Business Transformation Manager

Experis UK; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits package

Hybrid working

Job summary

Experis UK is seeking a Business Transformation Manager to lead a portfolio of strategic change initiatives across the business, with a focus on operational efficiency, cost optimization and sustainable performance. Hybrid working model with a Manchester base and a competitive salary plus bonus and benefits.

You will partner with senior leaders across functions to identify opportunities, drive delivery, track benefits and embed improvements into day-to-day operations, ensuring programmes realise

Qualifications

• Experience leading business-wide transformation or efficiency programmes.
• Track record of delivering cost reduction and productivity improvement.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness with benefits realisation.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Governance, planning, reporting and programme control capabilities.
• Delivery-focused with continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and governance of transformation initiatives across functions.
• Identify, shape and mobilise efficiency and cost reduction opportunities.
• Drive delivery of programmes improving productivity and operational performance.
• Track milestones, risks, dependencies, actions and outcomes.
• Monitor benefits, savings targets with Finance.
• Support initiative owners to progress and achieve objectives.
• Produce reporting and insight for executives.
• Ensure changes are embedded into business-as-usual operations.
• Support development of future transformation opportunities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Governance

Financial awareness

Programme delivery

Continuous improvement

Job description

Business Transformation Manager

Manchester | Hybrid Working Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Are you passionate about driving meaningful business transformation and delivering measurable operational improvements?

We're partnering with a leading organisation in the Retail / Healthcare sector seeking an experienced Business Transformation Manager to lead and coordinate a portfolio of strategic change initiatives focused on operational efficiency, cost optimisation, productivity improvement, and sustainable business performance.

This highly visible role sits at the heart of the organisation's transformation agenda, working with senior leaders across multiple business functions to identify opportunities, drive delivery, track benefits, and ensure improvements become embedded within day-to-day operations.

The Opportunity

You will play a key role in shaping and managing transformation activity across the business, ensuring initiatives deliver against strategic objectives while generating tangible financial and operational outcomes. You'll work closely with functional leaders, finance teams, and programme sponsors to maintain momentum, remove barriers to delivery, and maximise value from change investments.

This is not a technology transformation role. It is a business-facing position focused on improving how the organisation operates, reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and ensuring benefits are realised and sustained.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and governance of business transformation initiatives across multiple functions.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to identify, shape and mobilise efficiency and cost reduction opportunities.
• Drive delivery of programmes aimed at improving productivity, effectiveness and operational performance.
• Ensure robust tracking of milestones, risks, dependencies, actions and outcomes.
• Work closely with Finance to monitor benefits, savings targets and overall programme value.
• Challenge and support initiative owners to maintain progress and achieve agreed objectives.
• Produce high-quality reporting and insight for executive stakeholders.
• Ensure changes are successfully embedded, adopted and transitioned into business-as-usual operations.
• Support the development of future transformation opportunities and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

You will bring a strong background in business transformation, operational improvement, programme delivery or organisational change, with a proven ability to influence stakeholders and deliver results.

We're particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate:

• Experience leading business-wide transformation or efficiency programmes.
• A track record of delivering cost reduction, productivity improvement or operating model change initiatives.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness, including benefits realisation and business case management.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to engage senior leaders across multiple functions.
• Strong governance, planning, reporting and programme control capabilities.
• The confidence to challenge constructively and drive accountability across the business.
• A pragmatic, delivery-focused approach with a passion for continuous improvement.

Why Join?

• Hybrid working with a Manchester base.
• Opportunity to shape a high-profile transformation agenda.
• Work directly with senior leadership and key decision-makers.
• Drive initiatives that deliver genuine business impact.
• Significant scope for career development and progression.
• Competitive salary, bonus and comprehensive benefits package.