Introduction

Our client are a Defence company who are currently undergoing a large ERP transformation project.

They are in the lookout for a Transformation Lead to ensure successful design and delivery of change through stakeholder collaboration to define priorities, manage risk and optimise business processes.

Working Patterns and location - This is a hybrid role with 3 days on site per week.

Key responsibilities

• Assess and manage UK-specific business change impacts arising from the ERP transformation, ensuring effective mitigation and alignment with programme objectives.
• Drive business readiness and adoption through structured change management, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of targeted implementation plans.
• Partner with global process owners to adapt and localise enterprise ERP processes to meet UK operational requirements.
• Ensure UK regulatory, operational, and business requirements are fully integrated into the ERP solution while maintaining alignment with global standards.
• Serve as the key interface between UK business stakeholders and the global transformation programme, ensuring clear communication and alignment of priorities.
• Lead workshops, working groups, and decision forums to facilitate stakeholder alignment, resolve issues, and progress key programme decisions.
• Identify and analyse gaps between global ERP design and UK business needs, defining solutions to address localisation requirements.
• Support solution design, validation, and implementation to ensure outcomes are fit for purpose and aligned with business objectives.
• Provide clear, proactive reporting on UK business readiness, including programme risks, issues, and mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to programme governance structures, ensuring UK business interests and requirements are effectively represented.

Skills & experience

• Proven experience in leading business transformation initiatives, ideally involving ERP upgrades (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Strong understanding of UK business operations, regulatory requirements, and change management practices.
• Experience working in a global programme environment with complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across business and technology teams.

Key Competencies:

• Familiarity with ERP systems and enterprise process frameworks.
• Understanding of business change methodologies.
• Ability to interpret process maps, data flows, and business requirements.
• Strategic thinking and business acumen.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Stakeholder management and relationship building.
• Problem-solving and decision-making.
• Proficiency in tools for documentation, collaboration, and reporting (e.g., MS Office, SharePoint, Jira, Confluence).

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

Please note that the client has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and therefore this contract will be run through an Umbrella Company. Income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.

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