Experience

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  Smithklinebeecham consumer healthcare

  Sept 1991 - Dec 1995

  Logistics manager

  Responsible logistics, supply-chain management, material procurement and production scheduling• Leadership, management and motivation of a multi-functional team of logistics and supply-chain staff• Transformed site efficiency and operations via the first-ever implementation of MRP, driving customer and site performance improvements including manufacturing schedule adherence from 25% to 75%• Developed and managed integrated supply chain planning for UK Oral Care (sales forecast, marketing/competition overlay, DRP, Production Planning, Material Planning) Show less

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  Smithkline beecham

  Dec 1995 - Sept 1996

  Manager, worldwide purchasing support it

  Responsible for all IT aspects of Procurement• Delivered a robust operating model for IT & Procurement (in an environment of poor service & trust) by implementing engagement and governance processes

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  Glaxosmithkline

  Sept 1996 - Nov 2013

  Responsible for IT strategy, global programmes & operational support• Focused on integration of supply-chain processes for 80 sites, 300 3rd parties, 60,000 SKUs• Partnered with business executives in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales & Marketing, R&D• Definition & execution of business & IT strategies, aligning technology with business needs• Implementation of tactical & strategic programmes• Managed IT architecture for Supply Chain applications & infrastructureStrategic achievements, projects & business outcomes• Led strategy & business case for integrated supply & demand planning • Implemented standard artwork management processes for Consumer saving £4m pa & enabling global brand management• Centralised cross-border distribution saving £50m• Pioneered adoption of Product Lifecycle Management for packaging, enabling procurement & regulatory management of products through their lifespan & conducted SAP/Oracle package assessment to ensure functionality alignment• Led application lifecycle management upgrades of critical global applications & infrastructure, mitigating technical obsolescence risks • Integration of new sites into standard operating model–eliminating risk & cost of standalone operations (c.£1m/site)• Established programme for supply chain modeling projected to save £13m over 3 years• Introduced CRM (Salesforce.com) to support sale of surplus capacity (target of £200m pa)• Established SMS product authentication for African markets to eliminate counterfeit products• Developed e-invoicing to improve first time invoice pass rate from 60% to 85%• Delivered risk management process for strategic, operational & project risks–ensuring 95% of projects completed on time, to budget, with agreed business outcome• Ensured vendor engagement continuity through periods of acquisition• Reduced headcount by 25% through 3rd party project management (on/offshore)• Implemented reporting capability to support working capital reductions Show less Responsible for full IT lifecycle for 25+ manufacturing sites based internationally producing 65% of GSK revenue• Partnered with business executives in Manufacturing, Quality, Technical Operations & Procurement• Focused on driving business value & agility through business aligned IT solutions & architecture• Definition & execution of strategies & roadmaps, aligned to business needs & to move to SAP as global standard• Leadership, management & motivation of a multi-functional team of IT, technical & project staff• Management of project planning, analysis, development, implementation & resource deployment issuesKey achievements, projects & business outcomes• Aligned IT to a stringent regulatory environment, ensuring achievement of FDA Consent Decree commitments & GSK Global Quality at Puerto Rico & all US supplying sites globally• Implemented self-assessment & audit process to sustain regulatory & fiscal compliance–no major findings from internal or external audits• £10m pa cost savings through standardisation & collaboration• Achieved annualised savings of £1m+ & improved customer service via IT shared services for applications & infrastructure• Developed & gained agreement to SLAs for IT services to generate baseline for customer satisfaction & continuous improvement• Championed business simplification, decommissioning legacy systems & standardising applications & infrastructure across Europe (MRP, LIMS, MES, Training Records, Document Management)• Delivered IT component of site closure & divestment plans-people, applications, infrastructure, data• Established IT Continuity Plans & Business Continuity Planning for all sites• Supported business development & acquisitions, integrating sites into GSK architecture for all technology areas including: applications, infrastructure, telephony & desktop tools• Introduced Rapid Application Development–reducing ‘routine’ project timescales by 35%• Introduced personal development & succession planning Show less Responsible for all aspects of MRP & LIMS strategy, solution development, global deployment & operational support• Successfully re-architected the MRP and LIMS deployment and application support models • Led the design, development and deployment of a global MRP template, delivered across SmithKline Beecham• Drove the standardisation of processes, software and infrastructure across 40+ manufacturing sites globally• Developed stakeholder management and programme governance processes (including chairing quarterly meetings of business and IT leaders) to ensure company-wide support for standardisation and issue resolution • Led design and development (using Waterfall methodology) of interfaces linking demand and supply operations • Led audit process, including on-site visits, to assess global site compliance with process and quality standards, agreed remediation plans and ensured action completion Show less

  • IT Vice President/Director & Business Partner, Supply Chain

    Aug 2006 - Nov 2013

  • Vice President/Director & Business Partner, New Product, Global and Primary Supply IT

    Jan 2001 - Aug 2006

  • Director, Manufacturing & Supply Systems IT

    Sept 1996 - Jan 2001
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  N/a

  Dec 2013 - Dec 2014

  Sabbatical
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  Consumer start up (company failed due to failure of initial sales volumes)

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Supply chain strategy consultant

  To develop a supply chain strategy for global supply of a new consumer product• Primarily focused on developing a greenfield approach to managing the entire supply chain based on an aggressive global launch agenda - covering supply and demand, warehousing and distribution, and procurement• Managed the key operational meetings across all functions to develop the overall company strategy and plan the critical execution actions and dependencies while the owner was focused on funding and key sales opportunitiesStrategic achievements, projects & business outcomes:• Generated a low cost strategy for supply chain - leveraging capabilities of other suppliers and partners where possible to reduce risk and cost for the operation• Led development of the business plan covering all functional areas - sales, marketing, competitor analysis, product research, manufacturing, supply chain and financial projections• Developed an approach for rapid ERP implementation - in terms of weeks rather than months - using the implementation to help build business processes and data management at a time when the company had little data, no processes and very few people• Developed a risk management strategy for the critical early stage risks of the company Show less

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  Peppard building supplies

  Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

  Supply chain & it consultant

  • Conducted full review of IT and overall business governance processes and developed strategy for IT and Supply Chain capabilities to align with ambitious growth plans• Moved in-house operated IT infrastructure to a Managed Service Provider, established performance review mechanism, and developed plan for Office365 implementation and broadband performance improvement• Implemented plan for process transformation across the supply chain and financial planning functions – specifically targeting operational KPIs, governance and management/organisational structures, and procurement and warehouse management processes• Developed approach for overall strategic planning, risk management, document management and improved staff development planning to include succession planning and aspiration management• Budget developed for 2017-9 to support IT move to the cloud, supply chain process changes and automation of key processes (goods receipt, despatch notes, trade counter order processing) Show less