Projects can take many forms such as:
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Need to add more structure or conduct a review of the business.
- Relocation or re-organisation.
- Launch of new product or service.
- Exhibitions / trade shows.
- Supply chain management for building or other projects.
- Long term sickness or staff/skill shortage not covered.
- Business recovery / improvement
- Need for resource to support director(s)
Relevant experience:
Varied in-house and external projects always delivered on time.
Resourced Cost Reduction company for start-up of new division to take advantage of deregulation of commercial sector of Water industry.
Following a short consultancy period, interim managed small window manufacturer that had been losing money – returned to profit.
Project managed supply of £3M contract for oak bomb proof oak windows for Scottish Parliament. Sourced from manufacturer in France, involved main contractor and Bovis on site in Edinburgh. Complex cross border planning including payment methodology.
Joint venture with Holz-Schiller of Germany in short timescale to launch new window product in UK. Two-year business plan, branding, applied for trade mark, logo design and brochure printing. Produced full FAQs for launch at GLASSEX exhibition at NEC Birmingham.
Organisational/operational review for £10M UK division of an international hygiene company. Retained for second specific project a year later for Credit Management.
Launch of Garden Furniture business for Chinese client including commissioning/running an exhibition stand at NEC. Also arranged photography, design and printing of brochure. Set initial pricing strategy.
Retained by Kimberly-Clark to manage the post-merger integration of two businesses with combined turnover of £100M.