Solutions Manager

JR United Kingdom; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent company is seeking a Solutions Manager to engage in a high-level role focused on driving customer-centric business solutions across various domains including Supply Chain Planning and Financial Planning. This position emphasizes collaboration among partners and stakeholders to ensure effective delivery and alignment on strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years' experience in business solution design.
• Proven track record in large-scale programme delivery.
• Experience across MTO, SCP, Customer Planning, Pricing.

Responsibilities

• Define cross-functional business solutions aligned with goals.
• Manage transitions with minimal disruption.
• Align stakeholders on scope and design priorities.

Skills

Business architecture

Solution design

Operational model transformation

Facilitation and coordination

Stakeholder management

Customer journey mapping

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Job Summary:

My client are seeking a senior solution-oriented Business Solutions Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and integration of cross-partner solution design and transition activities across a large scale global programme.

This individual will work across multiple domains - including Make-to-Order (MTO), Customer Planning, Supply Chain Planning (SCP), Pricing, and Financial Planning - to facilitate end-to-end solution design. The role requires someone with the capability to connect dots between delivery partners, manage transition states, and guide senior stakeholders toward scalable, customer-centric solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and shapecross-functional business solutions aligned with strategic and operational goals
• Drive end-to-end solution walkthroughs, ensuring buy-in from all delivery partners and business owners
• Manage the transition from current to future operating models, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum clarity
• Champion customer-first thinking in all aspects of design and process evolution
• Identify and articulate solution risks, readiness, and dependencies to senior forums (eg, CITs, Governance Boards)
• Represent business solution quality concerns at the Dependency Management Forum and Critical Integration Teams (CITs)
• Align stakeholders across partners on scope, timelines, and design priorities
• Strong grasp of business architecture, solution design, and operating model transformation
• Deep understanding of end-to-end business processes and multi-partner integration dynamics
• Excellent facilitation and coordination skills across delivery teams and business units
• Effective at navigating complex stakeholder landscapes and aligning senior leaders
• Strategic thinker with a sharp eye for delivery detail and practical implementation
• Background in customer journey mapping and design thinking is highly desirable

Experience Required

• 5-8 years' experience in business solution design, transformation, or enterprise change programmes
• Proven track record in large-scale, multi-partner programme delivery, preferably with cross-functional scope
• Experience working across MTO, Supply Chain Planning, Customer Planning, Pricing and Financial domains
• Strong delivery grounding with both project coordination and business process design expertise
• Experience contributing to or leading solution governance forums and programme-level discussions