IT Manager
Green’s General Foods
Total years of experience :31 years, 9 Months
Green’s General Foods is a food manufacturing company with manufacturing sites in NSW and QLD.
Responsibility / Key Achievements
Reported to the CIO and responsible for IT support to the business, IT systems stabilisation and development.
Provided strategic and operational including acquisition integration support to C-level management.
Led and mentored a team of 6 staff;
Managed an outsourced service provider, including their adherence to service level agreements (SLAs) and
contractual obligations.
Manage an IT budget of $1.6M per annum
Responsibility / Key Achievements
Responsible for the day to day maintenance and support of business application systems
As 2IC to IT Manager, assisted in strategic planning processes, undertook additional responsibilities in manager’s
absence.
Initiated and managed
o The modernisation of ERP data analysis by introducing SEQUEL Viewpoint to the business.
o The introduction of formalised change control methods in software development.
Recognised for consistently over delivering on my targets and, was promoted to the
Responsibility / Key Achievements
Reported to the Consulting Director, led the modification and implementation of varied ERP solutions (JD Edwards,
Business Planning and Control System (BPCS), SIM400 and Warehouse Boss).
Developed and facilitated user training for 200+ team members on 15 JDE and 18 BPCS modules; delivered workable
IT interface solutions that met the client needs within budget and time frames.
o Clients included
* Team management and training:
o Managed a developed a 22 strong, culturally diverse team with 7 direct and 15 indirect reports. (IT Manager / PT. Argo Pantes, Indonesia - a $300M textile manufacturer with >7, 000 employees)
o Successfully supervised and managed >15 project consultants . (Implementation Lead, PT.Argo Pantes)
o Facilitated targeted training to international clients and affiliates on ERP concepts and applications - BPCS aka ERP LX.
o Planned, managed and oversaw the launch of Y2K project to successfully mitigate risk. (PT. Argo Pantes)
Company: - Subsidiary of the largest privately owned Group of Companies in Sri Lanka with 35 active companies. Sole Affiliates of System Software Associates (SSA) authors of BPCS. Professional support for SSA Asia. Employing over 60 computer professionals.
Reported to the Director. Responsible for all Overseas Assignments undertaken by Computer Systems Limited. Supervised over 15 professionals at any given time.
Concepts & Application training of BPCS to New BPCS users (Local), Staff of CSL and at Customer Sites Overseas MRPII inclusive.
Person in charge for Project Definition Requirements (PDR) development for all customers including the only customer implementing Manufacturing Modules.
Conducted training on Distributions and Financials for Affiliates from Korea & China, at the Asian regional office.
Developed / modified subsystems for overseas clients on short assignments in RPG/400 & CL/400.
Recruited staff and reviewed performance for remuneration revisions.
Business Analyst
Supervision of all local BPCS implementations handled by CSL.
Evaluated and recommend Software and Hardware requirements to customers.
Training of Customers and Staff on Concepts & Application of BPCS.
Training of Staff on BPCS standards and Techniques.
Coding at client sites on implementation of modifications / additions.
Mentor of school leavers to be computer professionals.
Analyst Programmer
Designed and supervised development of a conversion Software to convert the previous system (Batch Processing) to BPCS for Inventory, Order Processing, Billing & Accounts Receivable modules.
Developed additions to Distribution and Financial modules at customer sites.
Initiated and implemented automated document printing for Inventory Module.
Volunteered to take over responsibilities of Data Controller, Shift Supervisor & vacant operations positions during crisis.
Enhanced Operator efficiency by 30 % on speed and 10% on quality under voluntary assignments.