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Project Manager: Automotive, Business Change
Loell Wolfries
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Bedford, United Kingdom
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I'm a passionate and tenacious project manager who stays focused on the objective whilst fostering momentum within my team and building bridges between the project and wider organization. With 3+ years' experience, I've led complex local, national and global projects in three countries, valued up to 6.5 million euros. My specialty has so far been business transformation through digitalization, mostly in Automotive. APM PMQ qualified with a business degree and a proven self-starter. My super-power is my people-skills. I am a great communicator, story-teller and am competent at winning hearts and minds at all levels.
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United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
Spanish
Good
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
My experience
2020 - ?
freelance
Project Manager - Digital Agency
PHM Group Ltd.
Creating e-learning and training products and services for key Automotive manufacturers.
Agile, Wrike, Managing Creative and Development
2018 - 2019
job
Global Tablet Solutions Project Manager, Between Technology. Barcelona
SEAT Automotive.
Project Overview: Project value €6.5 million. Client: SEAT Automotive. Responsible for the efficient rollout of aftersales tablet solutions, ensuring a paperless experience for customers at 2500
dealerships worldwide across 26 markets. Ongoing project (4 years old).
Project Scope: Pilots, change management, training, systems development and integration, future
road-mapping, KPI development and RAG reporting, international supplier liaison,
negotiations with importers in each market and suppliers, and director-level update meetings.
Key Results: - 15% increase in site implementations globally within 11 months
- 30% increase in market completion rate within 11 months
- Improved supplier involvement from zero to monthly action-based meetings
dealerships worldwide across 26 markets. Ongoing project (4 years old).
Project Scope: Pilots, change management, training, systems development and integration, future
road-mapping, KPI development and RAG reporting, international supplier liaison,
negotiations with importers in each market and suppliers, and director-level update meetings.
Key Results: - 15% increase in site implementations globally within 11 months
- 30% increase in market completion rate within 11 months
- Improved supplier involvement from zero to monthly action-based meetings
Change management, Project Manager, Training, Management, Integration, Technology, Development, KPI, International, Manager
2016 - 2017
job
Aftersales National Project Manager
Volkswagen.
Project 1 Overview: Project value: €50,000. Client: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Responsible for the national deployment of digital service records to replace traditional paper service books.
Project 2 Overview: Responsible for creating a detailed project proposal and feasibility study for implementing
tablet solutions in the aftersales process in a move towards a paperless environment at 70
dealerships across the UK.
Project Scope: Regional workshops, national presentations, communications planning, inter-department and cross-functional teams, supplier management, logistics planning between European and UK
ports, procurement, price and service level agreement negotiations nationally, getting all
stakeholders onboard with the vision and maintaining momentum.
Key Results: - Slashed costs by 30%
- Record breaking risk management with national error rate 85% lower than all other
Volkswagen Group brands, saving the company €100,000 per year.
Project 2 Overview: Responsible for creating a detailed project proposal and feasibility study for implementing
tablet solutions in the aftersales process in a move towards a paperless environment at 70
dealerships across the UK.
Project Scope: Regional workshops, national presentations, communications planning, inter-department and cross-functional teams, supplier management, logistics planning between European and UK
ports, procurement, price and service level agreement negotiations nationally, getting all
stakeholders onboard with the vision and maintaining momentum.
Key Results: - Slashed costs by 30%
- Record breaking risk management with national error rate 85% lower than all other
Volkswagen Group brands, saving the company €100,000 per year.
Project Manager, Deployment, Procurement, Risk Management, Management, Service, Workshops, Manager
2013 - 2014
job
Systems Implementation Project Manager
St Hugh's High School.
Project Overview: Project Value = €30,000. Objective: Manage the implementation of RenWeb school
management system at a large public institution and digitalize communications processes between teachers, students and parents using Google for Education.
Project Scope: Infrastructure upgrades, which included bandwidth expansion, domain management and
SaaS implementation, client-side. Responsibilities extended to setting up 1600 students and training 120 teachers on the system. International supplier management between Jamaica, the USA and Mexico carried out. Resource issues handled appropriately as well as intense
negotiations with local suppliers to secure deals.
Key Results: - Slashed costs by 20% through intense negotiations
- Increased transparency and efficiency, reducing reporting times by 50%
- Convinced colleagues to join my focus team & work a couple weekends to deliver project
on time.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE [NON PROJECT]
management system at a large public institution and digitalize communications processes between teachers, students and parents using Google for Education.
Project Scope: Infrastructure upgrades, which included bandwidth expansion, domain management and
SaaS implementation, client-side. Responsibilities extended to setting up 1600 students and training 120 teachers on the system. International supplier management between Jamaica, the USA and Mexico carried out. Resource issues handled appropriately as well as intense
negotiations with local suppliers to secure deals.
Key Results: - Slashed costs by 20% through intense negotiations
- Increased transparency and efficiency, reducing reporting times by 50%
- Convinced colleagues to join my focus team & work a couple weekends to deliver project
on time.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE [NON PROJECT]
Project Manager, Training, Saas, Management, Implementation, Infrastructure, International, Google, USA, Manager, Processes, UP
2007 - 2008
job
Startup Co-Founder
Bryloe Sterling Silver Jewellery.
Planning and implementing strategic and operational objectives for the sustainable growth of the business. Reacting to
changes in the market-place as to defend the position of the business. Liaising and negotiating with clients and
suppliers (nationally and internationally) about products, prices, and available resources. Responding to the impact of the Global Credit Crisis on the jewellery industry.
Achievements: - Business value growth of 300% within 10 months
- Surviving the Credit Crisis despite strain on the industry
changes in the market-place as to defend the position of the business. Liaising and negotiating with clients and
suppliers (nationally and internationally) about products, prices, and available resources. Responding to the impact of the Global Credit Crisis on the jewellery industry.
Achievements: - Business value growth of 300% within 10 months
- Surviving the Credit Crisis despite strain on the industry
Growth, Founder
My education
2008
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2012
Kingston University
Bachelors, Entrepreneurship and Management
Bachelors, Entrepreneurship and Management
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