Leeds | Hybrid with national travel
Why Greencore?
Following the combination withBakkavorin January 2026,Greencoreis one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose:to make everyday taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we employ over 28,000 colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Our products span every meal occasion, and in FY25 our shared passion helped deliver combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct-to-store network ensures fresh and frozen food reaches thousands of stores every day. To support this scale, we are delivering a significant transformation through our Making Business Easier (MBE) programme,and this role is a key part of making that change land successfully.
Whatyou’llbe doing
As a ChangeManagementLead,you’llbe responsible for designing and delivering the people side of change for specific MBE initiatives. Working closely with programme teams, business stakeholders, and site leaders,you’llhelp ensure change is understood, adopted, and embedded.
You will:
* Shape and deliver the end-to-end change approach for assigned initiatives, aligned to programme milestones and business outcomes.
* Develop and execute integrated change plans, ensuring critical activities are sequenced, measurable, and embedded.
* Conduct robust change impact assessments and translate into targeted actions that strengthen readiness and adoption.
* Design and deliver hands‑on interventions, workshops, and engagement sessions that move stakeholders from understanding change to actively owning it.
* Build and support networks of change champions across sites and functions
* Lead stakeholder analysis and engagement planning, ensuring the right people are involved at the right time and at the right level.
* Work closely with sites and functions toidentifyrisks, close gaps, and support smooth transition.
* Develop clear, practical communication and engagement plans that reflect the realities of frontline operations.
* Conduct training needs analysis and partner with learning teams to ensure capability development aligns to the change journey.
* Continuously assess readiness, impact, and adoption metrics, adjusting interventions to ensure change sticks.
* Identifyrisks, issues, and dependencies, escalating appropriately and supporting mitigation actions.
This is a hands‑on delivery role, working at the heart of Greencore’s transformation andclosely connectedto how change is experienced on the ground.
Whatwe’relooking for
We’relooking for someone with practical experience delivering business change, who enjoys working close to delivery and supporting people through transition.
You’llbring:
* Proven experience leading and delivering business change or transformation programmes in complex, multi‑site environments.
* Strong working knowledge of recognised change methodologies (e.g.Prosci,ADKARor similar)
* Experience conducting robust change impact assessments and translating insight into targeted, practical action.
* Credibility and confidence to influence senior leaders while building trust with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
* Strong facilitation skills, with the ability to design and lead workshops, interventions, and engagement sessions.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to translate complex initiatives into clear, grounded messaging.
* Strong planning capability, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
* A practical, outcomes‑focused mindset, grounded in delivery and measurable impact.
* Comfortoperatingin fast‑moving environments with shifting priorities.
* Flexibility to travel nationally across Greencore sites asrequired.
Whatyou’llget in return
At Greencore, people are at the core of everything we do. In return,you’llreceive:
* Competitive salary and job‑related benefits
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Pension (up to 8% matched)
* Life insurance (up to 4x salary)
* Companysharesave scheme
* Exclusive employee discount platform
* Access to a full wellbeing centre
* Enhancedparentalleave and menopause policies
You’llbe part of a growing change community, working on high‑impact initiatives and developing your career alongside experienced change leaders during a pivotal period for the business.
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