Narinder Kaur

Led change management process to implement operations and finance enterprise management systems (global JDE One World ERP) in four countries (Switzerland, Austria, UK, Ireland) in large pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device business.

Initiated and ran the first annnual business planning and expansion strategy process for Bank of New York Mellon's Middle East and Africa operations. Based in Dubai, UAE

Change Manager to implement business restructuring projects in finance, IT, logistics, HR, supply chain, purchasing and customer service. Worked in and led both large, international, cross-functional teams as well as small local ones. Operated at all levels within the organisation from Board level to accounts clerks.

Set up and managed a team of three supply chain analysts to transfer supply and demand management for pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biotechnology products for East Europe, Middle East and Africa business from a US export office to a European regional centre. Based in Brussels, Belgium.

Ran strategic sourcing projects to improve operational excellence

Held key supply chain roles in SmithKline Beechams drive to consolidate four Oral Healthcare operations into one single European site. Managed inter-company business with annual turnover £300m. Acted as key contact and coordinator between the market and the manufacturing sites at all levels. Responsible for outsourcing medically licensed product to third party manufacturers.

Held several management roles in paper industry. Managed a production team of 25 operators in a paper mill. Responsibilities were to assign duties, implement the production plan, ensure production targets were met and led problem-solving activities. Completed twelve month graduate management training program.

Research and development chemist in the speciality chemicals industry. Located in France. Developed a new hotmelt adhesive using state of the art technology.

Managed raw materials, supplier relations and production planning for four toothpaste lines manufacturing over 70million units a year.

Master of Business Administration. Strategy, finance, leadership, operations, marketing.

One year industrial placement with Unilever in Lyons, France Awarded a six month Erasmus research scholarship to complete a dissertation at the University of Vezprem, Hungary