Jobs, fresher vacancy - Operational Excellence Manager • UK

Company: Altum Consulting

UK

A leading consumer-facing organisation in the UK and Ireland is seeking an experienced Operational Excellence Manager to join its Transformation team. This role sits at the heart of an enterprise-wide transformation agenda, linking strategic intent to operational delivery and embedding a culture of continuous improvement across functions. What you will do Champion Lean, Six Sigma and related continuous improvement approaches across the organisation. Facilitate process mapping, root cause analysis and redesign workshops to remove waste and improve performance. Translate strategic objectives into clear, integrated execution plans and support cross-functional delivery through to embedding and benefits realisation. Support governance and performance management, including risk management, value tracking and high-quality reporting for senior stakeholders. Enhance the utilisation of portfolio and project management tools, processes, and standards. Partner with PMO, Portfolio and Change teams, as well as external partners and suppliers, to drive alignment, engagement and delivery. Identify, track and help resolve top-level dependencies across in-flight initiatives, including capacity considerations. Provide outside-in perspectives on best practice in operational excellence and transformation delivery. What you will bring Proven experience in operational excellence, transformation or strategy roles, with demonstrable delivery of measurable outcomes. Strong working knowledge of continuous improvement methods and tools (Lean, Six Sigma, Agile). Experience designing and executing delivery plans, with sound governance, risk and benefits management. Analytical capability, including performance tracking, insight generation and stakeholder-ready reporting. Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to influence across a matrixed environment. A hands-on delivery mindset with the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and drive practical outcomes.