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Rebecca Nash

Summary

Esteemed Resource Management professional seeking a permanent role to apply my cross-sector Resource Management expertise as a pivotal delivery function. With over 15 years’ experience delivering successful demand and capacity planning solutions across a variety of transformation and greenfield initiatives, I am adept at leading operational workstreams for major inter-company change programmes and strategic delivery initiatives. With a strong analytical eye and the ability to interrogate and evaluate data, I am highly experienced in presenting business information to senior stakeholders to drive reporting and decision making. Exceptional communication, leadership and stakeholder management capabilities with a strong focus on inclusive and communicative working practices. An expert in project and resource management systems, from re-adoption of legacy tools to sourcing and leveraging new platforms. Passionate about the evolution of technology in parallel with people, process and change.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work history

Consultant, Resource Management - Contract Role

Rotork Controls/Avanade
Bath, United Kingdom
01.2025 - 03.2026
  • Established and implemented a resource management strategy for a company-wide multi billion pound Microsoft Dynamics rollout, leading a global capacity planning function of >300 global resources
  • Consolidated and baselined resourcing activity across the D365 programme to present a single holistic view of programme allocations
  • Maintained data via a central repository through which meaningful resource management MI and strategic recommendations could be made
  • Collaborated with programme SMEs to create a Resource Demand Process, enabling consistent management of global programme demand
  • Worked closely with senior programme and business stakeholders to define a consolidated list of programme delivery roles, enabling a view of demand vs capability across delivery functions
  • Lead regular meetings with Resource Owners to ensure resources with suitable skills and expertise are allocated in line with programme demand, and risks identified accordingly
  • Responsible for identifying and reporting on critical areas of resource contention to aid senior management decisions on our ability to meet programme demand
  • Standardised Resource Delivery Profiles through which consistent resource allocation profiles can be aligned with the relevant complexity criteria and enhance forward planning and forecasting capabilities for the programme

Career Break - Family Leave

03.2024 - 12.2024
  • I undertook temporary caring responsibilities for a family member whilst long-term plans were being agreed. A robust and permanent plan is now in place.

Resource Manager

Embridge Consulting Ltd.
, Remote
10.2022 - 02.2024
  • Directed project resource activity across the IT portfolio for internal and client-facing delivery, driving optimal utilisation and cost efficiency (budget range between £10k and £2.2 million)
  • Established and implemented a strategic demand management process and supporting technology, collaborating closely with senior stakeholders across the business
  • Managed a comprehensive tactical resourcing schedule for optimal capacity planning and bottleneck identification
  • Responsible for all contract and permanent recruitment, engagements and financial agreements

Resource & Release Manager

University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
12.2020 - 10.2022
  • Led capacity planning and resource tracking of circa 200 resources within the IT delivery portfolio to drive major strategic transformation programmes and support all ongoing in-life technologies
  • Developed, presented and implemented a detailed resource management strategy to drive process and support senior leadership awareness and decision making
  • Organised and managed effective operation of IT change releases in line with the forward calendar of change

Resource Planner (Contract Role)

Arqiva
, Remote
06.2020 - 12.2020
  • Responsible for the effective allocation of 150 telecommunication, project management and technical delivery resources
  • Enhanced and re-implemented improved Arqiva project and resource management methodology
  • Developed project resourcing plans across the portfolio, detailing timelines, dependencies and critical paths

Resource Planning Manager

Mercer
London, United Kingdom
10.2018 - 01.2020
  • Established fundamental resourcing strategies including levelling, forecasting, allocation and utilisation management
  • Proactively addressed supply and demand challenges in deployment at transactional and operational levels
  • Specialised in implementing tools to optimise use of resources and deliver key analytics

UK IT Resource Management Lead

Allianz Insurance
Guildford, United Kingdom
09.2017 - 10.2018
  • Responsible for defining and rolling out resource management process and supporting product solutions
  • Consolidated departmental skills matrices across multiple local and offshore resource pools to identify skills gaps vs customer demand
  • Optimised resource allocations to support skill, business demand and personal/strategic development needs, increasing data visibility by 75% and enabled financial summaries of resource activity across the portfolio in line with strategic growth plans

