SENIOR MANAGER, PROGRAMME LEAD

JOB PURPOSE 

Drive end-to-end delivery of business process improvement initiatives across the Group, from discovery through to implementation and adoption, ensuring measurable business outcomes and alignment with senior leadership priorities.

Key accountabilities

• Lead structured discovery sessions with Finance and Supply Chain teams to identify, validate and prioritise the highest-impact process improvement opportunities across the Group.
• Translate business process pain points into clearly defined improvement and automation requirements, bridging the gap between business needs and IT system capabilities
• Design and pilot improvement solutions in close collaboration with Finance and SCM stakeholders, validating results before scaling Group-wide
• Deliver hands-on, system-specific training to Finance and SCM staff, and monitor and drive adoption across the Group
• Prepare concise, regular updates for senior leadership and the Board, covering progress, priorities and key risks.
• Communicate complex process and IT matters clearly to C-suite and Board audiences, in plain business language.
• Manage senior stakeholder relationships across Finance, SCM, and leadership.
• Strong written communication — SOPs, executive summaries and Board slides that are concise, accurate and authoritative.
• Lead and develop a small specialist team.

Qualifications / Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Supply Chain, IT or related discipline
• Professional certifications (ACCA, CIMA, CPA, APICS) – advantageous

Relevant Experience:

• 12 to 18 years in Finance / Supply Chain transformation or ERP-related roles
• Experience in complex, multi-entity organisations
• Proven experience presenting to and managing relationships with C-suite executives and Board or ExCo-level audiences
• Demonstrated ability to translate business process requirements into IT and system solutions — and to communicate those solutions back to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in the energy, utilities or infrastructure sector
• Professional qualification in Finance or Supply Chain (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, CPA, APICS CSCP/CPIM) is an advantage, though demonstrated experience and domain credibility will carry greater weight in the selection process.
• Familiarity with process automation tooling that complements SAP or Oracle environments