Role & Key Responsibilities
Job Title: Senior Project & Change Manager
Location: Peterborough (Hybrid)
Are you an experienced Senior Projects & Change Manager who thrives on delivering complex technology change in high-profile, stakeholder-intensive environments? Do you enjoy operating at the intersection of governance, business outcomes and technical delivery, working confidently with C-suite leaders while staying close to the detail that ensures successful execution?
Our Business Technology Services (BTS) Programme Delivery team is looking for a Senior Projects & Change Manager to lead the delivery of critical corporate technology initiatives. In this role, you’ll work closely with senior sponsors, technical teams and business stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes, embed sustainable change and ensure projects realise their intended benefits across the organisation.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Lead complex technology projects end‑to‑end, from early shaping and definition through to delivery, acceptance into service and transition to support
* Manage multiple concurrent, high‑visibility projects, ensuring clear governance, robust reporting and consistent delivery of value
* Own and drive business change and readiness activities, ensuring stakeholders and end users are fully prepared and supported through change
* Establish and maintain effective project governance, including SteerCo engagement, clear roles and responsibilities, and aligned decision‑making
* Proactively manage senior stakeholder relationships up to C‑suite level, acting as a trusted interface between business leaders and technical delivery teams
* Manage project financials across Capex and Opex, including business cases, budgets, forecasts and benefits realisation tracking
* Apply the appropriate blend of Waterfall, Agile and hybrid delivery approaches to suit the project context and organisational environment
* Identify, manage and mitigate risks, issues and dependencies, maintaining accurate RAID logs and ensuring timely escalation where required
What You’ll Bring
* Significant experience delivering technology projects and managing business change within complex, federated or enterprise environments
* Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, including ownership of budgets and delivery plans
* Strong governance, reporting and assurance capability, including experience operating SteerCo and executive-level forums
* Excellent stakeholder management skills, with demonstrable experience engaging confidently with C‑suite and senior leadership teams
* Experience working across multiple delivery methodologies (Waterfall, Agile and hybrid) and applying them pragmatically
* Strong financial and commercial awareness, with experience managing business cases, forecasts and benefits realisation
* Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, executive-level messaging
* Proficiency with standard project delivery tools such as Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and the wider MS Office suite
Location
Hybrid, a mix of office and homeworking. This role will be based at our Peterborough offices on the Lynchwood Business Park. The office has recently been renovated and offers modern facilities, great public transport links, free onsite parking, free drink facilities, free lunch option each day, and a great team culture.
About The Company
Associated British Foods Business Technology Services (BTS) was established in 2008 to deliver a centralised IT infrastructure and service to our fellow ABF businesses. We now operate in over 185 locations across 23 countries, supported by a team of nearly 200. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re looking for people who are eager to join us in supporting and delivering this vision.
Associated British Foods is a global giant in food processing and retail. Our ingredients division is the world’s second‑largest producer of both sugar and baker’s yeast, and our grocery brands occupy leading positions worldwide. In the UK, nine out of ten households use our brands.
We want you to be a part of our future and to support you, so below are a handful of some of our benefits that are offered to our employees.
* AB Foods BTS match up to 10% pension (contributory)
* Up to 10% Bonus
* Opportunity to buy up to 5 days holiday per calendar year
* Discounts on ABF products such as Twinings, Silverspoon, Pataks and Ryvita
* 24/7 free and confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme to support you as and when necessary
* Free lunch option available every day
* Access to a staff shop with discounted ABF brand products
Making Your Application
Ready to apply? Great! Simply register your details and upload your CV via our careers website – it usually takes just a few minutes. Please do not delay making your application. In the event of a high candidate response to this vacancy we may close the application period before the date shown and without notice.
So that we can support you to perform at your best, please let us know of any adjustments that may be required throughout the recruitment process by emailing careers@abagri.com.
As part of your application, we ask you to answer some equal opportunities questions that help us monitor how inclusive our recruitment process is and identify areas we can improve in. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions with no impact on your application.
ABF BTS recruitment is supported by our AB Agri group. We politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We have a PSL and do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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