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London, England, United Kingdom

Transforming Network Rail into a simpler and better organisation.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Overall accountability for programme management of customer service programmes, reporting to the Director of Customer Services. Personal responsibility for a large-scale organisational wide change programme to instill a customer culture throughout the organisation.- Established and developed a PMO based on Agile methods, provided leadership through strategy, benefits definition, planning and realisation. - Led the design and implementation of the programme across a complex organisation… Show more Overall accountability for programme management of customer service programmes, reporting to the Director of Customer Services. Personal responsibility for a large-scale organisational wide change programme to instill a customer culture throughout the organisation.- Established and developed a PMO based on Agile methods, provided leadership through strategy, benefits definition, planning and realisation. - Led the design and implementation of the programme across a complex organisation of 40,000 colleagues, delivering demonstrable transformation in customer culture and delivery of service to customers. - Recognised in the 2023 UK CXA ‘Best Transformation Initiative awards’.- Achieved external accreditation by a nationally recognised quality standard for programme content, through establishing quality management systems. Show less

Gaydon

Responsible for the development of the Product Strategy and overall programme management for all new Range Rover & Range Rover Sport vehicle programmes, including reporting to board.- Developed programme scope and target setting including material cost, investment, and EBIT.- Delivered Product Strategy for an all-new Range Rover Sport that reduced material cost by 5% and increased variable profit by 4%, balancing business and customer attributes.- Managed stakeholders to board… Show more Responsible for the development of the Product Strategy and overall programme management for all new Range Rover & Range Rover Sport vehicle programmes, including reporting to board.- Developed programme scope and target setting including material cost, investment, and EBIT.- Delivered Product Strategy for an all-new Range Rover Sport that reduced material cost by 5% and increased variable profit by 4%, balancing business and customer attributes.- Managed stakeholders to board level, building key relationships, and successfully delivered programmes through multiple stage gates. - Defined a product to strategy and supporting business case to electrify Range Rover and Range Rover Sport to protect EBIT and sales as the automotive sector transitions to a zero emissions future. Show less

Gaydon, Warkwickshire.

PM for a £1.2bn Range Rover programme, driving a direct cross functional team of 20 to commercial and technical targets, managing risk and issues.- Successfully gained board gateway approval through effective stakeholder management to board level, and building key relationships across the organisation to deliver as a team.

Responsible for the transformation of all aspects of business & vehicle launch planning for a vehicle assembly plant.- Led 14 direct reports to successfully deliver high level & detailed planning.- Implemented Lean methodology redefining processes to manage multiple projects with the same headcount.- Voice of the customer for mass production approval.

Accountable for the problem management process for manufacturing 240,000 vehicles per annum, acting as the voice of the customer through problem management. - Transformed the problem management process using change management techniques, changing the process, roles, and responsibilities.- Drastically accelerated the problem-solving time of customer warranty complaints and increased the solution effectiveness using 8D methods.

Responsible to steer departmental resource & budget of circa £12m, by development of short- and long-term strategies in consultation with senior leadership. - Successfully planned and delivered doubling the departmental resources.- Established long term departmental strategy and planning process.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Responsible to support the project director in the successful launch of complete vehicles. This was achieved via leading the project management circle to resolve top issues and generate management reporting, including escalation, for launches of MINI Clubman, Convertible & MINI E.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Responsible for an annual spend of £50m, Key duties were to ensure defined cost, quality and delivery parameters are met by suppliers.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Placement based apprenticeship specialising in Tool Design and Body Engineering. The programme included acquisition of practical engineering skills and manufacturing awareness.

Association For Project Management - Project Management Qualification

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Manufacturing Systems & Management

Manufacturing Systems & Business Management