Stephen Maguire

Experience

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  Barry's Tea

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2017

  Stock Controller

  I worked in Barry's Tea for 6 years as a stock controller. These contracts were for 8 week periods throughout the summer months.Established a strong work ethic by working with others. Job completion was done in a group collective, developing my teamwork skills.Developed a strong initiative for task completion due to the factory policy of completing targets on a daily basis.In recent years, assisted with managerial tasks, communicating between the operations manager, the factory foreman and floor supervisor in relation to the organising stock and weekly stock count. Show less

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  The Stables Bar

  Nov 2013 - Aug 2019

  Bar Supervisor

  Developed strong interpersonal skills due to the high level of customer interaction.High quality team work is essential working behind a bar and is always improving through college project work and sports participation.Possess excellent time management skills, due to high volume of work balanced with demand for task completion. Task completion completed extremely efficiently and professionally.Responsible for till calculation and stock management for the bar.

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  Gilead Sciences

  Mar 2017 - Aug 2017

  Materials Management Specialist (Procurement)

  Responsible for the creation and communication of purchase orders to suppliers. Followed by the reconciliation of open purchase orders with suppliers.Worked cross-functionally with quality control and quality assurance to ensure the timely release of components.Exposed to lean manufacturing, whilst developing logics manufacturing skills. Ensuring the component supply meets the packaging production plan.Assigned onto the greenbelt project team, where I was responsible for gathering clustered data from relevant product lines and compiled the data professionally on an excel spreadsheet used for analysis on a weekly basis. Attended weekly meetings discuss strategy and evaluate avenues for progression. I was involved in the group presentation delivered to high profile, cross-functional directors. This project provided me with a wealth of experience, in both time management and cross line of service communication, whilst also showcasing my teamwork skills and peaking a further interest in project management. Show less

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  Cold Fusion Gelato

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Store Manager

  Responsible for the day-to-day running of the store including opening/closing, cash control, and inventory management.Developed efficient planning and organisational skills from drawing up the weekly roster and maintaining the smooth daily running of the store. Responsible for stock control - ensuring that the current supply and inbound stock would meet the demand of the store.Developed strong leadership skills via the mentoring, motivating and delegating tasks to the staff.Fine-tuned communication skills through managing disciplinary issues with staff or resolving conflict with difficult customers. Show less

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  VMware

  Aug 2019 - May 2024

  Led a large-scale global business transformation program across five business units, (1,800 headcount) focused on Global Support customer segmentation, aligning with corporate direction, showcasing change management skills and strategic leadership in driving organisational shift.Applied strong project management acumen, overseeing project managers reporting progress and ensuring alignment with program objectives, emphasizing meticulous attention to detail, resource optimization and timely delivery.Excelled in stakeholder management by fostering effective communication across a diverse team, demonstrating the ability to navigate complex relationships, and aligning program initiatives with stakeholder expectations for optimal outcomes. Show less Increased responsibilities and exposure to program management and a larger project portfolio.Proficiency managed and led three large scale global projects, aligning them strategically with company OKRs to drive organizational success, showcasing strong strategic planning and execution capabilities.Managed and maintained project artifacts (Project Charter, Schedule, risk register, change management, weekly decks), highlighting advanced organizational and cross-functional collaboration globally.Implemented lean six sigma tools and methodologies. Show less Managed multiple projects concurrently. Demonstrating effective organizational skills and ensuring seamless execution within a dynamic work environment.Led global project teams, fostering collaboration and communication across diverse cultures and time zones to achieve project objectives and milestones.Successfully applied project management principles to drive efficiency and deliver high-quality results, showcasing a year of experience in overseeing projects from initiation to completionReported on project progress to all stakeholders, including GS leadership (Director- SVP) on bi-weekly cadence. Show less Implemented GS PMO project methodology and responsible for delivering projects within the constraints of schedule, scope and budget.Responsible for management of project schedule.Contributed to development and maintenance of VMware PMO standards, processes and best practice. Exposed to multiple PM tools (PM Office, Smartsheets, Confluence, Slack, SharePoint, MS Project, MS Teams, and Trello).Co-ordinated and hosted multiple team meetings dealing with multiple stakeholders cross-functionally.Customer Intelligence Project:Led scrum team for global process improvement project. Developed a new intake model driving alignment across global team with OKRs. Improved and helped implement sprint efficiencies model. Worked closely with senior director of strategy and customer intelligence to ensure business goals around data standardization. Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Feb 2023 - May 2024

  • Project Manager - Professional

    Jun 2021 - Feb 2023

  • GS Project Manager

    Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Associate Project Manager

    Aug 2019 - Jan 2020
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  Motorola Solutions

  Nov 2024 - now

  Technical Program Manager