Expleo is supporting a major automotive manufacturing programme and is seeking a Change Management Specialist to drive the successful adoption of new manufacturing systems and processes. This is a hands-on, on-site role based in Solihull, with occasional travel to other UK facilities. You will play a critical role in ensuring business readiness, stakeholder engagement, and seamless transition to new ways of working.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and execution of business change management activities across manufacturing systems deployment
- Define and deliver a comprehensive Change Strategy aligned with business stakeholders
- Analyse and clearly articulate “as-is” vs “to-be” process states using multiple communication mediums
- Conduct Business Change Impact Assessments to inform training and deployment plans
- Develop and execute communication, engagement, and readiness plans
- Create targeted “What’s In It For Me” (WIIFM) campaigns to drive end-user adoption
- Establish and manage stakeholder matrices and audience analysis
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across business and technical teams
- Facilitate workshops, process walkthroughs, and engagement events with SMEs and end users
- Drive the onboarding of Early Adopters and Super Users through transition networks
- Monitor and report on business readiness, adoption, and process maturity
- Ensure minimal disruption to operations during system deployment and change rollout
Key Skills & Experience
- You'll need a good understanding of multiple change frameworks with experience of the tools required to execute them
- You’ll need strong presentation skills
- You’ll need experience of in person collaboration and cross functional team working
- You’ll need strong stakeholder management skills
- You’ll need to create and align standard timing plans for business change and readiness
- You’ll need to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs
- You’ll need to liaise between the business, technology teams and support teams
- You’ll need a relevant accreditation or equivalent working experience preferred
Qualifications
- Relevant Change Management certification or equivalent practical experience preferred
Additional Information
- This is a fully on-site role (5 days per week) based in Solihull
- Travel to other UK sites (including the Northwest) will be required occasionally
- Contract role via Expleo, supporting a high-profile manufacturing transformation programme