Roger Powell

Experience

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  Unit4

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2015

  Programme/project management responsibility for R&D platforms and product localisations for Financial Accounting systems.Managed and developed relationships with suppliers, customers and international teams. Managed and controlled budget for external product localisation and testing. Managed and controlled budget for R&D IT procurement and maintenance, software purchase and support. Project management/team leadership for R&D platforms and product localisations for Financial Accounting systems.Managed international teams and external vendor relationships.Drove localisation from Waterfall to Agile (Scrum) software development methodology. Consolidated outsourced translation to single supplier.

  • Development Services Manager

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  • Technology Services & Localisation Manager

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2012
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  Yorkshire Building Society Group

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  Internal Delivery Consultant/Software Development Manager/Principal Developer

  Principal practitioner role, encompassing internal delivery consultant, best practice consultant, change portfolio review and management. Working within the Change Delivery and IT functions across projects, programmes and initiatives to help Yorkshire Building Society Group deliver the largest transformational change programme in the Society's history.

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  Hallmark Cards

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

  International Business Systems Manager (Interim)

  Business change leadership/consultancy on programme of transformational change to international business systems.Managed delivery of projects and work packages to facilitate change to transactional ERP, CRM and Business Intelligence systems across Europe, Japan and Australasia.Managed parallel stream of internal projects, small change and BAU support.

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  Hillbrook Ltd

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  IT Change Delivery Leader

  Delivering IT Change and Business Transformation.Enabling programme and project delivery for business change transformation, software development and IT project implementation.

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  MICHELIN Connected Fleet

  Oct 2020 - Mar 2022

  Project Manager

  Helping a market leader deliver high performance telematics and data analytics SaaS offerings. Management and delivery of multiple concurrent IT based projects within Group IT and Technical Operations. Focused on delivering sustainable outcomes and benefit to customers.

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  Asda

  Mar 2022 - Nov 2023

  Integration Delivery Manager

  Programme Delivery Manager within Asda Technology. Delivered technical integration for the Future Core programme, part of the tranche of programmes that will see Asda create its new operating model, 'Future' independent from Walmart.

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  Semi-retired

  Nov 2023 - now

  Freestyle

  Now delivering transformational change to personal and family life. First phase: spending extended and important time with family and friends. Second phase: reviewing options for partial retirement or community focussed projects.