Liz Blanchette

Background

About Liz Blanchette

4+ years experience as the Kingfisher Group S&L Programme Manager • Qualified in MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) and Prince2 • Accountable for the successful PMO management of a highly complex transformational programme with a Capex requirement of £50m, ensuring that between 30 to 40 end-to-end projects are delivered within an agreed timescale and budget • Initiated a project management life cycle process; created and established a coherent set of programme documentation and ways of working • Established the PMO team by recruiting and subsequently leading, coaching and developing 3 PMs to support the wider business and delivery project managers 5 years management consulting experience • Ability to work with different client levels from director to operator and in different geographies and cultures • Detailed client business analysis and identification of issues and key opportunities • Development and implementation of tailor-made solutions in conjunction with client needs and requirements to achieve targeted benefits 15 years retail experience • Sales optimisation across a range of categories, and effective control of cost, profit and resource both in UK and European markets for turnovers of up to £30 million • Area management of between 9 and 14 stores, responsible for the training, development and appraisals for teams of up to 42 managers at varying levels Fluent in French and Spanish