Programme Manager

Greene King; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on brands

Wagestream access

Pension contribution

Employee assistance program

Greene King Inns discounts

Refer a friend bonus

Retail discounts up to 30%

Job summary

Greene King is seeking a Programme Manager to lead high-impact programmes across the business. You will shape plans, align stakeholders, and drive delivery of complex changes to realise benefits and support strategic goals.

You will embed sustainable change by combining governance, data-led reporting and financial oversight, while maximising ROI and ensuring performance against plans across multi-site operations.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering complex, commercially focused programmes/projects.
• Strong governance, data-led reporting and financial oversight.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain end-to-end programme plans to ensure on-time delivery.
• Line manage a multi-disciplined team and lead cross-functional delivery teams.
• Drive alignment, collaboration, and clear ownership across the programme lifecycle.
• Manage a portfolio of projects with strategic alignment and prioritisation by value.
• Establish governance, reporting, metrics and risk management for timely decisions.
• Deliver sustainable change to BAU with structured change management.
• Own programme financials with budgets, spend monitoring and ROI analysis.
• Define and track KPIs related to project delivery and benefits.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Governance & reporting

Change management

Budgeting & ROI analysis

KPI tracking

Agile & Waterfall

Tools

PM tools

Job description

Programme Manager

In Greene King’s Group Planning and Delivery team, you’ll lead high-impact programmes and projects that turn strategy into action. Working with teams across the business, you’ll shape clear plans, align stakeholders, and drive delivery of complex, commercially focused change, ensuring we deliver the right outcomes, in the right way at pace.

You'll bring strong governance, data-led reporting and financial oversight to manage risk, track performance and realise benefits. A key focus area for the role will be to embed sustainable people, process and technology change into business-as-usual, in addition to maximising return on our investments, working towards the delivery of our strategic goals.

Company Description

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.

Additional Information

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Qualifications

As Programme Manager, you will…

• Develop and maintain end-to-end programme plans (scope, timelines, milestones, deliverables and dependencies) to ensure strategic programmes and projects are delivered on time.
• Line manage a multi-disciplined team, proactively leading the delivery of projects within a programme and/or portfolio.
• Lead cross-functional delivery teams and stakeholders across the business to drive alignment, collaboration, and clear ownership throughout the programme/project lifecycle.
• Manage a portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and goals, resource allocation, and prioritisation based on business value.
• Establish effective governance, reporting, performance metrics and risk management to track progress, manage issues, and support timely decision-making on strategic priorities.
• Deliver sustainable people, process and technology change by applying structured change management and ensuring smooth transition of outcomes into business-as-usual (BAU).
• Own programme financials by building budgets, monitoring spend and producing robust cost/benefit and ROI analysis to maximise value from group investment.
• Define, track, and analyse key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics related to project delivery, outcomes and benefits.

What You’ll Bring…

• A proven track record of delivering complex, commercially focused programmes/projects in a fast-paced, multi-site environment (hospitality/retail desirable).
• Strong programme planning and delivery skills, able to define scope, milestones, dependencies and outcomes while keeping delivery on track.
• Confidence building and leading cross-functional teams, with the presence to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven leadership skills with demonstrable experience of establishing and managing cross functional programme and project teams, with a willingness to delve into detailed delivery if required.
• Change management capability, able to land people, process and technology change, manage resistance, and transition outcomes into BAU.
• A data-led, analytical approach, including defining and using KPIs, and proactively identifying and mitigating risks.
• Financial acumen to shape budgets, monitor spend, and articulate benefits, ROI and cost/benefit cases.
• Hands-on delivery mindset with working knowledge of project tools and approaches (Agile and Waterfall), and a continuous improvement outlook.