Kenneth Porter

Experience

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  UCC Coffee UK and Ireland

  Jun 2007 - now

  Program management for the the project management office at UCC Coffee UK and Ireland, providing tailored project management coordination for major coffee retailers, on implementing equipment installations and product changes in the UK and Ireland.Supporting the internal business requests on the application of controlled business changes through the project management office using prince 2. Example of Project TasksCoffee To Go unit or new beverage equipment and supporting products – Prototype to customer ready / Product development – supporting design to field test with technical support and UAT and then hand over for product release.Large volume beverage equipment installations for national and global food chains.High volume menu and product setting changes on UCC supported equipment. Business changes - Products and/or process with additional supporting with change management in the UK and in European Locations.Facility development – Control and coordination with 3rd party contractors Show less Project management and coordination for major coffee retailers in the UK and IrelandTesco Cafe Equipment ProjectProject Management and Day to Day Coordination of ongoing projectWeekly / Monthly reporting - Using tailored Prince 2 methodology status reporting to Internal users.Budget and Cost Analysis - Via MS project reporting suite.Liaison with Customer - Written and verbal communication with all levels of Tesco property team.Customer internal H&S polices and legal requirements - Insuring that PVI regulations and customer onsite health and safety area are in place and adhered to by UCC personal.Musgrave Ireland Equipment projectTask management:Data cleanse and Project Assurance during scope and build stages– Interrogation of information release to the PMO with critical errors report all risks and issue to the Project Manager or senior user.Equipment logistics – Coordination of various teams through the delivery and installation stages of equipment though the project time line.Installation plan – Design and build of the delivery plan through is operational phases, combined with the communication to all levels of the business to ensure business continuity.Customer communications – build and communications of weekly plan in to customer team for Dissemination to ensure that purposed location where correctly attended and the product was delivered Replenishment – Coordination of equipment into the field to ensure that the productivity of installation did not fall below the required rate. Show less Implementing and coordinating coffee recipes changes or large coffee machine quantity role outs using Prince 2 methodology McDonald’s new equipment project Task management:Data cleanse and Project Assurance during scope and build stages– Interrogation of information release to the PMO with critical errors report all risks and issue to the Project Manager or senior user.Equipment logistics – Coordination of various teams through the delivery, installation and scrappage stages of equipment though the project time line.Installation plan – Design and build of the delivery plan through is operational phases, combined with the communication to all levels of the business to ensure business continuity.Site communications – Dissemination of site requirements to all location of the 1500 plus pieces of equipment, to all level of the site management to ensure the product was delivered on time.Replenishment – Coordination of equipment into the field to ensure that the productivity of installation did not fall below the required rate.Project communication – build and delivery of project dashboard to all stake holdersGreggs Recipe Change projectTask management:Data cleanse during scope and build stages– Interrogation of information release to the PMO with critical errors report all risks and issue to the Project Manager or Key stakeholders.Recipes/product plan – Design and build of the delivery plan through is operational phases, combined with the communication to all levels of the business to ensure business continuity.Rebuild of plan as end user push back restriction on site availability applied over week 50 through to end of week 1.Rebuild of plan due to weather impact to Scotland and Southwest.Project communication – build and delivery of project dashboard to all stake holders Show less

  • Project Manager

    Apr 2019 - now

  • Senior Project Controller

    May 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Project Controller

    Mar 2017 - May 2018

  • Project Coordinator

    Feb 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Customer Liaison Coordinator

    Jun 2012 - Aug 2016

  • Multi-Regional Coordinator - South

    Apr 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Technical Support Troubleshooter

    Apr 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Call Centre Manager

    Jun 2007 - Apr 2009