Business Deployment Manager

The Business Deployment Manager (BDM) role is critical in transitioning the operational aspects of our business to a standardized template, ensuring a seamless migration to the SAP S/4HANA platform.

In this role, the BDM will primarily support the Business Deployment Lead (BDL) in delivering the convergence runway, while also taking responsibility for planning, organizing, and coordinating the necessary activities to guarantee effective business involvement and engagement for successful deployments.

Key responsibilities include collaborating with the Senior Leadership Teams across the business to establish and manage governance. The BDM will lead and coordinate business resources engaged in the program, driving business activities while proactively managing any risks, issues, or escalations tied to business involvement.

• Management of key activity delivery within the convergence runway


• Analyse, plan, and deliver convergence activities across multiple sites at differing stages


• Provide guidance and direction to the business teams throughout the convergence process


• Communicate business responsibilities & lead business activities in collaboration with key business stakeholders


• Provide regular reporting to key stakeholders and business insight to the broader deployment and GPO team


• Act as reviewer &/or approver for key business-related deliverables, involving business stakeholders in reviews as appropriate


• Identify key stakeholders & define the appropriate engagement approach, working with the Change Lead


• Manage key business stakeholders using formal & informal engagement activities


• Champion the adoption of the solution and drive business involvement to ensure an appropriate level of business engagement


• Ensure the business fully understands and is prepared for the new processes & supporting applications


• Ensure the business knows the roles, responsibilities, and time required to prepare for convergence activity and ongoing use following go live


• Ensure mitigating activities are in place to avoid any material impact on Food Safety, Health & Safety, Customer Service or Operational Performance


• Establish, own, and manage the business governance forums to ensure the appropriate level of proactive business engagement and involvement to proactively manage risk and support ongoing business adoption


• Support the capture of change impacts, ensuring that the full scope has been captured and shared with business leadership


• Manage business-related risks and issues and work with the business to implement and drive the completion of mitigation activities


• Own feedback, build lessons learnt into the runway model, continue to evolve the templates and methodology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of convergence activity


• Provide input to the future deployment planning across the UK


• Manage adhoc projects as part of the broader MyERP and transformation agenda as required, ensuring deliverables are achieved within timescales and budget

• Deep and Broad operational knowledge and experience within Bakkavor to ensure credibility with key stakeholders


• Communication – the ability to communicate clearly, succinctly & accurately across all levels of the organisation in both written & spoken forms


• Good analytical and problem-solving skills to solve complex issues


• Comprehensive knowledge of business management principles, procedures, and systems


• Knowledge of programme delivery methodology


• Expertise in influencing others to support change


• Organising multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously


• Proficiency to interact with stakeholders at various levels


• Problem solving and root-cause identification skills


• Experience of leading change