Experience

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  Dams Furniture

  • Liverpool, United Kingdom

  • Business System Manager

    • May 2019 - Present
    • Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Key responsibilities• Ownership of the firm’s IT systems and infrastructure, ensuring IT applications and hardware are capable of supporting business strategies and company growth • Implementation of new ERP system (IFS) and ongoing management• Cyber Security accreditations - Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001• Partnership with Arctic Wolf for managed security services• Responsible for management of infrastructure, on premise and cloud

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  TJ Morris Limited T/A Home Bargains

  • Liverpool, United Kingdom

  • Software Project Manager

    • Jul 2018 - Apr 2019
    • Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Key responsibilities• Management of projects within Digital team (responsible for all web-based developments), using Kanban methodology• Involved in replacement of E-commerce platform, starting with Order Management.• Responsible for introduction of Learning Management System which will be used company-wide for on line training of 23,000 staff. Identified Totara as suitable package and contacted Totara partners to allow selection. Management of all tasks to target go live in very short timescale – 10 weeks from supplier selection to implementation

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  Express Gifts Ltd

  • Accrington

  • Project Manager / Business Systems Manager

    • Sep 2001 - Jun 2018
    • Accrington

    Key responsibilities• Build close working relationship with Operations Director & Senior Warehouse Managers• Prioritise requirements for all developments within Logistics, from small change through to large project delivery, recommending opportunities for change• Estimate, plan, design, resource and control all development within Logistics, both inhouse development & third party• Managed all projects affecting warehouse & supply chain operations, with systems ownership of all live systems affecting those areas• Effective communication with all levels of business representatives, from warehouse operatives through to director, ensuring systems change can be clearly understood• Managed relationship with warehouse management software suppliers, & logistics service providers (eg hauliers)• Line management of IT team• Responsible for quality of all deliverablesKey achievements• Developed strategic migration plan for replacement of warehouse systems• Responsible for £500K project to deliver new returns handling warehouse, from initial concept, requirements definition workshops, testing, training and implementation, including commissioning of hardware and software• Responsible for £1000K project to deliver new order management system and non-collate warehouse, from initial concept, requirements definition workshops, testing, training, and implementation, including commissioning of hardware and software• Responsible for replacement of drop ship suppliers package solution with new in house written software, which allowed the business to grow from 50 suppliers to over 200• Managed project to consolidate picking of collatable items, closing manual warehouse and integrating into automated warehouse• Managed integration of new brand into EGL systems, coordinated with relocation of business operation 250 miles• Managed several projects integrating new hauliers into EGL’s own software• Managed internal development team introducing new Credit Reference Agency

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  ScottishPower

  • Contractor

    • Jan 1997 - Sep 2001

    Design & support of Payment Management System

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  Express Gifts Ltd

  • Project Leader (Contract)

    • Jan 1993 - Dec 1996

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  United Biscuits Ltd

  • Analyst (contract)

    • Jan 1992 - Dec 1992

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  NWS Bank plc

  • Analyst/Programmer (contract)

    • Oct 1991 - Jan 1992

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  Express Gifts Ltd

  • Programmer -> Project Leader

    • Feb 1984 - Sep 1991

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  Tesco Stores Ltd

  • Trainee Programmer

    • Feb 1983 - Jan 1984