Project Manager Management

Lynsey Hoskin

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Personal Objective:

To gain a Senior Project Management or Account Management position with a highly regarded company in which I can demonstrate my high levels of personal motivation, professional experience and drive to succeed.

Professional Achievements

• Proctor & Gamble 3 million unit delivery in 6-8 wks across multiple SKU’s

• Contract Manufacturing Process improvements for Proctor & Gamble, Hair care

• Novartis Tixy medicines market launch Oct 10.

• Oriflame Milk & Honey project launch Sept 10.

• Boots.com launch, delivering 15k product lines online in seven months.

• Egg .com corporate identity launch over a six month period.

• Egg.com multiple on and offline integrated consumer campaign delivery, up to eight new campaigns per month, annual budget management up to 1.2 million GBP.

Career History

The Boots Company PLC March 2009 – January 2011

Current Position –Project Manager (New product Implementation)

Worked within the contact manufacturing sector of the business operating as Project Manager. Responsible for delivering external customer projects on time and in full. Key responsibilities:

• Evaluated customer briefs for potential new business opportunities. Reviewed formulations & manufacturing processes, ensuring the compatibility of product versus existing factory machinery and outputs associated. Generated capex where required. Risk assessed projects and provided a timely response to the sales team.

• Delivered all projects within a 8-16 week period on time and in full to the customer, in high pressure environments to high standards.

• Worked to reduce lead times by optimising procurement strategy, negotiating & influencing internal and external teams.

• Utilized KPI’s to ensure project scope, cost and deliverables remain in line with customer’s expectations.

• Built and provided to stakeholders an accurate project plan and critical path for delivery, maintaining and updating throughout the project to completion.

• Captured and communicated changes during the project to ensure full understanding of any impact on project deliverables and timescales.

• Ensured regular internal and external customer communication via video/ teleconferences and customer/supplier visits.

• Delivery and management of multiple projects, product types and customers at any given time for example Procter & Gamble toiletries and fine fragrance products, Novartis licensed medicines e.g. Tixy.

• Facilitated legal licensed medicine submissions i.e. regulatory requirements & associated type.

Egg Banking Plc Oct 2004 – Dec 08

Final position - Account Manager – Internal Agency Dec 05 – Dec 08

Starting position – Resource Manager – Internal Agency Oct 04 – Dec 05

Operated as Account Manager responsible for managing delivery of integrated online and offline campaign requirements across multiple product areas. Key accountabilities:

• Briefed the Internal agency creative copy and design teams, presenting conceptual ideas to clients on brief and managing the end to end delivery of projects and campaigns in line with launch dates, budget and brand requirements.

• Managed all offline communications via the print management company, acquiring quotes in line with budget, obtaining schedules and assisting with print spec requirements. Managing the fulfilment house process through to mailing.

• Managed all online creative through to execution via third party broadcaster and internal content management teams.

• Provided clarification and support required in line with brief requirements to creative teams through to delivery, whilst managing client expectations.

• Provided client with a full critical path/schedule for delivery per campaign, comprising of IA timings and those which affect i.e. print, content management, fulfilment etc

• Provided print and procurement quotes per campaign to client, finalized costs in line with budget requirements for direct mail brochures, leaflets and catalogues.

• Co-ordinated brand, product and legal sign off requirements per campaign.

• Management and delegation of four campaign executives, providing direction, guidance, development targets and support to both individuals.

• Pre-empted and established additional resource requirements for high workload volumes, acquiring freelance resource where required in line with budget.

• Effective three month pre-planning for client and business requirements, negotiating timings and delivery as required.

• Built strong rapport with clients working across both Derby and London UK sites.

• Developing third party data reporting systems, seeking improved methods of the system for the agency , improving reports on agency workflow, volumes and costs.

The Boots Company 1998 – 2004

Assistant Image Manager – Boots.com web site, March 2000 – 2004

As Image Production Manager key responsibilities involved effectively managing the delivery of various projects both on and offline, web page design and daily product workflow requirements throughout team members. Accountabilities included:

• Delivering and launching high impact projects on time and on budget i.e. Boots.com online 15K product launch in 7 months. Boots Gift guide online.

• Internal and external client liaison from briefing to task completion.

• Planning, co-ordinating and scheduling of daily workflow requirements throughout a team of three individuals.

• Designing online and offline material such as web pages, animated banners, gifs and mail adverts using Adobe Photoshop, Quark and Flash.

• Managing an annual budget of 800K for photography and freelance design commissioning. Attended photo shoots for lifestyle and product and directed as per brief requirements.

• Selecting, purchasing and managing life spans of Royalty Free imagery.

Production Asst Direct Catalogues and Boots.com, August 1998 – March 2000

Reporting to the Assistant Production Manager I held the role of Production Assistant for Boots Direct Printed Mail Catalogues including Christmas Gift Guide, Health and Beauty and Mother and Baby. Key responsibilities included;

• Assisting in selecting product inventory to meet sales targets via forecasting and range reviewing.

• Liaising with suppliers and internal categories to ensure product availability for catalogue life span, warehouse service levels and photography requirements.

• Commissioning photography and copy, monitoring returns through to layout designs.

• Managing layout amendments via all parties, ensuring proof reads, approval and final sign offs in order to hit print slots.

Education

September 1996 - June 1998 – Broxtowe College, Nottingham, UK

BTEC GNVQ National Diploma in Business & Finance (Advanced)

September 1991 - May 1996 – Friesland School, Sandiacre, Nottingham, UK

GCSEs: 9 including maths and english.

Additional Attributes

• Extensive Photoshop experience

• Computer literate (Mac & PC): MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project and Outlook

• Full, Clean Driving License

References Available Upon Request

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