Alan Bowling

Current

• Chief Information Officer at Training and Development Agency for Schools
• Chairman at SAP UK and Ireland User Group

Past

• CIO at Northern Foods
• IS Director at Northern Foods plc
• CCC Manager at Northern Foods plc

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Connections

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Industry

Government Administration

Alan Bowling’s Summary

An experienced Executive Manager with a first class record of achievement within Information Services, General Management, Logistics and Manufacturing, coupled with specialist expertise in the operation and business applications of SAP.


Key Capabilities:

Information Services – strategy, management of SAP implementations, SAP upgrade cycles, replacement of WAN, technical support outsourcing, managed services outsourcing, shared service implementation, manufacturing integration and desktop refresh during periods of significant change.

General Management – establishment and management of IS function and management of complete manufacturing facility.

Logistics – management and development of procurement, planning and demand, warehousing and distribution operations.

Manufacturing – management and improvement of food manufacturing departments and facilities.

Chairman and Director of SAP Users Group Limited (www.sapusers,org)
Graduate of Common Purpose (www.commonpurpose.org.uk)
Member of IBM Large Users Group (http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/i/lug/index.html)

BSc. Joint Biochemistry and Food Science – Leeds University.

Alan Bowling’s Specialties:

IT Strategy
IT Transformation
SAP
Disposals, Mergers and Acquisitions
Business Process Engineering
Negotiation and Influencing
General Management
Logistics
Manufacturing

Additional Information

Alan Bowling’s Honors:

SAP Customer Competency Centre of the Month - March 2005
RFID Breakthrough Award - 2006

Alan Bowling’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch