FILLED: Project Manager for Project Office [ref#DM4139]

Summary:

Our client is well know international retailer with a prominent multi channel presence.
An important project is underway to review how to grow and enhance the customer's experience through out their International markets.

The Project Team is established, a Programme Manager appointed and the work underway.
There is a need for a Project Manager to set up and run the planning, control, reporting and governance process to ensure the work is completed in a timely, efficient and effective manner.

Role:

The Project Manager will take responsibility for the project administrative processes and help ensure the delivery of outcomes that are on time and on budget. The Project Manager will not be responsible for the solution itself but will work to ensure the programme is completed in a professional, controlled, risk assessed and effective way.

KEY skills/requirements:

· At least 5 years Project Management Office experience

· Experience of working for a multi national company

· Experience of the Retail Sector would be a real bonus

Logistics:

Duration: 3 -6 months

Location: Yeovil

Rate: Up to £400/day

Start Date: Jan 2011

FILLED (ref #DB6069) Retail Consultant

Summary

Our client is well known international retailer with a prominent multi channel presence.
An important project is underway to review how to grow and enhance the customer's experience through out their International Markets.

They are looking for a Retail Strategy Consultant to join their team.

The Role

The Head of Strategy and Planning has initiated a project to review the organisation's multi channel access to it customers. The project aims to ensure that the company's investments are aligned to ensure the customer experience is optimised and growth is achieved in the most cost effective manner.

They want a consultant to join the team to provide information and experience in the following areas :


* Content and Content Management
* Community building - social networking, websites etc
* Interfaces into stores
* International growth strategies

Key Requirements

The successful consultant will have the following experience :


* A blue chip retail or top tier consulting background
* At least 10 years experience within the Retail Sector
* Experience of Multi Channel strategies
* International growth exposure

Logistics

Rate: Up to £700/day

Location: Yeovil

Start: New Year

Duration: 3 - 6 months

FILLED: INTERIM (ref #DB6068) Solution Centre Operations Manager

Summary

Our global client has recently set up a central design and development organization, called The Integration Solutions Delivery Centre (ISDC), to help deliver enterprise systems solutions more efficiently across its businesses.

They immediately require an interim demand and control manager to oversee the operational running of the ISDC to meet its delivery requirements, taking over from the current incumbent who is shortly going on maternity cover.

Deadline for responses

5 pm Friday 17th December. Responses received after this point may be considered, but will not be included in the initial shortlist sent to the client.

Role and Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Director of the ISDC, and with 4 direct reports, the Demand & Control Centre Manager has responsibility for:

* Customer engagement - Developing and maintain productive senior level relationships with ISDC customers across Enterprise Systems (principally the Project and Application Support Leadership teams).

* Project and application maintenance demand management - Managing the review of demand with the ISDC Leadership team to plan the most appropriate resource solution which maximises the utilisation of internal resources; supporting headcount planning and capability development processes.

* Project costing and internal cross charging - Managing the mobilisation and ongoing activities of the D&CC Operational Controls team to ensure that efficient and accurate costing and internal cross charging mechanisms are executed.

* Operational Performance - Implementing and managing the data gathering and reporting of operational performance indicators; establishing an appropriate governance forum to support Centre based operational reviews; identifying risk areas and ensure mitigating plans are put in to effect.

Requirements

The following requirements are mandatory for this role. Please make reference to your experience in relation to these requirements in your application:

* Demonstrable track record of success in management roles of a similar nature within an SAP led IT function of equivalent scale

* Experience of internal cross charging processes, setting up and monitoring operational KPIs and metrics

* Sound knowledge of SAP project delivery environments, preferably across geographically dispersed locations

* Excellent stakeholder management capability and can demonstrate a track record of fostering strong customer focussed working relationships

Desirable Criteria:

* Operational management experience within a shared service environment (mix of on-shore / off-shore teams)

* Experience of estimating models to size and cost project delivery teams

* Awareness of ITIL 3 processes

Logistics

Rate: Please state target rate.

Location: Uxbridge

Start: New Year

Duration: 9 months +

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FILLED [ref#DM4138] IT Programme Test Manager

Summary:

Our client is a Transport Company and they are looking for an IT Programme Test Manager to work on a Programme migrating to SAP from Oracle. The Consultant will be responsible for ensuring Test Quality Assurance against Projects.

Role:

Test phases will include: Unit, Systems, Integration, Performance, Security, UAT and Operational Readiness.

The consultant will understand & apply the appropriate test management disciplines, i.e. planning, resourcing, scheduling, monitoring, reporting and risk, issue and defect management.

