Operational Excellence Manager
Posted 4 days ago by Advocate Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Operational Excellence Manager role is a contract position within a leading global premium drinks business, focusing on driving strategic initiatives and enhancing operational performance across the region. This high-impact role involves close collaboration with senior leadership and various teams to improve processes and strengthen planning capabilities. The position requires a strong analytical background and experience in FMCG or branded consumer products. The role offers significant visibility and the opportunity to influence organizational effectiveness in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with the Managing Director and regional leadership team to prioritise and drive strategic initiatives.
- Provide analytical and operational support across key business workstreams.
- Facilitate leadership planning cycles, including annual and mid-term strategic planning.
- Drive stronger cross-functional collaboration and organisational alignment.
- Lead initiatives to improve planning, reporting and performance measurement across the region.
- Identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements to drive agility and productivity.
- Work with regional teams and IT to implement new systems and automated ways of working.
- Embed new business processes and ensure strong cross-functional adoption.
- Partner with Sales, Finance and Marketing leaders to strengthen Sales & Business Planning processes.
- Improve commercial tools, reporting and execution standards across the organisation.
- Support the rollout and optimisation of commercial systems and trade investment processes.
- Act as a key link between commercial teams and the supply chain to ensure operational alignment.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or related discipline.
- 4+ years’ experience in FMCG or branded consumer products, ideally within commercial, strategy or finance roles.
- Strong business acumen with exposure to P&L performance.
- Proven experience delivering cross-functional projects or transformation initiatives.
- Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders across a matrixed organisation.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
CONTRACT ROLE: 6 - 12 Months A leading global premium drinks business is looking for an Operational Excellence Manager . This is a high-impact role supporting the Managing Director and senior leadership team to drive strategic initiatives, improve organisational effectiveness and enhance commercial execution across the region. This role sits at the centre of the business, partnering closely with commercial, finance, supply chain and category teams to improve processes, strengthen planning capabilities and drive operational performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic & Leadership Team Support
- Partner with the Managing Director and regional leadership team to prioritise and drive strategic initiatives.
- Provide analytical and operational support across key business workstreams.
- Facilitate leadership planning cycles, including annual and mid-term strategic planning.
- Drive stronger cross-functional collaboration and organisational alignment.
- Business Process & Transformation
- Lead initiatives to improve planning, reporting and performance measurement across the region.
- Identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements to drive agility and productivity.
- Work with regional teams and IT to implement new systems and automated ways of working.
- Embed new business processes and ensure strong cross-functional adoption.
- Commercial Operations
- Partner with Sales, Finance and Marketing leaders to strengthen Sales & Business Planning processes.
- Improve commercial tools, reporting and execution standards across the organisation.
- Support the rollout and optimisation of commercial systems and trade investment processes.
- Act as a key link between commercial teams and the supply chain to ensure operational alignment.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or related discipline.
- 4+ years’ experience in FMCG or branded consumer products , ideally within commercial, strategy or finance roles.
- Strong business acumen with exposure to P&L performance.
- Proven experience delivering cross-functional projects or transformation initiatives .
- Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders across a matrixed organisation.
Why This Role?
This is a high-visibility position offering exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape how a leading drinks business operates across Northwest Europe. You’ll play a key role in improving organisational performance while working in a dynamic and fast-moving consumer brand environment. Apply today!
Email: nathan.collinson@advocate-group.co.uk
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