Change Management Specialist

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

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