Change Manager

265857BR

Nottingham, Nottingham Support Office

Fixed Term

Full-time

Job Description

Change Manager

Contract: 12 month FTC

Recruitment Partner: Vyoma Gandhi

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity and time to join our Transformation specialists on a 12-month fixed term / secondment as a Change Manager. You will work with the No7 Beauty Company Transformation Programme team, committed to transitioning the much loved beauty brands business to new operating model that enables successful delivery of long term growth plans.

We are looking for a dynamic Change Manager to lead the people agenda for change in the strategic transformation of our No7 Beauty Company operating model. This role is pivotal in driving the delivery of capabilities, behaviours and culture that successfully enable new structures, and adoption of new ways of working including governance, processes, data and technologies across our global beauty business. You will work with the programme team, cross-functional teams, senior leaders, and external partners to embed change that creates long term sustainable value, with care for the strategic ambition.

Key responsibilities

• Change Strategy & Planning

• Develop a change management strategy tailored to transforming the business' operating model to remain future fit in a volatile beauty sector.

• Conduct change impact assessments and develop capability development plans with multiple team members.

• Co-ordinate the development of a future vision and strategic narrative that inspires and ignites people's passion for personal and business growth.

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with senior leaders across Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance to ensure agreement and support of the new operating model and changes required.

• Build coalitions of change champions across multiple teams and regions.

• Communication & Engagement

• Design engaging communication plans that reflect the business transformation and new operating model.

• Deliver messaging that resonates with diverse audiences, across multiple specialisms, areas of expertise and global regions.

• Training & Capability Building

• Collaborate with HR and L&D to create training programmes that support new ways of working.

• Ensure teams are equipped to adopt new processes.

• Change Readiness & Adoption

• Monitor readiness and adoption metrics, using feedback to refine strategies.

• Find and address resistance through targeted interventions.

• Integration with Programme Delivery

• Embed change activities into programme plans and ensure understanding of project milestones.

• Support Agile delivery teams with change enablement tools and frameworks.

• Leadership Coaching

• Coach leaders to be visible sponsors of change and role models of new behaviours.

• Provide toolkits and guidance to help managers lead their teams through transition.

What you'll need to have

• Proven experience developing and delivering engagement, culture and capability improvement plans or initiatives.
• Proven experience of implementing new ways of working, that deliver value in a complex business.

• Strong understanding of multiple functions including Marketing, Commercial, Supply Chain, Research and Development, Innovation and Digital Transformation in a consumer-centric environment.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to influence, secure support, resolve conflicts and manage expectations at all levels.

• Collaborator, able to maintain relationships and work effectively with cross functional teams in a global matrixed organisation.

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criteria.

• Experience in leading change for operating model transformations, within CPG or beauty/fashion industries.

• Knowledge and experience of Change Management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR, APM).

• APM Change Management practitioner (or equivalent qualification)

• Experience of process improvement methodologies such as Design Thinking, Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Agile and Scrum, BPR.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Business Area

Support Office

Function

Strategy & Transformation

Keywords

Change Manager, Transformation, Change Strategy, Change Planning, Change Readiness, delivering engagement

Hours per week

37.5

Latitude,longitude 1

,

Is this a Global Brands req?

No

Airport

No

Company

Non Stores

Division

Non Stores

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the career site?

No

Region

East Midlands

Area

East Midlands (non stores)

Store

Nottingham Support Office

Req Posted Date

14-Nov-2025

County

Nottinghamshire

Country

UK

Address 1

Recruitment Service Centre (D94)

Address 2

Thane Road

Address 3

Nottingham

Post Code

NG90 1BS

Source

Boots