Operational Change Programme Lead

Sainsbury's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount & 10–15% increases

Pensions and life cover

Performance bonus up to 65% of salary

Private healthcare

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loans

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Argos is seeking a senior leader to drive the Operational Change Programme across Retail, Logistics, and planning. You will oversee governance, track progress, and report to senior stakeholders to ensure delivery against cost-saving targets.

The role partners with Strategy, Finance, Commercial, Marketing, Procurement, Tech and People Change to surface trade‑offs and drive credible delivery plans while maturing change practices across a low‑maturity environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading change governance, working groups and senior forums that drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Operational Change Programme, providing oversight and delivery leadership for change across Retail, Logistics, planning and central operations.
• Design and run the Operations change governance cycle, enabling decisions, managing risks and maintaining momentum.
• Track, monitor and report progress against cost-saving targets and OKRs for Operations.
• Collaborate with Finance to translate insights into clear leadership messaging.
• Ensure high-quality status reporting across all Operations change initiatives.

Skills

Operational change management

Governance design

Programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Financial reporting

Job description

Argos is seeking a senior leader to drive the Operational Change Programme across Retail, Logistics, and planning. You will oversee governance, track progress, and report to senior stakeholders to ensure delivery against cost-saving targets.

The role partners with Strategy, Finance, Commercial, Marketing, Procurement, Tech and People Change to surface trade‑offs and drive credible delivery plans while maturing change practices across a low‑maturity environment.