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I am a highly experienced retail IT professional with
over 30 years in the industry, having held senior management posts with a
number of blue-chip UK
retailers and their major systems suppliers.
My
core skills are:
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Project
and Programme Management. I have successfully managed
over 34 large scale projects and programmes, many through the entire
project lifecycle. There is no project or programme that I would feel too
large or difficult. I have successfully rescued a number of failing
projects. Further, I am a certified PRINCE2 practitioner.
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Departmental
and Team management. Throughout my career, I have been responsible
for sizeable departments and has managed at business unit level with full
P&L accountability. I have directly managed teams up to 21 and
indirectly up to 250. I am comfortable with multi-million pound budgets
having previously been responsible for up to £65m capital and
£5m revenue budgets.
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Change
Management. Many of my senior roles have been responsible
for key change management programmes supporting significant business
transformation. I have also had key responsibility for developing
multi-channel retailing strategies and implementing them.
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Excellent
Business Analysis at Strategic and Tactical levels. My
experience working with many retail formats and managing the implementation
of solutions across functions has given me an enviable comprehensive yet in-depth
knowledge of retail business processes that can be a major asset to any
retail company. This provides an ability to rapidly assess business
requirements and devise appropriate solutions which I have demonstrated on
numerous occasions.
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Strong
Relationship Management. My retail and technical
management experience combined with strong interpersonal and presentation
skills honed over many years in senior roles, mean that I command respect
and cooperation throughout the organisation from Board level to shop floor,
both operational and technical disciplines. This means I am particularly
qualified to manage projects, programmes or departments where strong
stakeholder management is important.
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Strong
Supplier Management. My time in senior roles with major retail
systems suppliers combined with those with large retailers managing
suppliers has enabled me to develop strong supplier management skills so
critical to large project / programme delivery and out-sourced
environments.
My key
experience:
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Senior IT Management roles over 15 years with
Burton Group (now Arcadia),
Somerfield, Nurdin and Peacock, Allders, Pizza Hut and JD Wetherspoon.
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Senior Sales and Marketing, Support and Business
Unit Management roles over 14 years with major retail systems suppliers
– Hugin-Sweda, Nixdorf, and Imagin where he has been responsible for
managing projects and relationships with such companies as Unichem, CRS,
British Gas, C&A, Allders, Toys ‘R’Us, Dixons Group, McKays
Stores, Peacocks Stores, Laura Ashley, BAA Retail, Fortnum & Mason,
Caviar House.
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Management of projects / programmes for EPOS,
Store Administration, Merchandising and Inventory Management, MIS,
Marketing and CRM, Supply Chain, Warehousing and Distribution, and
transactional web sites.
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I have managed projects and operational
departments using the following technologies – Microsoft platforms
including Windows (NT, XP and 2003 Server), IIS, SQL-Server, Sharepoint,
Biztalk, and other platforms including IBM mainframe and A/S400, Informix,
Business Objects, Cognos, and various proprietary systems. He has been
responsible for developing projects using the latest object oriented
methodologies.
In summary, I am able to professionally manage both
internal and external resources through effective relationships, to deliver
the business benefits required by a competitive retailing environment. I
have a passion for retailing and have sought throughout my career to build
upon my strengths in this sector. I have been predominantly permanently
employed until my last directorship of a software house in 1999, since when
I have been contracted for specific assignments by major retailers for the
last seven years.
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