Job Description

Key Responsibilities: International Expansion & Programme Management Lead and manage end-to-end international expansion programmes, with a primary focus on European markets, ensuring delivery against strategic objectives, timelines, budgets, and investment plans. Partner closely with senior leadership to develop and execute market entry roadmaps, covering business readiness, operating model implementation, launch execution, and post-launch stabilisation. Act as the key liaison between headquarters and local market teams, ensuring alignment of priorities, effective communication, timely decision-making, and seamless execution. Programme Governance & Execution Establish and maintain robust programme governance frameworks, including project plans, milestones, deliverables, risk registers, issue resolution, and performance reporting. Lead and coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Supply Chain, Procurement, Retail Operations, and other relevant internal and external stakeholders. Drive business integration initiatives to ensure the effective implementation of corporate standards, policies, processes, systems, and ways of working across new markets. Monitor programme progress, identify dependencies, resource constraints, and potential roadblocks, and proactively implement mitigation plans to maintain momentum and delivery. Commercial & Strategic Analysis Conduct commercial and operational analyses to support strategic decision-making around market expansion, investment priorities, operating models, and business performance. Evaluate programme performance and identify opportunities to improve operational effectiveness, scalability, and overall business outcomes. Develop business cases, executive presentations, programme updates, and strategic recommendations for senior management and steering committees. Performance Management & Continuous Improvement Establish and track key programme and business performance indicators to measure the success of market expansion initiatives. Monitor post-launch performance and ensure agreed expansion objectives are achieved across new markets. Identify lessons learned and drive continuous improvement by sharing best practices across global and local teams. Champion strong programme management practices and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and execution excellence. Requirements Job Requirements: Education & Experience Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain, Law , or a related discipline. 6–10 years of relevant experience in regional or international PMO, business transformation, strategy execution, business integration, management consulting, or market expansion. Proven track record of managing complex, cross-border programmes or projects involving multiple functions, markets, and stakeholders. Strong understanding of market entry, business integration, operating model implementation, and organisational readiness . Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions within a matrix or multinational organisation. Experience within retail, consumer, FMCG, or other multi-site operating environments is highly preferred. Skills & Competencies Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance strategic priorities, investment considerations, and operational realities. Excellent programme and project management skills, with strong attention to timelines, dependencies, risks, and deliverables. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across different functions, markets, and levels of seniority. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities. Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and drive execution in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Strong proficiency in preparing business cases, executive presentations, management reports, and strategic recommendations . Strong organisational skills with a high level of ownership, accountability, and follow-through.