Karen Heath

Experience

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  Defence Equipment and Support

  Jul 2004 - Aug 2008

  Business Integration Manager
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  Defence Support Group

  Sept 2009 - Jan 2011

  Business Planner

  Determine appropriate Inventory Policy guidelines to ensure achievement of Key Performance Indicators relating to equipment availability and supplier performance. Conduct inventory planning, segmentation, data analysis, stock optimisation and performance measurement.Team leader of 30 staff. Communicate inventory policy to provision and procurement staff. Work in partnership with suppliers, customers and team colleagues to ensure achievement of performance levels set by the customer.Identify opportunities and provide business cases to support investment in stock or processes to meet customer expectation and business need Show less

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  Defence Support Group Land Supply

  Sept 2011 - Mar 2015

  Project Manager New Business Integration

  Responsible for delivery outcomes and benefits in accordance with approved Project Mandates in respect of four high profile DSG LS Projects. These have been delivered on time and within budget and have raised the profile of DSG LS within the customer community, which has subsequently led to additional requests for transfer of additional work to DSG LS.Projects generated £7.5 M additional revenue to DSG LS and created 40 additional posts by expanding the portfolio of the organisation

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  Babcock International Group

  Apr 2015 - May 2016

  Project Manager

  Project Manager for the replacement of the automated ordering and invoicing procedure which involved the migration of 158 suppliers to the new system and the transfer of 7500 orders to the value of £64M. This involved managing a multifunctional project team in a period of instability both within the organisation and IT infrastructure. Ensured governance and control within the Project holding daily Project Team Meetings due to tight timeframe. Regularly briefed Babcock Directors both verbally and by submission of reports highlighting risks, issues and achievements. Responsible for demonstrating solution to customers and successfully achieving the contract incentive on time. Delivered agreed benefits with phased introduction of systems to manage circa £150M orders per annum Show less

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  Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)

  May 2016 - now

  • Senior Project Professional

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Commercial Officer

    May 2016 - now