They will:

* Establish an effective working relationship with project managers
* Be responsible for ensuring the project delivers testing to defined standards
* Contribute to solutions evaluation & design to ensure the delivered solution is tested in an efficient, cost -effective and accurate manner.

This Programme is widely based throughout the business and the Test Manager will be experienced and assertive enough to ensure that the testing is properly done, working with the IT Programme team and business managers.

KEY skills/requirements:

· At least 5 years solid experience in a test manager role.

· Minimum 1 year SAP testing

· Confident, sssertive individual with good presentation skills who can manage customers.

Logistics:

Duration: 6-12 months

Location: Gatwick

Rate: Up to£450

Start Date: ASAP

FILLED: INTERIM (ref #DB6067) SAP Implementation Manager

Summary:

Our client, a top tier consulting company, is seeking an experienced SAP Implementation Project Manager to oversee the technical aspects of an SAP Implementation across the the Carribean Islands.

Deadline:

PLEASE NOTE: this is an urgent requirement due to the need to find a replacement for an existing role. The deadline for responses and CV submissions is 12 pm on Friday 10th December. Responses received after this time may be considered but will not be included on the initial client shortlist.

Role:

You will be working as part of a progamme team based in Barbados but working throughout the Carribean, responsible for implementation the SAP on an 'Island by Island' basis.
The SAP modules in scope are ECC-FI/CO/PS/SD/MM and SRM and the project is already at the implementation stage.

Qualifications and experience

Mandatory experience

Please ensure that your application makes clear reference to the mandatory criteria for this role:

· Proven track record of project managing the technical aspects of large SAP Implementations - especially data migration, cutover, stablisation and on-going support.

· Experienced in implementing all / majority of the SAP modules in scope

· Excellent suite of consulting / project management skills (preferably with a top tier consulting background)

Desirable experience:

· Previous experience of implementing SAP in telecommunications.

· Prior experience of working alongside large consultancies on SAP implementations

Logistics

Rate: Up to £1000 per day depending upon experience

Expenses: Full accommodation, generious per diem allowance and monthly fly-backs to UK

Location: Based in Barbados with travel across Caribbean Islands as required.

Start Date: Immediate

FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DM4137] Prime Brokerage Roles

Summary:

Our client is working with a consultancy partner on a project with a European investment bank.

They are looking to source people with Prime Brokerage knowledge and delivery experience for a number of roles on the project.

Role:

Associates will be experienced in project lifecycle business systems methodology, process improvement and data management and could be operating in a number of roles including Project Manager, Business Analyst or more Technical Roles.

These roles require hands on experience in setting up the Prime Brokerage Domain.
Areas of in depth knowledge could cover one or more of the following activities:

· Clearing and Custody,

· Portfolio Management,

· Client Reporting & Web Portals,

· Trade Capture,

· Risk,

· Margining,

· Client Onboarding

Functional/Technical knowledge with software tools is relevant and those interested should be flexible to travel.

KEY skills/requirements:

If anyone has Prime Brokerage experience or knows someone with this experience we would be pleased to hear from them.

Logistics:

Duration: 6-12 months

Location: London, Paris and New York

Rate: Please state target rate

Start Date: Immediate

FILLED Business Change Lead [#TM5014]

Summary:

Our client is a well known Global Travel and Transport Organisation. They are undertaking a substantial, multi million pound programme to replace legacy IT Systems to consolidate and streamline operations in Europe. The programme is proceeding well but lacks sufficient focus on the non technical aspects of the change. We are looking for an experienced Change Manager to join the project team and lead the Business Change aspects of the project.

Role:

This role will report directly to the overall Programme Director and embrace all aspects of the people and process dimensions of the project. The role holder will have extensive experience of leading large organisations through complex and long term change projects that require a significantly new operating model and supporting behaviours.

Whilst this role will start as an interim arrangement there is a possibility to join the client on a permanent basis should that be attractive.

KEY skills/requirements:

* Business Change Strategy and Planning
* Process Re-engineering and Target Operating Models
* Organisation Design and Development
* Key Stakeholder Engagement, Ownership and Involvement

Logistics:

Rate : up to £800/day
Start : Jan 2011
Duration : 60 days (Phase 1)
Location : Bedfordshire

FILLED [ref#DM4135] Fixed Income Business Analyst

Background:

We have an opportunity with a Financial Services Company for a Business analyst to work on a front office fixed income project..

Experience of working with Charles River software is desirable.

KEY skills/requirements:

· Experience of Business analysis in investment banking

· Experience of Front Office fixed income systems

* Experience of Charles River software desirable.

Logistics:

Duration: 6 months

Location: London

Rate: please state target rate