Regional Process Excellence Lead (EMEA) – On-site

The Cooper Companies Inc.

Southampton

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

28 hours ago

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Job summary

CooperVision in Southampton, Hampshire, UK, is seeking a Business Process Lead (12m FTC) to provide regional leadership for process standardisation, systems deployment, and continuous improvement. You will partner with business leaders and project teams to define requirements, implement solutions, and support change adoption, ensuring processes are effective and compliant with business strategy.

The role covers planning, design, testing, deployment, training and post-go-live support, driving

Qualifications

Experience leading business process improvement, transformation, or systems implementation initiatives.
Experience supporting ERP implementations, preferably within a global organisation.
Proven ability to lead teams and deliver results through others.
Strong business process and business analysis expertise.
Ability to translate business requirements into practical process and system solutions.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.
Ability to work collaboratively across business and technical functions.
Strong planning, organisation, and prioritisation skills.
Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Responsibilities

Champion adoption of global business processes, standards, and best practices across EMEA.
Ensure regional compliance with global process design and governance requirements.
Identify process improvement opportunities and lead initiatives that improve efficiency, quality, and business performance.
Establish and monitor process metrics to support performance management and continuous improvement.
Lead business process activities for OneVision and other transformation programmes throughout the full project lifecycle.
Coordinate business participation in requirements gathering, process design, testing, training, data readiness, deployment, and change management activities.
Partner with global and regional stakeholders to ensure solutions meet business requirements while maintaining alignment with global standards.
Act as the primary process subject matter expert during implementation and support activities.
Lead, develop, and coach the EMEA Business Process Analyst team.
Set priorities, manage workload allocation, and support team performance and development.
Foster collaboration across regional and global teams to deliver business objectives.