Carrie Parker

CEO

Preston, United Kingdom16 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Proven track record in transformational change across sectors.
  • Strong leadership in empowering cross-functional teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence within the Telecommunications and Legal sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Continuous ImprovementBusiness TransformationOperational LeadershipCustomer ExperienceBusiness ImprovementTransformationService Improvement

Other Skills

Lean SigmaOperational PerformanceLean Six SigmaChange ManagementLean/Sigma PrinciplesTransformational WorkstreamsCollaborative WorkingLean Silver Advanced Practitioner (BQF Certified)Business Process ImprovementManagementTelecommunicationsService DeliveryContact CentersProcess ImprovementSix Sigma

About

A dedicated people leader with extensive experience in people leadership and contact center operations. My track record in business improvement and transformational change is built on leading high-calibre, cross-functional teams. I excel in developing sustainable solutions while maintaining a socially and ethically aware approach. With global experience in senior roles across various functions, I have driven people, customer and operational excellence in the telecoms and legal sectors. My commitment to Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies enhances performance and fosters a positive people culture. I empower teams to build strategies that eliminate inefficiencies and improve outcomes.

Experience

Freshfields

2 roles

Global Head of Continuous Improvement

Apr 2019Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

Global Continuous Improvment & Transformation

Apr 2019Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

  • As a Senior Leader within the Firm, Carrie is responsible for the defining and delivery of the end to end Continuous improvement transformational activity within Freshfields, with activity currently focused around significant change initiatives designed to re-imagine the way support services are provided to the firm.
  • A passionate advocate of Lean Sigma with a background in Operational Performance and Business transformation solutions. To that end, the Continuous Improvement and Transformation capability is focussed on defining best in class, lean business processes for all UK and international channels and delivering an exceptional client, partner and employee experience.
Continuous ImprovementBusiness TransformationLean SigmaOperational Performance

Bt enterprise technology

Head of Continuous Improvement and Customer Experience - BT Supply Chain

Jul 2016Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • An experienced and agile leader providing the glue for teams to work together across value streams impacting the whole Supply Chain estate. Certified lean professional services with 20 + years’ experience in the use and deployment of the Lean Six Sigma tool-kit, strategy planning, performance management and operational leadership. I recognise and mobilise change management techniques to engage with and empower. Setting the operational excellence roadmap strategy using a bespoke proven method to upskill the entire Supply Chain workforce to drive and exceed operational performance. I drive an improvement culture that enhances the customer experience and forms part of SC’s USP
  • Goals achieved: Through creating a culture of bottom-up continuous improvement, with three main aims:
  • 1) Help our operational units to understand what is critical to our customers and aligning that to our business strategy
  • 2) Providing the lean six sigma skills across the estate to empower & engage everyone to make good changes.
  • 3) Create a self-regenerating organisation that delivers to its financial and CSR commitments
  • Results achieved – contact me for more information
Continuous ImprovementLean Six SigmaOperational LeadershipChange Management

Bt

3 roles

Business Improvement Consultant & Continuous Improvement Lead

Promoted

Oct 2013Feb 2019 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Uk

  • Embedding a consistent Continuous Improvement culture based on Lean/Sigma principles across all of BT by coaching managers and their teams
  • A Better Customer Experience - Driving a better understanding of what the customer want through Voice of the Customer dialogue. To focus improvements in customer experience.
  • Customer Satisfaction ↑ … Complaints ↓
  • Transfering skills to the operational teams as an enabler to help meet the financial targets of our business.
  • Profitability Enabler:…Cost ↓… Revenue ↑
  • Ops Efficiency ↑… Do more with less/same
  • I have worked within the following BT Line of Business Areas:
  • BT Business Repair/ BT Global Services/ BT Consumer Provision/ Openreach/ BT Supply Chain
Continuous ImprovementLean/Sigma PrinciplesCustomer Experience

Centre Manager Specialist

Nov 2009Aug 2010 · 9 mos

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National Performance Manager

Jun 2009Nov 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Responsible for the delivery of broadband and telephony fault resolution to IT systems and networks to BT Business customers. Creating a collaborative working group to deliver end to end service continuity. Delivering service improvement actions through aligned local resources to support improved adherence to maximise business customer contact strategy, executed operational rigour through management of in house KPI’s,
Service ImprovementCollaborative WorkingOperational Leadership

Bt design & innovation

Business Transformation

Oct 2007May 2012 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Leading Business Improvement & transformational workstreams for UK & International L2C Voice products UK for BT Innovate & Design to revolutionising the way we do business with our supllies and our customers to make it easier for them to do business with us.
Business ImprovementTransformational WorkstreamsTransformation

Education

Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt (BQF Certified)

Jan 2009Jan 2010

Preston College - Higher education

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