Freelance IT Strategy consultant Stanmore, Greater London, UK
An experienced Senior IT Manager / Programme Manager with a proven track record within B2B, B2C, outsourced services, consultancy, legal, accountancy, utilities, consultancy & commercial markets

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| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £83.33 per hour (ex. VAT) |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £666.67 per day (ex. VAT) |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 252523 |

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CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
An experienced Senior IT Manager / Programme Manager with a proven track record within B2B, B2C, outsourced services, consultancy, legal, accountancy, utilities, consultancy & commercial markets.
Strong IT operational leadership with strategic project implementation management experience. Advanced stakeholder management and client facing skills with a keen business orientation having run his own consultancy and been involved in raising funding for startups, sales and marketing.
Strong communication skills including running motivational and communication workshops. Results orientated & delivery-focused with IT applications, infrastructure & systems development skills.
Experience of business-aligned IT strategies, change management, business case development, business process re-engineering, project methodologies, SAP / ERP, software applications, interfaces, internal controls, budgets, KPIs, SLAs, IT support, team management & new technology deployment.
Employment History
(Jan 2006 to Oct 2007)
IT Strategy consultant
London High level design of IT solutions to support Business Goals
Selection of suppliers to implement IT solution, Database and applications
Development of spreadsheets and presentation layers to assist in funding
Business Consultant to other SMEs focussed on business Improvements
Developed ‘Asset Builder’ Program for small businesses to realise long term business plans
Developed business plans
IT consultancy for start-up developing new financial product
(May 2005 to Dec 2005)
PROJECT DIRECTOR & PLANNER
London Responsible for strategic project planning & deployment, working with high profile clients including GSK
Focused on leading the upgrade of a set of development objects
Actual delivery times on average were 66% of original estimate.
Responsible for leading delivery of a portfolio of SAP / ERP related projects with key customers
Focused on scoping out of project, definition of project deliverables & negotiation of contracts
Specialises in delivery of SAP technical projects and enhanced IT system implementations
Leadership, management & recruitment of a team of 7+ staff to support effective delivery
Monitored operational performance, project delivery, key tasks, budgets, SLAs & KPI metrics
Handled SAP interfacing, configuration, workflow planning, and project documentation issues
Conducted in-depth analysis of requirements for SAP deployment, including business goals
Established bespoke delivery methodologies to ensure effective delivery of SAP solutions
Introduced improved project visibility, performance metrics & objectives for project deployment
(Jan 2005 to Apr 2005)
BUSINESS ANALYST / PROJECT MGR
Cassium Technologies Ltd, London Responsible for conducting in-depth business analysis & leading project management activities
Appointed to spearhead delivery of the NetC programme as part of the 21CN global initiative
Focused on development of project plans, schedules, budgetary controls and business cases
Project planning, analysis, development, implementation & resource deployment management
(Jun 2003 to Jan 2005)
CONSULTANT:
Rolls-Royce, London Responsible for provision of strategic business consultancy, in support of innovative new products
Appointed to develop high-level technical model to assist in the development of business plans
Focused on supporting capital raising, new product development & business case development
Negotiated project / assignment terms-of-reference with strategic-level business management
Successfully established project frameworks & business cases to secure new product funding
(Nov 2000 to Jun 2003)
PROJECT DIRECTOR & PLANNER
M-Real, Finland Responsible for strategic project planning & deployment, working with client M-Real (Metsa-Serla)
Focused on leading the development of 76 interfaces, including project & resource planning issues
Supported & co-ordinated development activities, taking place on the client site based in Helsinki
Successfully completed tasks within just 532 days, with two milestones fulfilled ahead of schedule
(Sep 2000 to Oct 2000)
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Accenture / ITAct Ltd, Sweden Responsible for acting as business mentor for the AM team based in Sweden on technical issues
Appointed to consultancy assignment to work closely with their key account client, Ericsson
Focused on co-ordinating key technical issues including SD, MM, FI, LIS, ABAP, EDI and IDOC
Worked with & led a multi-national project support team including US and Swedish nationals
Conducted in-depth & highly-complex system investigation requests (SIRs) & change requests
Effectively resolved business-critical SIRs & ensured continued compliance with strict SLAs
Worked as part of the ‘cell’ on the TTC global programme to reduce delivery times to customers
Successfully provided expertise to other Accenture clients including NatWest, Shell & United Biscuits
(Oct 1998 to Sep 2000)
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Accenture, Swindon Responsible for provision of top-level business consultancy in support of Andersen’s key personnel
Appointed as Senior Consultancy on an interim basis to deliver enhanced consultancy support
Professional Qualifications
ABAP/4, EDI, ALE, IDOCs, Workflow, BAPI, SCM, LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench)
SAP R/3 & R/4 – PM, SD, MM, FI (A/R, A/P, G/L), Pricing, PP (bills of material, SOP, MRP)
Financial Accounting (FI)/General Ledger Accounting (FI-GL), Accounts Payable (FI-AP), Accounts Receivable (FI-AR)
Pricing and Conditions (SD-BF-PR), Availability Check and Requirements in Sales and Distribution Processing, Credit and Risk Management (SD-BF-CM), Output Determination (SD-BF-OC), Sales (SD-SLS), Scheduling Agreements for Component Suppliers (SD-SLS-OA), Billing (SD-BIL), Electronic Data Interchange / IDoc Interface (SD-EDI), Shipping (LE-SHP), Transportation (LE-TRA), Reports and Analyses (SD-IS-REP)
Purchasing (MM-PUR), Inventory Management (MM-IM), Logistics Invoice Verification (MM-IV), EDI (MM-EDI
Goods Receipt Process for Inbound Deliveries, Warehouse Management System (WMS), Transportation (LE-TRA)
Sales & Operations Planning (PP-SOP), Material Requirements Planning (PP-MRP), Production Orders (PP-SFC), PP KANBAN
ABAP Programming and Runtime Environment (BC-ABA), ABAP Workbench (BC-DWB)
Education
(Aug 1977 to Sep 1990)
University of London
BSc (Hons) Mathematics – 1st Class
Categories & Freelance Skills
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
- Business Continuity
- Change Control (IT Management)
- Consultancy (IT Management)
- Implementation Management (IT Management)
- Leadership
- Negotiation
- Problem Management (IT Management)
- Programme Management
- Solutions Delivery Management (IT Management)
- Strategy Management (IT Management)
- Team Leadership (IT Management)
- Technical Management (IT Management)
Management Consultancy
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