Programme Manager

Broster Buchanan; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Director for Executive Search, Interim Management & Projects. The ideal candidate will lead a 6-month programme aimed at re-engineering commercial processes within retail/FMCG. Responsibilities include mapping workflows, coordinating system delivery, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful change adoption. The role requires deep expertise in process engineering and preferred Lean/Six Sigma credentials.

Qualifications

• Deep experience in commercial process engineering within retail/FMCG.
• Lean / Six Sigma credentials are ideal.
• Strong Business Analysis toolkit.

Responsibilities

• Map, simplify, and standardise end-to-end commercial workflows.
• Coordinate delivery of supporting systems and promotional tooling.
• Work daily with commercial, product, and marketing teams.
• Translate retail requirements into practical processes.
• Deliver IT-enabled change with programme governance.

Skills

Process re-engineering

Stakeholder leadership

Lean / Six Sigma

Business analysis

IT-enabled change delivery

Job description

Director - Executive Search, Interim Management & Projects

Start ASAP

Duration: 6 months

Programme Manager to lead a process‑first commercial transformation across retail/FMCG. You’ll re‑engineer end‑to‑end commercial and operational journeys, promotions, pricing, approvals, and go‑to‑market. IT enablement is still a key area, but the heart of the role is Lean process redesign and adoption.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Process Re‑engineering: Map, simplify and standardise end-to-end commercial workflows; remove waste and hand‑offs; embed controls and KPIs.
• Enablement & Deployment: Coordinate delivery of supporting systems and promotional tooling to fit the new ways of working.
• Stakeholder Leadership: Work daily with commercial, product and marketing; collaborate with IT Product Owners (software & roadmap) and deploy change with specialist change managers.
• Operational Translation: Turn real retail requirements into practical processes and lightweight system solutions.
• Deep experience in commercial process engineering within retail/FMCG.
• Lean / Six Sigma credentials (ideal) and a strong Business Analysis toolkit.
• Proven delivery of IT‑enabled change (programme governance, benefits, risks, adoption).

If you’re a lean process re‑engineer who can align commercial, product and marketing teams to deliver measurable change, we’d love to hear from you.