Strategic Transformation Lead - Efficiency & Cost

Experis; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Experis partners with a leading organisation in the Retail/Healthcare sector in Manchester for a Business Transformation Manager. This senior, business-facing role focuses on improving how the organisation operates, reducing costs, and delivering sustainable benefits.

Lead cross-functional programmes across functions, govern delivery, monitor milestones and benefits with finance. Embed changes into day-to-day operations and work with senior leaders to keep transformation momentum and realign

Qualifications

• Experience leading business-wide transformation or efficiency programmes.
• Track record of delivering cost reduction, productivity improvement or operating model change initiatives.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness, including benefits realisation and business case management.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to engage senior leaders across multiple functions.
• Governance, planning, reporting and programme control capabilities.
• The confidence to challenge constructively and drive accountability across the business.
• A pragmatic, delivery-focused approach with a passion for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and governance of business transformation initiatives across multiple functions.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to identify, shape and mobilise efficiency and cost reduction opportunities.
• Drive delivery of programmes aimed at improving productivity, effectiveness and operational performance.
• Ensure robust tracking of milestones, risks, dependencies, actions and outcomes.
• Work closely with Finance to monitor benefits, savings targets and overall programme value.
• Challenge and support initiative owners to maintain progress and achieve agreed objectives.
• Produce high-quality reporting and insight for executive stakeholders.
• Ensure changes are successfully embedded, adopted and transitioned into business-as-usual operations.
• Support the development of future transformation opportunities and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Business transformation

Stakeholder management

Programme delivery

Cost reduction

Job description

Experis partners with a leading organisation in the Retail/Healthcare sector in Manchester for a Business Transformation Manager. This senior, business-facing role focuses on improving how the organisation operates, reducing costs, and delivering sustainable benefits.

Lead cross-functional programmes across functions, govern delivery, monitor milestones and benefits with finance. Embed changes into day-to-day operations and work with senior leaders to keep transformation momentum and realign