Kate Redrup

Accomplished and energetic project professional, with a solid history of achievement in Product Development and Portfolio Management.  Motivated leader with strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.  Areas of expertise include completing projects to target, technical writing and inspiring others.

Walgreen’s Boots Alliance – No7 Beauty Company

Portfolio Delivery Manager – CPG Gift and Liz Earle NPD, February 2023 - current

• Supporting the CPG Gifting Portfolio Delivery Team in the successful delivery of both Christmas and All Year Round gifting programmes for No7 Beauty Company’s CPG brands, with Christmas alone requiring the on-time deliver of ore than 60 million individual components
• Leading a team of 4 Project Managers to facilitate the development and delivery process, with the team having a wide range of experiences and knowledge bases
• Facilitating changes to the Gifting Programme Team’s ways of working, in order to streamline and bring into line with the wider business’ current governance processes
• Liaising with internal and external suppliers and commercial functions in multiple global regions
• Leading governance of the Liz Earle NPD portfolio of up to 20 active SKUs at once
• Escalation of risks to senior stakeholders, offering succinct and factual scenario planning options
• Facilitating conversations around prioritisation of resources to allow timely and successful delivery of both gifting and non-gifting development projects
• Currently working to obtain my Management Of Portfolios Foundation certification
• Leading the Liz Earle Culture Club to ensure the “Precious Recipe” remains at the heart of the team
• Featured in the Summer 2023 edition of Project in an article entitled “Project Professionals in Unusual Places”

Portfolio Delivery Manager – Liz Earle, Botanics and Project Sirius, November 2020 – February 2023

• Leading management and governance of the Liz Earle NPD and EPD portfolio of up to 89 active SKUs at once and along with facilitating conversations around prioritisation of resources, both team members and financial, to allow the successful delivery of products and kits that are innovative yet in keeping with the brand ethos
• Utilising predominantly agile methodology to ensure complex, multi-component projects track to the required timings whilst using MS Project, Bubble and Sharepoint as key tools
• Leading governance of 22 SKUs within the development of a new brand to support its launch in August 2023 which was due to be added to the No7BC portfolio of brands and offerings
• Supporting the Product Delivery Team working on Botanics to ensure the success of a timely brand restage with improved claims and increased sustainability credentials for 23 SKUs
• Coaching the operational Product Delivery Team to own their functional delivery and risks, whilst being a Change Champion with a particular focus on implementing and promoting project management software
• Accountable for reporting on portfolio delivery KPIs to drive the decision-making process
• Ensuring a flexible management style to reflect the route to delivery, leading portfolio management of Supplier Developed projects and providing detailed project management for Internally Developed or Co-developed projects
• Champion “one team” mindset through collaboration across functions and role modelling culture, both during day-to-day role and as a No7BC Winning Culture Champion
• Continuing to support young people by joining Year 11 students in mock interviews and their annual careers fayre

Senior NPD Project Manager – Liz Earle, August 2018 – November 2020

• Heavily responsible for the timely and on budget delivery of high-profile, new product development projects, including the Christmas gifting range and kits for sale through the QVC television channel, principally using agile project management
• Day to day management of business-critical projects, such as a new payroll and HR management system, to ensure delivery occurs on time and on budget
• Managing the NPD budget and providing regular updates to the Executive Management Team
• Presenting projects to the Executive Management Team for Stage Gate sign-off and budget approval
• Ensuring sponsors, stakeholders and cross-functional teams are fully aware of project statuses and potential risks to delivery
• Reporting of NPD projects throughout their development, from initial Project Management Plan through to Project Closure Report
• Ensuring appropriate governance processes are adhered to by cross-functional team members, such as regular reporting and team updates
• Achieved my PMQ through the APM

Gurit (UK) Ltd

Product Development Chemist, January 2010 – August 2018

• Directly responsible for the day-to-day management of high-level NPD projects, largely using waterfall methodology, from initial research to trial and productionisation whilst ensuring projects are completed on time, on budget and meeting CTQs
• Supporting and mentoring new starters during the early stages of being part of the team
• Utilisation of strong literature and IP review skills followed by experimental and analytical optimisation of formulations, whilst using Green Belt Six Sigma methodologies to maximise efficiencies
• Extensive experience of writing technical reports and presentations for a wide range of backgrounds
• Assisting the Product Management Team in improving product output through the independent generation of SDS’, TDS’ QC specifications and Work Instructions for internal and external use
• Inspiring school- and university-age students during both short and medium-term work experience placements

Tradebe Fawley

Graduate Chemist, June 2009 – January 2010

• Worked to time constraints in a high level industrial commercial environment
• Efficiently completing tasks within a potentially hazardous environment whilst maintaining a high level of safety and compliance
• Improved test methods, such as I-CAP evaluation for the determination of metal ion content in both incoming waste samples and outgoing ash and water residues

PhD in Chemistry (University of Southampton), 2009

• “Synthesis and Characterisation of New Framework Materials”
• Researched, planned and managed experimental and evaluative activities
• Weekly supervision and support of undergraduate students during practical lab sessions

First Class BSc (Hons) in Chemistry (University of Exeter), 2005

• Within top 6 achieving students in the year
• Effective time management to allow availability to represent the university in sailing, archery and women’s rugby events

A-Levels and GCSEs, 2002

• A2: Chemistry, French, Biology, General Studies
• AS: Mathematics
• GCSE: 11 passes of grade B and above, including 2 A*s