Foods Connected
Transformation Specialist
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Transformation & Change Manager (Hybrid – Derry/Belfast)
A Little About Us
Foods Connected is an award-winning cloud-based software platform helping retailers and food companies worldwide manage their supply chain, quality control, trading, and planning. Our solutions are trusted by 10 of the largest food retailers globally.
We believe our employees are our most important asset. We foster a collaborative, engaging environment where teamwork, problem-solving, and happiness are core to delivering exceptional results for our customers. Whether we're sprinting through development, collaborative calls on Teams, or unwinding with a game of ping-pong or pool in the office, our culture is built on performance, enjoyment, and Purpose.
We’re always looking to grow our talent pool—if you’re driven, passionate about simple yet scalable software solutions, creating great user experiences for real business challenges, and ensuring customer happiness, let’s connect!
The Role
Location: Hybrid (officed in Derry or Belfast)
You’ll shape transformation, change, and project management at Foods Connected, supporting M&A integration, operational redesigns, and technology implementations from the ground up.
This role is Individual contributor-driven, with hands-on ownership. Using our T-shirt sizing model (XS-S-L-XL), you’ll:
- Lead XS/S-sized initiatives independently
- Take charge of workstreams in larger (M/L) programmes
Your focus? Tangible delivery—gathering and refining requirements, managing stakeholder engagement, coordinating deployments, and commercialising tools across teams. You’ll thrive if you’re curious, adaptable, and eager to turn strategy into operational success.
Skills prized in this role:
- Sharp change management instincts
- A structured, analytical mindset
- A deliver-focused attitude to manage complexity
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Key Responsibilities
1. Project & Transformation Delivery (60%)
Support the full cycle of transformation programmes, including M&A, operating model redisesgns and organisational restructurings—collaborating closely with the Senior Transformation Manager.
- Independent delivery: Own and execute XS/S programmes yourself.
- Workstream leadership: Manage sub-divisions within larger (M/L) programmes.
- Deliverables: Stakeholder maps, change assessments, communications plans, training materials, and reporting.
- Research & analysis: Inform decision-making via benchmarking, readiness surveys, and gaps analysis.
- Technology adoption: Drive system rollouts, adoption, and full-scale transition.
- Workshops & engagements: Host stakeholder sessions to build alignment.
- Framework applications: Start applying ADKAR/Kotter, while working under guidance.
- Tracking: Monitor benefits, update trackers, logs, and dashboards.
- Planning & coordination: Manage tasks and timelines via delivery tools to keep progress visible.
2. Organisation Design, Operating Models & Implementation (30%)
Back-up redesign and integration projects—bridge gaps between people/processes and systems.
- Operational modelling: Document processes, org structures, and role alignment.
- M&A support: Strengthen integration workflows; map steps, hunt for inefficiencies.
- Change documentation: Create accessible, high-quality guides.
- Technology roll-outs: Gather system specs, test coordination or adoption tracking.
- Stakeholder facilitation: Connect dots between teams and vendors, ensuring clear progress flow.
3. Team Contribution (10%)
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- Process improvement: Contribute to project templates and playbooks.
- Knowledge sharing: Showcase learnings with broader team discussions.
- Feedback culture: Actively request and incorporate feedback, maintaining growth momentum.
Requirements
Essential
1-3 years’ experience in:
- Management consulting, transformation, change management, or project delivery roles.
- Project management: Planning, managing teams, and hitting deadlines.
- Quick-learning: Adapt fast to new business domains—start efficiently with incomplete info.
- Handling ambiguity: Stay productive when priorities or paths aren’t fixed.
- Inquisitiveness: Ask the right questions, dig deeper, and Learn by doing.
- Interest or exposure to org design, operating models, or M&A/integration projects.
- Technology/system experience: Support rollouts, adoption, or testing activities.
- Analytical strength: Process complexity, identify patterns, and boil information down.
- Clear communication: Write polished reports, documents, or presentations for diverse audiences.
- Mindset: Genuine learner—valiant listener, open to feedback, enjoys challenge.
Desirable
- Certification: Prosci Change Intro or equivalent—or commitment to obtain.
- OD/M&A/reorg experience (casework spotlight).
- Agile learning: Familiarity with Scrum or Kanban methodology.
- Software/SaaS familiarity plus preferably food industry experience.
Why Join?
We offer:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday package: 25 days + 10 public holidays
- Integration support (Medical, Dental, Vision.)
- Employee Wellness: Fitness classes, mindfulness sessions.
- Flexible hybrid model.
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