Business Transformation Head

Salary: £32,400 per year

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Liberty Speciality Steels, a division of Liberty Steel plays a significant part to this plan. We are the largest recycler of Steel in the UK and through using Electric Arc Steelmaking, Vacuum Induction Melting, Mill processing and our dedicated service centres, we are able to produce and supply a variety of high-value precision-engineered products for Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Industrial Engineering, Bar and Narrow Strip.

GREENSTEEL – Come and be a part of our vision for a brighter future for the UK steel industry. Our mission is to transform steel and related manufacturing into a global technology and product leader through our GREENSTEEL strategy. Integral to this plan is sustainability, which drives what we do by using renewable sources where possible to reduce our carbon footprint.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced Business Transformation Head to join our exciting and growing IT Department and lead the transformation, project management, change and asset team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

* Responsible for leading and managing a portfolio of business change projects.

* Manage all business change projects from inception, delivery to closure supporting across the lifecycle of project delivery and benefits realisation.

* Lead a team of project managers, third party consultants, implementation partners involving organisational change to all areas of the company to support the business objectives.

* Provide leadership across Liberty UK of project methodologies, governance, and adoption of best practice and usage of project principles.

* Responsible for leading and managing the company’s transformation and change projects and programmes which will comprise of but not limited to change management, business process re-design, and supporting elements, such as communications, culture change and HR aspects, working closely with all support functions/colleagues.

* Provide for mechanism of portfolio management supporting decision making by senior stakeholders on initiatives, projects and programmes both proposed, existing and closing, balancing limited resources, budgets and corporate priorities making recommendations as appropriate

* Ensure Corporate Projects are delivered on time and budget to the satisfaction of business stakeholders and our customers.

* Ensure that project deliverables are of high quality and projects are delivered supporting the Objectives and Team Plans.

* Responsible for the project management framework/methodology to ensure project principles are applied consistently across the organisation

* Work with and supports Project Boards such as the Corporate Programme Board and others as required.

* Provide timely reporting of all projects and programmes to Boards and provide strong governance and oversight of all projects.

* Responsibility for the supervision and delivery of external resources such as consultancy and third parties.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

* Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, preferably in supply chain, industrial engineering, engineering, business administration or economics. Master’s degree is preferred

* 12 to 15 years of experience in management consulting and project management, leading multiple teams / workstreams

* Ability to prioritize, manage time effectively, escalate issues appropriately, and keep information confidential is critical to this position

* Ability to effectively design, gain alignment and successfully execute significant change initiatives from project start to finish

* Ability to lead, guide and coach project team members

* Ability to be comfortable and credible in assessing impact of change, communication, and training need

* Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to interact effectively with all levels of management

BENEFITS

* Competitive salary and benefit package

* Generous pension scheme

* Private Medical

* Various Retail discounts

* 35 Days annual holiday (including bank holidays)