Integration and Transformation Programme Manager (Interim)

The purpose of this role is to facilitate the successful coming together of IPC EMEA and IPC APAC organisations to establish a single international business operation, to ensure long term security of our services for franchisees, in a rapidly changing market.

Accountable for …

• Leading Programme and workstream activity planning, dependency management, and critical path analysis.


• Driving Programme/workstream scope definition, in alignment with programme strategy, and validated against industry best practices.


• Ensuring integration approach aligns with corporate strategy. Support ELTs & Execs evolve integration strategic thinking.


• Driving creation of the programme budget, benefits & KPI targets and establishing a benefit & KPI tracking regime.


• Ensuring programme is kept within agreed budget, undertaking forecasting and scenario planning. Periodically assess opportunities to extend/further benefits.


• Devising programme-specific governance where appropriate, maintaining adherence to overall corporate governance controls. Ensure periodic audit & refine where needed. Report status to Execs + Boards. Run the Steerco/Exec meetings.


• Managing the programme risk profile working with Enterprise Risk to align on risk tolerance.


• Devising consultant management strategy, undertaking selection and facilitating the drafting of work package contracts alongside Legal. Drive maximising vendor performance / output.


• Working with ELT to establish programme internal resourcing needs,support mobilisation of selected programme resources. Continuously assessing any opportunities for evolving resourcing approach / structure.


• Running periodic Retrospectives to ensure a learning programme culture, which drives continuous improvement.


• Supporting Communications formulate the key programme messaging throughout.
  
  Subway® is one of the fastest growing Franchise networks in the world and the largest submarine sandwich chain, with more than 41,500 stores more than 4,800 of which are in Europe.


IPC EMEA, (formally IPC Europe), is a non-profit making organisation owned by Subway Franchisees in Europe. The organisation was established in 2001 to enable Subway Franchisees to benefit from the discounts that come from purchasing and supplying products in large volumes. Over time, the breadth of the services we provide, and our geographic reach has grown.

Our scope now goes beyond purchasing and supply chain management as we seek to have a positive impact on every Franchisees P&L, wherever possible. We work with service providers to offer Franchisees a range of optional services such as Wi-Fi, energy, pest control and card payments. Our aim is to ensure we select the best providers, offering the best quality services at competitive rates.

We also provide a range of in-house support services, value-add initiatives and retail technology solutions for restaurant teams to help with day-to-day operations.

Today, IPC EMEA operates on a global, regional, and local level to source high quality products at the best value for Franchisees, managing over £1.5 billion worth of contracts and partnering with other IPCs across the world where it makes sense to do so, to get the best possible service and prices.

We remain as focused on our mission today as we did 20 years ago, to help Subway Franchisees be more profitable and competitive today and for the future.

Our culture and values are at the heart of everything we do and are an important part of our hiring process. Our three values are:

• We are empowered - we have the freedom to make a difference together.


• We collaborate - we trust and depend on each other. We contribute. We succeed together.



• We deliver on our commitments - we deliver on our commitments together, individually, today and tomorrow.


How we support our employees …

Joining a new company can be daunting; we support everyone who has chosen IPC EMEA to develop their career with:

• A structured onboarding programme.


• Time with the senior leadership team, as well as your colleagues and our Culture Champions.


• Training programmes to develop your skills and ways of working, focusing on feedback and management of work.


• Flexible working between the hours 8am - 6.30pm. We appreciate the juggle of life and home can be challenging and provide opportunities to flex your start and leave times.


• Excellent benefits package including enhanced pension contribution, healthcare, 25 days holiday, salary sacrifice schemes. Plus, we also provide breakfast and lunch items in the office!


• On-site parking


• A chance to volunteer at our nominated charities. In addition, you will get one volunteer day a year to work with your chosen charity.


• Recognition award schemes and a Summer and Winter event each year


We actively support diversity, equity and inclusion and make sure that our employees are valued and treated with dignity and respect. We encourage everyone in our business to reach their potential.