Global Sales Programme Manager - Hybrid

The Role

Do you thrive in complex, global environments where you can combine programme management, stakeholder engagement and business transformation to deliver meaningful change?

Imperial Brands are currently recruiting for a highly organised and commercially minded Global Sales Programme Manager, to play a key role in driving the successful delivery of our Global Sales Excellence agenda. Working across a Global FMCG organisation, you'll act as the operational expert of the Sales Excellence function, enabling effective governance, programme delivery, stakeholder alignment and organisational change

You will lead the planning, governance, deployment and operational delivery of a global Sales Excellence transformation programme, partnering with senior stakeholders across multiple regions to drive adoption, performance and business change

This is a highly visible role that partners with senior leaders, regional Sales Excellence teams and cross-functional stakeholders worldwide. You will lead programme governance, coordinate global deployment initiatives, drive adoption of Sales Excellence capabilities and create compelling executive-level communications that support decision making.

This is an opportunity to influence a significant global transformation agenda while working alongside senior stakeholders across multiple regions and functions. You'll have the chance to shape governance, drive operational excellence, support strategic decision making and contribute directly to the future success of our global sales organisation.

If you're a collaborative programme professional with strong commercial awareness, exceptional stakeholder management skills and a passion for driving operational excellence on a global scale, we encourage you to apply.

Principle Accountabilities

• Lead the governance and operational management of the Global Sales Excellence programme, ensuring projects, milestones, risks and actions are effectively tracked and delivered.
• Coordinate the global deployment of SalesEDGE, working with regional teams to drive implementation, adoption and alignment to global standards.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Sales, IT, Finance and other functions to ensure effective collaboration, decision-making and programme delivery
• Develop executive-level reporting, presentations and strategic communications, translating complex information into clear insights and recommendations for leadership teams.
• Manage programme performance, scorecards and budgets, providing regular reporting on progress, KPIs, resource allocation and business outcomes.
• Own the management and continuous improvement of Sales Excellence content, tools and collaboration platforms, ensuring teams have access to accurate, current and relevant information.

Skills and Experience Required

• Experience within FMCG, Consumer Goods or another highly regulated industry.
• Exposure to Sales Excellence, Sales Operations, Commercial Excellence or business transformation programmes.
• Proven programme or project management experience, change management or business transformation; with a track record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives and delivering results across multiple workstreams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility and collaborate effectively within a global matrix organisation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of translating complex information into clear, executive-level reports, presentations and recommendations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, using data and insights to support decision-making, identify trends and drive operational improvements

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.