FILLED [ref JY1001]: SAP Programme Manager, Retail Sector

01/02/09 - Please note that this role has been filled

Details:

If you have extensive SAP Programme Management experience in the Retail sector, and are immediately available, I would very much like to hear from you.

We have an exciting opportunity in the pipeline which I'd like to tell you more about.

Interested?

If this sounds is of interest to you, please send me a recent CV (using the Contact Us button above), quoting ref # JY1001 and stating:

• Your target rate
• Your specific previous similar experience
• Your availability for the assignment

FILLED [ref#JS5009] Senior Project Manager, IT Offshoring, Global Law Firm

Background:
Our client is a global law firm. They are undertaking a Business Transformation Programme to off-shore many of their IT functions to India. The IT Off-shoring Programme Manager (reporting to the CIO) requires a Senior Projects Manager to help him drive the CIO's off-shoring agenda and successfully execute this programme.

Role:
We are looking for a Senior Projects Manager, with proven experience of off-shoring the IT function and its supporting processes.
Responsibilities will include:
- Helping the Programme Manager plan the various projects within the off-shoring programme
- Leading and assist other Project Managers to successfully execute these plans
- Evangelising the benefits of this change to stakeholders at all levels within the IT function
- Assisting Line Managers within the London IT function to:
- define the organisation structure and role responsibilities within their area
- define what their service offering should be in the Target Operating Model
- Providing 360 degree feedback to coach both the Programme Manager and the CIO
- Provide the change management needed to successfully achieve the programme's outcomes

Specific skills/requirements:
To be considered for this role, candidates:
- Must have a strong demonstrable track record in managing projects, ideally gained from a top-tier management consultancy
- Must have deep IT off-shoring content knowledge, and experience of delivering IT off-shoring projects
- Must have gravitas, coaching and facilitating skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of an organisation, up to C-level

Logistics:
Rate: Up to £635 per day, depending upon skills and experience.
Location: London [Canary Wharf], with some travel to the Off-Shore IT Centres in India
Approx duration: Initially 6 months, with the possibility of extension

FILLED Ref # 4012 Interim Global Change Manager

This role will be of interest to anyone with an interest in Change Management who can start immediately on a project in London

Background:

Our client is a leading FMCG business with a global portfolio of brands. They are undergoing a large scale finance transformation project and are looking for a consultant to act as a Global Change Manager for this programme.
The Finance Transformation Programme will fundamentally change the way of working for the finance function at every level of the group. Virtually all finance and management information systems, structures, processes and policies will be adapted to enable the transformation, fundamentally impacting the roles and responsibilities of a global population numbering c 3,000.
The increased communication flow associated with this radical functional reorganisation demands an enhancement of the specialist skills on the team, particularly change management (large scale organisational change) and global communications.
Every possible vehicle will have to be employed to constantly communicate the new vision and functional strategy. Cultural change will be embedded in a single global customer-focused and productivity oriented behaviour model, operating to a single global functional performance model.

Role:

The role of the global change manager will be to design and implement the change management enabling work-streams.

The jobholder should have a successful track record in global organizational transformation. They will be required to:

· Conduct an impact assessment on all parts of the organization and engage with key stakeholders
· Conduct a “change-readiness” assessment.
· Help coordinate the organization re-design, involving management structure, SAP role definitions.
· Establish and implement the global communications plan.
· Identify the training elements required to enable change.
· Establish the change programme schedule and reporting framework within the overall finance transformation programme.
· Ensure the effectiveness of the change management programme through tracking and measurement.
· Ensure alignment of change activities across the programme.
· Ensure ad-hoc functional communications are aligned to the functional strategy and overall objectives of the transformation.
· Leverage learnings across other functions in the overall business transformation programme.
· Building a Finance Transformation Community through innovative international networking tools.

