Remote-Eligible SAP Programme Planner & PMO Lead

Greencore; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 129,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a SAP Programme Planner for a 6-month contract (Inside IR35) based in Spalding, UK. The role offers remote work with travel to sites as required.

You will lead the transformation project planning, capacity planning, and PMO activities, ensuring integrated, high-quality delivery across workstreams. This role demands strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and strong governance.

Qualifications

• Proficient in project management processes and tools (e.g. Microsoft Project, Jira).
• S4 Hana / SAP programme experience.
• Practical experience of leading programme management: Tracking progress, RAID management, team orchestration.
• Understanding of how to run technology implementations.
• Strong experience in project planning (PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification).
• Expert in capacity planning.
• Budget management capability.
• Highly organised with the ability to see ‘the big picture’ and a strong focus on outcomes.
• Logical, analytical, and multi-tasking.
• Strong stakeholder engagement capability, and ability to influence and motivate others.
• Must be able to think and plan strategically; yet possess a detail-oriented, pragmatic management approach.
• ‘Big four’ consulting experience would be an advantage

Responsibilities

• Lead the detailed planning of the transformation project.
• Take responsibility for capacity planning – work with SLT to flag challenges and gaps in terms of resourcing.
• Manage all change control processes.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and integration of plans at workstream and central level.
• Receive and manage the quality assurance of status updates from key workstreams.
• Act as the PMO for the part code change – a critical enabler / pre-work to enable the success of Project Vision.
• Define the approach to leading people resourcing throughout the programme, including capacity planning.
• Input into the upskilling and capability building activities across the project team.
• Drive the management of the project budget and associated reporting.

Skills

SAP programme experience

Project planning

Capacity planning

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

PMO leadership

Strategic thinking

PM certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Job description

Greencore is seeking a SAP Programme Planner for a 6-month contract (Inside IR35) based in Spalding, UK. The role offers remote work with travel to sites as required.

You will lead the transformation project planning, capacity planning, and PMO activities, ensuring integrated, high-quality delivery across workstreams. This role demands strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and strong governance.