Opex Manager

Greencore; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Holidays

Matched pension contributions

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave

Menopause policies

Enhanced parental leave & menopause政策

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a skilled individual to define financial BI targets and manage delivery of business improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience in a manufacturing environment and demonstrable leadership skills to drive site improvement plans. Competitive salary and job-related benefits, along with career development opportunities, are offered as part of our commitment to employee growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment recognized as world-class.
• Ability to deliver training and coach others.
• Demonstrates effective leadership through business process changes.
• Analytical software proficiency and advanced MS Office.
• Ability to train, coach and facilitate problem solving.
• Program and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define site financial BI targets aligned with budget plans.
• Manage delivery of BI initiatives within agreed timescales.
• Build site capability through coaching BI principles and tools.
• Roll out the Business Improvement Programme to full maturity and drive adoption.
• Build site capability by coaching BI principles across functions.
• Promote KPI suite and PMP adoption for continuous improvement.
• Engage with the Greencore BI community to share best practices.
• Lead the site BI team, prioritising safety, engagement and development.

Skills

Business Improvement techniques

Analytical software

Microsoft Office suite

Leadership skills

Program and project management

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Excel advanced

Job description

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast‑moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Our site in Kiveton employs over 600 and is the UK's largest quiche bakery, producing more than 42 million quiche each year along with a wide range of ready meals and soups.

What you'll be doing

• Define stretching site financial BI targets, aligned with the return on investment targets defined in current and next year budget and longer‑term strategic plans
• Work with colleagues to develop a pipeline of achievable BI initiatives capable of delivering the agreed BI targets
• Manage delivery of BI initiatives within agreed timescales and financial targets, leveraging the skills and resource of the local BI or Operations team and negotiating additional skills, resource and capital from additional stakeholders where necessary
• Manage site deployment of the Business Improvement Programme to full maturity, using Process Confirmations to measure and drive adoption and being an advocate for the site
• Build site capability to deliver business improvements through coaching BI principles and tools, primarily with the BI team and extending to relevant colleagues from Operations and other functions
• Promote full adoption of the BI key performance indicator (key performance indicator) suite and performance management process (PMP) and their role in identifying future BI opportunities
• Be an active member of the Greencore BI community, contributing to and drawing from best practice standards to help drive coordinated group‑wide performance improvement
• Lead and direct the site BI team to ensure that people are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed and delivering their potential

What we're looking for

• Experience in a manufacturing environment, recognised as a world class or lean organisation
• Experience of delivering results using Business Improvement techniques
• Demonstrates effective leadership skills, leading teams through business process changes and site improvement plans
• Skilled in analytical software plus competent user of Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to deliver training, coach others and facilitate group problem‑solving sessions
• Program and project management skills

We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job‑related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on‑the‑job training and development opportunities to further your career.