Programme Director - Retail Transformation

• Lead end-to-end delivery of global retail transformation programmes, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Establish and scale delivery teams across regions, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
• Define and implement governance, programme boards, and stakeholder engagement frameworks.
• Drive transformation initiatives across ERP, retail systems, supply chain, finance, and HR technologies.
• Collaborate with board-level stakeholders to shape operating models, transformation roadmaps, and capability plans.
• Deliver repeatable international deployment models balancing global standards with local requirements.
• Manage programme budgets (~£50M) and ensure benefit realisation across all phases.

We're seeking a highly experienced Programme Director to lead a complex, multi-year retail transformation programme spanning multiple geographies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience delivering large-scale business and technology solutions within grocery, FMCG, retail, and wholesale sectors , across bot cloud and on-premise infrastructuresh ., * 20+ yearsin programme delivery within retail and consumer sectors .

• Proven expertise in Oracle Retail, Oracle Fusion, and Oracle EBS .

• Strong experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud).

• Demonstrated success managing large, cross-functional teams (200+ members).

• Deep knowledge of business process design, change management, and stakeholder engagement .

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Preferred Skills

• Outstanding leadership and communication skills.

• Ability to operate across complex, matrixed organisations.

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking.

• International delivery experience and cultural adaptability. Technologies & Tools Oracle Retail (Cloud & On-Prem), Oracle Fusion ERP, Oracle EBS, Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud, project management & governance tools.