best practice approaches with the variety of subjects covered.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Accountable for the management and transformation of core business processes within the organisation with a remit to ensure that supporting systems are relevant.Direct management of third party supplier relationships for systems support and development across the division, ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreements and budget allocation/spend.Managing and monitoring the performance and suitability of the company internet based properties, ensuring reliability and relevancy.Primary consult for providing/arranging systems and process training, ranging from productivity applications to bespoke line of business applications.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsible for the management and support of applications within the company, ensuring that technical issues were responded to and resolved in appropriate timescales.Remit to identify, document and resolve recurring incidents/problems within the systems landscape from both a technical and operational perspective.Supported and lead technical aspects of process change, liaising with wide cross-sections of business to ensure best fit.Primary documentation and facilitation responsibly for training on core business systems, arranging and leading skills development workshops.Leading and participating with data management, consistency and reporting projects and exercises.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Performing support and maintenance tasks on the company IT infrastructure, both Hardware and Software.Responsible for determining and deploying technology procurement needs for the company regional office locations.Required to identify areas for developmental change within the company based upon collated feedback from regional champions and trends in support issues.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Work placement contributing to degree.Servicing the IT Support requirements of the business, both office and remote based.Remit to support the regional office locations across the UK with an "anything with a plug" approach.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Inbound customer service role focussing on debt recovery and energy pre-payment services.Developed to mentor and train new employees into the department on processes and systems.

Gcse, A Level

GCSE and A/AS Level Studies

Beng (Hons), Computer Networks & Distributed Systems, Second Class Honours (1St Division)

Key Stage 3

Primary Education Studies