Director at YMW Consultancy Limited (2026-11 – Present)
- Strategic Programme Leadership – Leading multi-million-pound portfolios aligned to organisational strategy and transformation objectives
- Enterprise-Wide Transformation – Delivering complex business change across people, process, technology and culture
- Portfolio & Investment Governance – Establishing prioritisation frameworks, stage gates, and executive reporting structures
- Executive Stakeholder Management – Influencing Boards, C-Suite and senior leadership teams
- Financial & Commercial Oversight – Budget ownership, benefits realisation, forecasting and cost optimisation
- PMO Design & Maturity Development – Building scalable governance models, controls and delivery standards
- Risk, Compliance & Assurance – Enterprise risk mitigation, regulatory alignment and audit readiness
- Agile, Hybrid & Waterfall Delivery – Embedding fit-for-purpose methodologies across diverse environments
- Programme Recovery & Turnaround – Stabilising underperforming initiatives and restoring stakeholder confidence
- Vendor & Partner Management – Managing system integrators, consultancies and third-party delivery partners
- Leadership & Capability Development – Coaching and developing high-performing delivery teams
- Change & Benefits Realisation – Ensuring measurable business outcomes beyond technical implementation
Senior Project Manager at Xeinadin Group (2024-07 – 2025-07)
- Senior Project/Programme Manager responsible for the migration of 130 accountancy firms using multiple accountancy software, to 1 accountancy system in 12 months
- Worked in partnership Wolters Kluwer to implement the CCH system to develop detailed project plans for each office migration, including timelines, resources and milestones
- Manage the project to budget, providing regular updates on service usage (from WK) against plan
- Review data migration processes, seeking opportunities to refine and drive efficiency while not compromising on quality metrics
- Coach virtual project team members to successfully deliver against their agreed commitments
- Implement Quality Control checks to ensure migrations meet expectations
- Ensure that appropriate training plans are available to up skill all Xeinadin colleagues in relevant parts of the CCH Suite required for their role
- Manage changes to the project and CCH Templates, ensure clear documentation is provided to stakeholders to enable decision making
- Preparation of project updates by way of Highlight Reports to the Xeinadin Executive Board
- Chair weekly Project Team updates to the Hub Practice Managers and hold regular drop in surgeries to ensure that the change management is delivered and successful
- Ensure that feedback on the project deliverables continue to be included in all plan iterations for offices, enabling a smoother transition
- Established a Project Management Office (PMO) as the PMO lead – engaging with all Senior Stakeholders
Project Manager Manhattan Active Ware House Solution (WMS) at Coop Group (2023-10 – 2024-02)
Contract role
- Replaced the legacy WMS with a new cloud based system to add efficiencies in multiple areas
- Responsible for managing the £36.5 million budget across 13 UK depots
- Work with the Technical and Logistics team to ensure all milestones are delivered on time
- Arrange the training of all warehouse staff on the new software and hardware, across the UK
- Working for the Transformation and Strategy Team provide clear governance and assurance
- Turned the status of the project from red in all areas to green
- Created a PMO and clear document structure
- Chaired all Project meetings, weekly team meetings and fortnightly exec meetings
Programme Manager at TVS Supply Chain Solutions (2023-04 – 2023-07)
- Manage and lead the Programme with a budget and spend of 20 million
- Oversee and manage the build of 2 warehouses, the fit, transport and IT system implementation
- Chaired Senior Stakeholder Programme meetings
- Communication to internal and external stakeholders regarding progress, risks, issues and milestone delivery
- Leading a group of Project Managers to drive the delivery of the key project objectives
- Overseeing a range of different projects across the department
Business Systems Project Manager at Hoyer Group (2015-08 – 2021-11)
- Improved cost savings by 30% by delivering all programmes within scheduled timeframes
- Invited to collaborate with Hoyer on a European project to boost efficiency
- Worked on the Hoyer Mini Board at the Hoyer Head Office Hamburg to deliver the Business Strategy for Digitisation
- Procured software and hardware and installed onboard computers in 500 Fuel Tankers and 1200 drivers
- Programme Managed the BP Global SAP implementation
- Led migration of ESSO and British Petroleum (BP) contracts to new system to find new areas of interest and avoid conflicts
- Coached and developed teams to meet key performance indicators (KPIs) and maintain strategic direction of company
- Implemented HR and payroll system in 2020 and rolled it out in early 2021
- Liaised with world's largest oil firms, including ESSO, Shell, BP, and Total, to implement any new business or strategy transformation effort
- Multiple system integrations, EDI, SQL and SAP to name a few
Business Process and Systems Manager at Suttons Group (2011-05 – 2015-08)
- Increased usability of operational processes and system platforms to boost productivity while maintaining efficient and effective operational controls
- Contributed to change management and implementation initiatives across a multinational business
- Implemented a new transportation management system, telematics, and customised customer support software in close collaboration with UK Tanker renewal team on the British Sugar contract
- Led and delivered two of the most complicated new transportation management systems in United Kingdom and around the world
- Significant IT system awareness using Microsoft Projects, Jira and Sales force
- Executed process improvements and generated management reporting at the British Sugar plant in Wissngton, Norfolk
- Utilised Prince 2 Practitioner certification and training to establish a Project Management Office
- Use of both Agile and Waterfall Project approaches
Supply Chain Manager at DRL Limited
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Corporate Development Manager at Home Delivery Network
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Direct Despatch and Carriage Manager at Littlewoods Shop Direct Group
Flight Training Manager at British Airways
