Fariba Khan

Experience

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  BBC Worldwide

  Jun 2007 - Jan 2011

  Promoted from lead business analyst to project manager, I was responsible for replacing a salesreporting system; decommissioning InfoCentre and migrating to SAP BW. I applied a combination of agile and waterfall methodologies to ensure successful delivery.Key Achievements:- Brought about significant savings in developer costs and time managing sensitive relationships, careful negotiation and clear communication.- Managed all challenges arising from driving business process change in parallel with systems introduction.- Planned and managed efficient implementations and transitions with minimal impact on operations. Show less As an analyst, I was personally responsible for the requirements, design and implementation of anumber of key projects.Key Achievements:- Led the analysis on the design of the new 2e intranet project utilising Sharepoint 2007. Co-ordinated the project from initiation through to implementation.- Led the analysis on the Supply Chain Stock Builds project utilising SAP ECC 6. Resulting in annual savings of ~£75k.- Developed a good understanding of systems, and ability to assimilate and interpret advice from technical teams. Show less

  • Project Manager / Lead Business Analyst

    Apr 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Business Analyst

    Jun 2007 - Aug 2008
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  Mars

  Feb 2011 - Mar 2014

  Managed and executed project and rollout activities to support the implementation of Supply Chain Inbound and Manufacturing business processes and supporting IT systems.Key Achievements:- Designed and implemented world class operational processes across Mars’ first chocolate factory in Saudi Arabia, which subsequently became the blueprint for new factory developments across Mars globally.- Created the test strategy and schedule for Supply Chain Inbound and Manufacturing, defined 313 test scenarios and successfully managed the Test Phase, ensuring a defect-free rollout into production.- Designed and created training programs to develop the core technical and functional competencies, delivering them to the new workforce of 148 associates. - Successfully co-ordinated a team of 31 IT and Business associates, cross-functionally, from Feasibility through User Acceptance Testing and Implementation.- Recognised by the Senior Leadership Team for leading the system implementation and process adoption in a challenging cross-cultural environment. Show less Exercised Project Management and Business Analysis responsibilities to deliver global Supply Chain Inbound and Manufacturing projects. Managed the full software development lifecycle, whilst ensuring CoE compliance.Key Achievements:- Created and deployed a Batch Traceability strategy that was successfully piloted across 25 manufacturing plants in Europe, and deployed to a further 25 sites covering Russia, Australia and Middle East.- Transitioned Mars North America Chocolate onto a fully integrated, bespoke, commodity procurement solution within a 7-month timeframe, improving the procurement and traceability of cocoa bean stock.- Led and successfully achieved global re-engagement, business sponsorship and re-launch of SAP Business Intelligence in SCI and Manufacturing ensuring alignment on measuring and reporting KPIs across North America, Europe and Australia. Show less

  • IT (SAP) Rollout Analyst (Saudi Arabia)

    Sept 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Senior Development Analyst

    Feb 2011 - Sept 2012
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  MARS GCC FZE

  Apr 2014 - May 2015

  Business Change Manager - Supply Chain Outbound (Middle East, Turkey & Africa)

  Influenced and delivered changes and transformations for Supply Chain Outbound across Middle East Turkey Africa. In partnership with the Centre of Excellence, continuously developed and nurtured the regional Key User community.Key Achievements:- Re-defined and upgraded the Outbound Logistics and Distribution business processes and systems in Egypt to ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures.- Led a Third-Party Logistics and Warehouse migration in Dubai to deliver multimillion USD costs savings.- Facilitated Feasibility workshops over 4-weeks; whereby 53 cross-functional operational processes were scoped, designed and approved in collaboration with the Business, IT and third-party suppliers. Show less

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  TJX Europe

  Oct 2015 - Dec 2017

  IT Project Manager: Supply Chain & Distribution

  Managed multimillion $ USD projects across Logistics and Distribution in Europe. Responsible for the planning and control of business-critical projects to ensure defined business benefits are realised.Key Achievements:- Directed 8 projects, including 6 implementations over 27-months.- Managed a series of data warehouse and migration projects to stabilise the current Supply Chain reporting environment, and transitioned systems’ support from the Business to Production Support teams. - Led a Request for Proposal with Commercial, Architecture, the Business, and engaged with 11 external Vendors to select a supplier to commission a new Order Management System and Rules Based Engine.- Implemented multiple tactical projects to improve the scalability and functionality of the existing Supply Chain Management System. - Remediated application vulnerabilities in the Supply Chain Management System and introduced new architecturally approved controls, achieving compliance with security policies. - Improved order fulfilment across UK Distribution Centres, by delivering a $1.1m USD voice recognition software and hardware upgrade, whilst promoting business adoption and best practices. Show less

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  Mars

  May 2018 - now

  AMEA Project Manager

  Responsible for leading multiple strategic projects to support the Mars and Wrigley Confectionery merger across Supply Chain, Demand Planning and Payroll in the Middle East and Africa. Key Achievements:- Managed the integration of the Wrigley Supply Chain operations into the Mars SAP platform for Dubai and Egypt; whilst implementing a backlog of Finance Gaps for Egypt ensuring compliance with the global template.- Co-ordinated the implementation of a new SaaS based payroll system from inception to delivery across Egypt and Kenya by effectively managing a diverse Project Team of 16 based in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.- Partnering with Citi Bank and GulfHR, managed the systems integration enabling salaries to be paid automatically to the 500+ associates across two different payroll cycles, on time and with zero discrepancies.- Starting from the RFP, through product selection to proof of concept, implemented a prototype for the demand planning capability with Saudi.- Building on the prototype delivered in Saudi devised a framework and are currently piloting the deployment across UAE and Lower Gulf, prior to future deployments across the remaining global markets. Show less