Specific skills/requirements:

· Change management
· Innovation
· Communications planning, channels and execution
· Leading cultural and behavioural change
· Organizational design
· Programme Management

Logistics:

Rate: Competitive rate – Please state target rate for the role
Location: London
Approx duration: To be confirmed – around 3 months initially.

FILLED: Ref # 4007 HR Director - London

This role will be of interest to anyone with experience as an HR Director who can take on a permanent role in London

Background:

Our client is one of Britain’s leading Social Care Organisations providing support for people with complex social needs including addiction, mental health problems and learning difficulties.

Role:

They are looking for an HR Director to manage the HR function in a permanent capacity. This role requires someone with good experience of managing the HR function for a large organisation. The role would suit a HR Director or HR consultant who would be interested in working in a Social Care organization.


Specific skills/requirements:

Experience of Directing the HR function
In depth understanding of the HR function
Experience of HR transformation projects
Good communication skills
Good stakeholder management skills
Experience of HR IT.

Logistics:

Salary Competitive salary
Location: Central London

FILLED: Ref 4011 Management assessment German Speaker/Germany

Background:

Our client is based in Germany and has a proprietary Management Assessment Tool which has been adapted for recruitment work. They have sold a project to a German Bank and are looking for German Speaking consultants to work part time in Germany on the project.

Role:

The Consultants will be trained in the Methodology and will then apply it to the recruitment of Senior Managers in the Bank.

Assessment will be 2 - 3 days work. An assessment will require the consultants to do a 3 to 4 hour interview, to take up 10 references and to produce a 15 page report. The report will be done using the companies assessment methodology.


Specific skills/requirements:

The role will suit a Senior HR person who is able to work in Germany on a part time project.

They should have:

• Fluent German
• Financial Services background
• Experience of dealing with CEO/Senior management level executives
• Experience of assessing Senior HR recruiters and managers
• Leadership training or coaching backgrounds would be appropriate
• The ability to learn an assessment tool and apply it quickly

Logistics:

Rate: Competitive rate.
Location: Germany probably Frankfurt
Duration: 2-3 months initially

FILLED Ref # DM 4009 UAT Lead

This role will be of interest to anyone with an interest User Acceptance Testing who is available to start in early October in London

Background:

Our client is a leading Global Bank who are undertaking a Resourcing Transformation Project.

Role:

We are looking for a User Acceptance Test Lead to be responsible for designing & executing the UAT phase, as part of the build & test of a new PeopleSoft HR Resourcing solution. Responsibilities will include:
§ Supporting the design of the UAT phase
§ Developing test scripts
§ Organising the execution of the test scripts
§ Executing test scripts
§ Preparing regular status reports
§ Managing the completion of the UAT phase.

Specific skills/requirements:

Essential:
§ Experience of testing similar ERP systems, ideally PeopleSoft HRMS
§ Experience of managing UAT test phases
§ Strong track record of delivering solutions on large projects / programmes, ideally whilst working for a “Big 5” consultancy
Desirable:
§ Knowledge of Resourcing processes
§ Knowledge of Banking

Logistics:

Rate: Up to £475
Location: London
Approx duration: 3-6 months
Start: October 3rd

FILLED Ref # DM 4008 IT Project Manager

This role will be of interest to anyone with experience of IT project management who can start immediately on a project in Fulham/Stoke. An understanding of Epos systems and web design would be beneficial.

Background:

Our client is a ceramic manufacturer and retailer who manufacture and sell their own designer pottery through four retail outlets.

Role:

They are looking for an IT project manager to manage two projects:

The EPOS project
o To help select, design, implement a new EPOS system
o 4 shops
o Office based in Fulham
o Factory based in Stoke on Trent
o Expected to be 4 to 6 weeks

The Website Project
o To help understand new web design requirements
o Find a web designer
o Find a new web service provider (build/run/support)
o Manage build process
o Launch expected in April 09
o Part-time involvement

Specific skills/requirements:

The requirement is for:

A generic IT project manager
Specific experience of related projects would clearly be a huge bonus.
Someone used to a smaller business IT environment.