Business Consultant – Change Management | SAP S/4HANA in Manchester

What if your next SAP transformation role gave you the chance to work for one of the UK's major technology and consulting organisations, delivering change inside some of the country's most complex manufacturing environments?

We're looking for a Business Consultant specialising in Change Management to join a major, long-term SAP S/4HANA transformation programme. This is a genuinely hands-on role. You won't be sitting on the sidelines writing change plans for somebody else to deliver. You'll be embedded with the customer, working with people from the manufacturing shop floor through to senior management, helping turn a major technology transformation into lasting operational change.

The opportunity: You'll be joining a large consulting organisation with the scale to offer exposure to major transformation programmes across manufacturing, aerospace and defence. Your initial focus will be a significant SAP S/4HANA programme, modernising established systems and processes across a complex manufacturing environment. That means getting close to the operation: understanding how people currently work, identifying where change will have the biggest impact, running workshops and training, managing resistance and helping teams successfully adopt new technology and processes.

You'll work alongside customer teams, technology specialists, third-party suppliers and other consultants to take change from implementation through to adoption. Manufacturing experience really matters here. These are operational environments where downtime has a genuine business impact and where processes may have been established for many years. You'll need the confidence to walk onto the shop floor, understand the challenges people are facing and bring them with you through the transformation.

What will make you successful? The strongest candidates will have already delivered SAP S/4HANA change within a manufacturing or industrial environment. We need someone who can demonstrate genuine ownership. When we talk, you should be able to explain the SAP programmes you've worked on, what you personally delivered, the challenges you encountered and how you helped get the implementation successfully embedded into day-to-day operations. Experience within aerospace, automotive, OEM or complex manufacturing would be particularly relevant. You don't need a long list of Change Management certifications. They're useful, but your experience of actually delivering transformation is much more important.

A few important requirements! This programme requires a genuine on-site presence. You must be able to commit to at least 2 days per week on-site in either the North West or South West of the UK. Due to the customer-specific security requirements associated with the programme, candidates must also be a sole British citizen. Dual nationality / dual passports cannot be accepted for this particular position. You'll require SC clearance to start and must meet the customer's requirements for future DV clearance.

What's on offer? You'll receive a salary of £50,000–£70,000, alongside 25 days' annual leave, your birthday off, a health cash plan, 24/7 GP access, life assurance at four times your salary and up to 6% employer pension contribution. More importantly, this is an opportunity to build your consulting career inside a major organisation while working on the kind of complex, long-term transformation programme that can genuinely strengthen your experience.

If your background combines SAP S/4HANA, Change Management and manufacturing, I'd like to hear from you. Apply directly or message me for a confidential conversation.