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Wadski

IT Director

Huddersfield,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Member Since: 1999/07/17

Industry: Manufacturing/Production/Operations

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Professional Background

IT Director

March 2016 – Present

•      Accountable for the delivery of the IT function of this UK manufacturing business with £50million turnover, employing 450 undertaking technology transformational change required as part of a financial turnabout.

•      Centralisation and Management of IT Operating and Capital Expenditure Budgets, delivering technology improvements in line with budget limitations and changing business needs.

•      Leading a long standing team, instilling a sense of urgency and alignment to new business needs. Proving a conduit between the leadership team and technology ensuring prioritisation of work is in line with business strategy.

•      Increased engagement and responsiveness of IT department via change of how team work with business (bringing down of silos) resulting in delivery of greater productivity via a happy, engaged team. Replication of similar working practices into other departments via a number of Process Improvement exercises.

•      Introduction ITIL principals of Change, Service and Problem Management including measures of success via KPIs, management reporting.

•      Working with Heads of Department within the business to take a fresh look at their functions, directly identifying ‘game changers’, devising and overseeing development of these changes and subsequent delivery, embedding and measuring.

•      Identifying and delivering process and technology based improvements to the organisation. Leading the move away from traditional communications to digital solutions.

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An experienced professional with proven successes in Service Management and Delivery, Relationship Management, Development and Process Improvement. An approachable individual who is happy to talk with and assist anyone and leads by example. Experience in different industries, delivering change programmes on the back of business requirements (most recently in turnaround environments). Proven track record in Governance, Compliance and Operational Excellence.

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