Business Consulting Change Manager

Responsibilities

• Leading end-to-end business change strategies for transformation programmes, from design through to adoption and sustainability.
• Driving stakeholder engagement and influence at all levels - from shop-floor teams to executive steering groups.
• Overseeing ERP, MES and PLM programme delivery, including SAP S/4HANA, alignment and work-instruction integration.
• Mentoring and developing colleagues to help grow the change capability within the team.
• Designing and facilitating workshops to shape requirements, align expectations and support decision making.

Requirements

• Strong experience leading major business change programmes in industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Proven ability to influence and engage stakeholders across all organisational levels.
• Hands-on understanding of ERP (SAP S/4HANA/ECC), MES and PLM systems, and how they integrate with business processes.
• Experience in Value Stream Mapping and process improvement.
• Demonstrated leadership skills including mentoring and capability building.
• Practical experience driving post-go-live adoption and measurable benefits.
• It would be great if you had:
• Experience with PLM platforms such as Teamcenter, Windchill or 3DEXPERIENCE/ENOVIA.
• Knowledge of EBOM-MBOM reconciliation and digital thread concepts.
• Understanding of Digital Design, Manufacturing and Services (DDMS).
• If you're interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!
• Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent.
• Location: Near Bristol, Manchester or Chester - you will be required to be onsite 3 days a week in any of these locations.
• Security Clearance Level: Eligible for SC and DV.
• Internal Recruiter: Soraya.
• Salary: £70,000 - £90,000.
• Benefits: 10% bonus , £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.
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Additional Information

Are you a strategic change leader who loves delivering major transformation? Do you enjoy guiding teams through complex change and making sure new ways of working really stick? We are looking for a Business Change Consulting Manager in this role, you'll join our team within Aerospace, Defence and Security, where we focus on delivering high-impact digital transformation for central government clients. You'll shape and lead business change strategies across large-scale ERP, MES and PLM programmes, helping our clients achieve real operational results. You'll also play a key part in developing our team, mentoring others, sharing expertise and supporting a collaborative, people-centred culture. This is a hybrid role where you will be required to be onsite 2/3 days week to your closest location of either Bristol, Manchester or Chester. We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs, and training and development opportunities.

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