Business Improvement Manager in Nottingham

We are looking for an outstanding, industry experienced, Business Improvement Manager to provide strategic partnership to the Senior Executive TKE teams, responsible for driving key initiatives throughout the UK business and enhancing TKE’s effectiveness in core projects across regional teams.

As a Business Improvement Manager, your day to day will include:

Responsibilities

• Work closely with TKE’s senior leadership to shape the UK business agenda and define medium- and long-term priorities.
• Turn strategic objectives into actionable plans and ensure they are implemented effectively.
• Drive or contribute to cross-functional projects that support business growth, operational improvements, or wider transformation efforts.
• Spot inefficiencies in processes and help design solutions that streamline how regional teams operate.
• Act as a key link between the SLT and both internal teams and external partners, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
• Develop high-quality materials such as leadership updates, presentations, reports, and messaging for company-wide communications.
• Take ownership of complex, multi-department initiatives, guiding them from initial idea through to delivery.
• Set clear performance indicators, track progress, and keep projects on schedule.
• Support the preparation and running of leadership meetings by structuring agendas, facilitating discussions, and ensuring actions are followed through.
• Monitor and support financial metrics and interpret P&L results to identify variances, trends, and improvement opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in roles such as management consulting, operations, strategy, project management, or executive support.
• Experience in a fast-paced or high-growth environment preferred.
• Flexibility, willingness to travel regularly.
• Prior cross-functional leadership or team management experience is a plus.
• Strategic thinking & business acumen.
• Exceptional communication (written, verbal, presentation).
• Project management expertise.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High emotional intelligence and leadership presence.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage ambiguity.

Benefits

• Competitive salary paid on a monthly basis.
• 34 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Attractive company pension scheme.
• Health cash plan provided, allows you to claim towards health costs such as dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and more.
• Life Assurance Scheme – 4x annual salary.
• Free access to premium health and wellbeing apps.
• Subsidised gym membership.
• Industry-leading enhanced maternity and paternity provision.
• Multiple salary sacrifice benefits including Electric Cars and Cycle2Work.
• Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefits.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Refer a friend scheme.

Who we are

We are moved by what moves people, by what moves the world and in our ever-growing cities. Through honesty, transparency, and a commitment to colleagues and clients, we foster a culture of entrepreneurship, passion, and responsibility. With unique engineering expertise, we provide comprehensive support for urban mobility, ensuring safety and efficiency in vertical transportation throughout the lifecycle of our products.