Rajesh Hallan

Led SAP S/4HANA and ERP programmes for JLR and Lotus, managing cross-functional teams of up to 22, overseeing testing (FUT/SIT/UAT), cutover, hypercare and benefits realisation to deliver on-time, on-budget implementations.

Managed IS portfolio projects across Oracle, SAP, BI and data initiatives including MOSL tariff delivery, GDPR remediation and a Data Hub, delivering rapid-prototype BI dashboards and organizational data capabilities.

Led global IS projects including OpenText migration/upgrades, GRC gateway & controls and Oracle RightNow upgrades, coordinating suppliers and ensuring compliance and successful migrations.

Managed SAP BI and RICEFW delivery across multiple SAP modules, led onshore/offshore teams (25+ FTE), governed release/cutover activities and delivered reporting, security and post-go-live hypercare.

Managed build factory for multiple SAP programmes, coordinating offshore developers and onshore consultants to deliver ABAP developments, change requests and transition activities into BAU.

Managed SAP Build Factory for multiple programmes, coordinating offshore developers and onshore consultants for specification, development, testing and post-delivery support of SAP enhancements.

Controlled cost-reduction initiatives via the CRAB process, tracking project savings in SAP and liaising with stakeholders to progress and validate financial benefits ranging from hundreds to millions of pounds.

Delivered national ERP and time-management systems for stores and payroll, replacing legacy systems to enable paperless processes and improved MI, training and international rollout support.

Created and monitored project plans for seven workstreams in an Oracle implementation, coordinating third-party suppliers and delivering stock administration and ordering system workstreams to board approval.

Led data migration projects for multiple UK councils, overseeing cleansing, formatting (XML/CSV/XLS), SQL-based validation and UAT coordination to deliver successful public sector system migrations.

Delivered major operational change programmes including a £7m Rapid Deployment Trailers rollout and ERP upgrades, achieving a threefold increase in tows and significant contractor cost reductions.

Supported CIS data migration and business process re-engineering for regulatory compliance, maintained ISO 9002 processes and coordinated training and quality monitoring for customer-facing teams.

Grade: 2:2

Activities and societies: Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Diploma completed.

Completed a BA (Honours) in Business Administration, covering core business and management disciplines; awarded 2:2.

Completed A-levels in Accounts, Government & Politics, and Business Studies.

Completed secondary education with nine GCSE passes across subjects including English, Mathematics and Science.

Activities and societies: Courses listed: Innovation Zone Project Management, IRCA Internal Quality Auditor, ICL Business Requirements & Analysis, CASEwise and Visio, City & Guilds Visual Basic 1, NVQ D32/33 Assessor Award, City & Guilds Counselling Skills Levels 1 & 2, SPM, MSF, CSM (Agile).

Completed multiple professional training courses in project management, agile and technical topics including PRINCE-like SPM, MSF, Certified Scrum Master, IRCA Internal Quality Auditor and Visual Basic.