Eden Winwood

Managing a large team (70+) with the following responsibilities:

* Creating and releasing spare parts for subsequent stocking and distribution worldwide across 20+ parts distribution centres

* Compiling and maintaining an electronic parts catalogue, covering 25+ carlines and over 400,000 part numbers

* Providing help desk functions covering (a) Retailer part queries (b) Internal technical queries (c) Parts classification queries for Customs brokers & (d) Support to our China Joint Venture colleagues

* Maintaining parts master data throughout the lifecycle of the part

* Obtaining long term supplier declarations of preferential duty rates, helping overseas subsidiaries and Imports to benefit from UK free trade agreements.

Various roles during this 7 year period, including:

* Project manager for an initiative to improve the built-to-order ration, reduce slow moving inventory, and improve order to delivery times

* Managed a term building sales specifications, so that customers order match the marketing offer, and are passed to the factory for accurate build

* Sales and operations, managing the demand forecasts, working with Manufacturing colleagues to agree future build plans, and gaining Board level sign off monthly at the Sales & Ops Planning reviews

Managing a team of 20+ with the following responsibilities:

* Creating and releasing spare parts for subsequent stocking and distribution worldwide across parts distribution centres

* Distribution of parts catalogues on microfiche and paper media; this was the replaced by a project to adopt and migrate to an electronic parts catalogue

* Worked closely with the parent owner, BMW, to integrate processes and policies, and identify and implement best practices into the Land Rover operation

* Various freelance assignments in the roles of business analyst, systems analyst, systems architect and computer programmer

*. Clients included Dept of Social Security (DSS), Inland Revenue (now HMRC), Ford Motor Co, Cable and Wireless and British Gas

• Demonstrated keen attention to detail whilst scrutinising insurance applications.
• Collaborated with brokers and agents to establish competitive premium rates.