An enlightened & highly-committed Senior IT Leader with a successful background in delivering transformational change across Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Retail sectors; particularly accomplished in the translating business requirements into tangible IT solutions fit for the digital age.
Commercially-aware, with 'real' experience of stakeholder (business stakeholders, clients and 3rd parties alike) management to maximise the benefits of change.
Experienced in company aquisition and IT enterprise redesign to enhance both customer service and reduce operating costs.
Key Skills, Attributes & Capabilities:
IT Departmental Leadership and Management
IT Strategy, Implementation & Execution
Budgetary Management & Control (OPEX & CAPEX)
IT Best Practice Methods and Frameworks
Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity
3rd Party, Vendor and Supplier Management
Stakeholder Relationships and Management
Governance, Compliance & Risk Management
Program Management & Project Management
Business Analysis and Strategic Planning
Service Delivery Management & Support
Project Lifecycle Management & Delivery
IT Security Policies, Processes and Protocols
Change Management & Business Transformation
Mentoring and Coaching, 1-1 Coaching
Outsourcing Arrangements & Transformation
Cloud-based IT, Platform Virtualisation
Business Intelligence (BI) & Data Warehousing
Sector Experience:
Retail
Automotive
Global Supply Chain
Manufacturing
Media and Entertainment
Catering
IT Program Director @ From October 2014 to Present (1 year 2 months) Interim CIO @ From July 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) Chief Information Officer @ From November 2011 to July 2014 (2 years 9 months) CIO @ From February 2008 to October 2011 (3 years 9 months) Global IT Project Management Director @ From 2006 to 2008 (2 years) Berlin Area, GermanyEuropean IT Director @ From 2004 to 2006 (2 years) European IT Director @ From 2001 to 2004 (3 years) Head of Information Systems - Automotive @ From 1997 to 2001 (4 years)
Executive Leadership @ University of Cambridge From 2009 to 2010 MBA, MBA @ Oxford Brookes University From 1994 to 1995 MSc, Manufacturing, Management and Technology @ The Open University Ian Robinson is skilled in: Change Management, Leadership and Coaching, IT Strategy and Governance, Programme Management, Vendor Management, Program Management, Project Management, IT Strategy, Coaching, Governance, Budgets, Supply Chain, Strategic Planning, IT Management, Leadership