IT Skills and Resource Manager

Kingfisher plc
Eastleigh, United Kingdom
01.2017 - 08.2017
  • Designed and implemented a business-wide competency framework to manage delivery capacity and personal development vs demand across Europe
  • Redefined processes for external resource management and recruitment
  • Worked closely with Finance teams to create a costing framework for project resource and demand allocations vs performance to plan and budget implications

Resource Demand Specialist (UK & Ireland)

Unit 4 Business Software
Reading, United Kingdom
06.2016 - 12.2016
  • Worked closely with the Head of Global Resource Management and the Senior PS Management team to drive change and pilot new resourcing initiatives across the wider business
  • Designed and implemented innovative forecasting processes to support recruitment, internal development and effective use of third party contractors
  • Managed supply and demand across the UK&I Professional Services teams

Resource Manager (UK & Ireland)

Unit 4 Business Software
Reading, United Kingdom
05.2014 - 06.2016
  • Managed a team of Resource Coordinators supporting all resourcing functions
  • Proactively initiating cross-training opportunities both locally and globally, reporting to the Global Head of Resource Management on biweekly basis and actively driving intercompany training
  • Submitting monthly external resource accruals to manage efficient and cost-effective deployment of subcontractors and intercompany resources
  • Drove new business Transformation initiatives to make UK and Ireland the Resource Centre of Excellence, heading up the roll out of companywide upgrades

Resource Coordinator

Unit 4 Business Software
Reading, United Kingdom
08.2013 - 05.2014
  • Scheduling of induction, assessments, appraisals, training needs reviews as requested by Resource Manager/Team Leader
  • Optimising bookings of consultants to meet utilisation targets
  • Managing re-organisation of resource bookings

Education

BA Honours Degree - Linguistics & Literature

University of Brighton
Brighton, United Kingdom

A Levels - English Literature, English Language & Media Studies

Queen Mary's College
Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Skills

  • Stakeholder Management
  • Demand Planning
  • ERP and Workload Management
  • Scenario Planning
  • Root Cause Analysis & Problem Solving
  • Data Management
  • Budget Management
  • Cost Optimisation
  • Contractor Management
  • Conflict Management
  • Pipeline & Forecasting Management
  • Training
  • Recruitment
  • Reporting
  • Leadership & Team Management
  • Resource Planning
  • Resource Tracking
  • PPM / RM System Implementation
  • Resource Utilisation
  • Skills Management
  • Forecast vs Actual
  • Time Collaboration

Websites, Portfolios and Profiles

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bex-nash5509a974/

Awards

  • Superhero Award - Accelerate Impact, Avanade Consulting 2025
  • The Rising Star Nominee, Embridge Consulting, 2022
  • Team Of The Year Award, ED&I, Southampton University, 2022
  • Employee Of The Year Award, Unit 4, 2016

Timeline

Consultant, Resource Management - Contract Role

Rotork Controls/Avanade
01.2025 - 03.2026

Career Break - Family Leave

03.2024 - 12.2024

Resource Manager

Embridge Consulting Ltd.
10.2022 - 02.2024

Resource & Release Manager

University of Southampton
12.2020 - 10.2022

Resource Planner (Contract Role)

Arqiva
06.2020 - 12.2020

Resource Planning Manager

Mercer
10.2018 - 01.2020

UK IT Resource Management Lead

Allianz Insurance
09.2017 - 10.2018

IT Skills and Resource Manager

Kingfisher plc
01.2017 - 08.2017

Resource Demand Specialist (UK & Ireland)

Unit 4 Business Software
06.2016 - 12.2016

Resource Manager (UK & Ireland)

Unit 4 Business Software
05.2014 - 06.2016

Resource Coordinator

Unit 4 Business Software
08.2013 - 05.2014

BA Honours Degree - Linguistics & Literature

University of Brighton

A Levels - English Literature, English Language & Media Studies

Queen Mary's College
Rebecca Nash