A private equity backed premium consumer brand is hiring an interim Head of Transformation Office. The role reports to the CEO and works closely with the owner’s operating team.
The business competes in several growing branded categories, and over recent periods it has grown more slowly than the market. The opportunities have been identified, a value creation plan is in place and a set of initiatives is already running. What’s missing is delivery discipline: proper charters, owners, milestones, KPIs, value tracking and a weekly rhythm that holds the leadership team to account. You will take the existing plan, adjust it and drive it through.
The remit
- Around 80% commercial: pricing and price realisation, promotion and trade spend effectiveness, and channel and customer mix.
- Around 20% procurement and AI initiatives. Most of the AI work supports the commercial agenda.
- In the first 100 days, set up the Transformation Office and its governance cadence, and deliver early commercial wins.
- Report progress and value delivered to the CEO, the board and the private equity owner.
What we are looking for
- Significant consumer packaged goods experience. This is essential.
- B2B commercial experience is strongly preferred.
- Previous experience of the specific category is not required.
- A track record of leading transformation or value creation programmes with measurable commercial results.
- Hands-on command of revenue growth management levers.
- Experience working with private equity ownership.
- The presence to challenge a mixed leadership team of long-serving and newly appointed executives, and to keep their support while you do it.
- Success means closing the growth gap to the market in each category, and then outgrowing it.
