Key Skills

• Bringing successful digital and physical products and services to market

• Lean Portfolio management

• Program Mgt for Tech Transformations

• Project management for technology and site implementations

• Service Operations Management

• Creating and Sustaining high performing teams

• Customer and stakeholder engagement

• Delivering sustainable people, process and technology change

• Modern ways of working coaching

• Product strategy, development and innovation

• Operating model design and implementation

Global experience

An understanding of different cultures is a key attribute of Acend people. Liam has worked with organizations and teams in:

• USA

• Ireland

• UK

• Europe

• China

• Mexico

• India

Professional credentials

• BA Hons. Business & Management – University of Paisley

• Managing Successful Programs

• SAFe 6.0 SPC

• VFQ Agile Practitioner

• VFQ Agile Product Management Practitioner

• Lean Six Sigma Green belt

Previous experience highlights

Transformation Program Delivery Lead at Warburtons

Leading a multifunctional team across supply chain, engineering, business development and tech to develop and deploy Warburton's Asset Care Strategy across 15 sites to reduce inventory, mean time between failure and capex

Responsibilities :

• created strategy and outcome based roadmap enagaging for investment in this multi year program

• Reported to Executive Management on the trajectory and success of the deployments and the decision for next steps

• Created a high performing team across sites and functions to deliver value to Warburton's and the customers and consumers

• Managed multiple vendors for the implementation of SAP to create a digital enablement of the Asset Care Strategy

Outcome

Increased predictability in supply chain, improvement in OEE by 30%, reduction in OPEX & CAPEX in £M’s

Technology Portfolio Lead for GSK

Developing and implementing a value-based approach to managing investment across GSK technology demand and supply

Responsibilities :

• Working with Portfolio Leads across GSK Tech to define value frameworks and mechanics to delivery that value earlier and more often

• Leading adaptive planning,

• Visualising the portfolio progress and areas for decisions through data and information at relevant points

• Established capability across Global and regional teams to manage portfolios and created a sustainable approach for GSK Tech

Outcome

Faster time to market by up to 50% for priority investments, improved investment return by £M’s over 18 months