Head of Business Transformation - London, United Kingdom - Sainsburys

Sainsburys

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Head of Business Transformation
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The big question is. why on earth should a professional like you work for a 150-year-old retail chain?

Because we are on a journey. Changing the way we operate. Learning to think nimble. Giving our teams the time and freedom they need to push boundaries. To create amazing systems and technologies and to give our colleagues and our customers even more incredible experiences.

There are thousands of experts to talk to and learn from. We've got data from billions of transactions for our teams to play with. Things get built here. They get made here and they hit customers and colleagues quickly.

Business Transformation is a new team in the Transformation Division.

Working hand in hand with each of the business functions, this team are responsible for taking our strategy and translating this into programmes of work to transform & grow our business to deliver a better proposition and experience for our customers, enabling us to compete sustainably and more profitably over time.

As a Head of Transformation, you will be at the heart of helping the CTO & Operating Board shape and deliver our 3- to 5-year Transformation agenda and responsible for the delivery of key outcomes that contribute to the success of the strategy.

Working with the Director of Business Transformation as part of a small, but mighty, team you will be responsible for leading complex, end-to-end Transformation programmes on behalf of the business.

You will pull together & lead the right cross-functional team on programmes from ideation through to initial implementation working collaboratively with stakeholders across the business at all levels to lead and accelerate change.

Your programmes will be led brilliantly to deliver change at pace, creating high-performing end-to-end teams.

As the face of the programme, you will galvanise others to get behind the change, and champion a Transformation mindset.

What you Need to Know & Show:

Excellent thought leadership: Driving end-to-end thinking, employing an outcome-centric & hypothesis-led approach to problem solving & innovation.
Brilliant strategic programme management: Leading change at pace through excellent crossfunctional working
Owning end to end storytelling, inspiring change up to and including DD & Ops Board level.
Forwardthinking & proactive leadership, to own the narrative and manage/mitigate risks.
An agile mindset to break down & accelerate delivery of complex programmes.
Leading by example, championing a transformation mindset and collaborative ways of working that are truly crossfunctional and connected.
A growth mindset
Successful experience of working on shaping and implementing major Change projects/programmes.
A strength in using data, insight, and external innovation to drive complex decisions/projects.
Role model positive, collaborative, and agile ways of working with all areas of the business.

We have a
Permanent & a
12 Month Fixed Term Contract Available.

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role.

We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.

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Primary Location:
GB-GB-London

Work Locations:
Holborn Store Support Centre and Home Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 33 Holborn London EC1N 2HT

Job:
Finance and Accounting

Schedule:
Full-time

Advertised Salary Competitive