ERP Business Change Lead

Baltimore Consulting; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore Consulting seeks an ERP Business Change Lead to head the organisational change around amajor ERP transformation. The role reports into Transformation leadership and will coordinate a network of Change Champions across Finance, Procurement, HR and Payroll.

The position focuses on people, process and culture change, not just technology, delivering business readiness and sustainable adoption across services. Hybrid working in Yorkshire-based local authorities is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading business change within large ERP transformations.
• Experience across Finance, Procurement, HR and Payroll transformation.
• Strong background in operating models and workforce transition planning.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and leadership at senior levels.
• Experience building change champion networks and adoption measurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall business change workstream, developing and delivering the Business Change Strategy and Roadmap
• Drive Change Impact Assessments, organisational readiness and future operating model transition planning
• Build and maintain senior stakeholder engagement, including executive leaders, functional leads and workforce representatives
• Establish business readiness frameworks, dashboards, reporting and go-live readiness assessments
• Deliver sustainable adoption, benefits realisation and long-term embedding of new ways of working

Skills

ERP Transformation

Stakeholder Management

Organisational Design

Target Operating Models

Workforce Transition

Job description

ERP Business Change Lead
Contract Duration: 6 months initially
Day Rate: £600-700 per day
Inside IR35 (via umbrella)
Hybrid Working - Yorkshire based Local Authority

Ready to lead one of the most significant transformation programmes in a complex public sector environment? As an ERP Business Change Lead, you will sit at the heart of an organisation‑wide ERP transformation, driving the people, process and cultural change required to deliver lasting business outcomes. Reporting into the Head of Transformation & Change, you will influence senior leaders, shape future operating models and lead a network of over 100 Change Champions, ensuring the organisation is fully prepared to embrace new ways of working across Finance, Procurement, HR and Payroll.

This is far more than a technology implementation. It is an opportunity to lead strategic organisational change, workforce transition planning and business readiness activity that will have a lasting impact across multiple services and stakeholders.

Your Role as ERP Business Change Lead

• Lead the overall business change workstream, developing and delivering the Business Change Strategy and Roadmap
• Drive Change Impact Assessments, organisational readiness and future operating model transition planning
• Build and maintain senior stakeholder engagement, including executive leaders, functional leads and workforce representatives
• Establish business readiness frameworks, dashboards, reporting and go-live readiness assessments
• Deliver sustainable adoption, benefits realisation and long-term embedding of new ways of working

Your Previous Experience as an ERP Business Change Lead

• Proven track record leading business change within large-scale ERP transformation programmes
• Significant experience across Finance, Procurement, HR and Payroll transformation environments
• Strong background in organisational design, target operating models and workforce transition planning
• Exceptional stakeholder management, facilitation and leadership skills, including experience influencing at senior level
• Experience developing change champion networks, readiness frameworks and adoption measurement approaches

This is an excellent opportunity to play a pivotal role in a high-profile transformation programme where your expertise will directly shape organisational success. You will work alongside senior leaders, programme teams and subject matter experts, helping to deliver sustainable change that extends well beyond system implementation.

Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant. Recruiting decisions are based on experience and skills, and any reasonable adjustments required during the recruitment process will be fully supported.