Senior Specialist PLM Systems and Processes

The Role

Imagine being at the heart of how new products come to life—connecting people, processes, and technology to deliver innovation at scale. As a Senior Specialist in PLM Systems & PCC Processes Enablement, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system drives efficiency across the organisation. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, translating business needs into smart system solutions while ensuring everything remains connected, consistent, and future-ready.

You’ll be a trusted partner to both business and IT, helping to evolve processes, guide digital transformation, and ensure our PLM ecosystem continues to scale effectively. Alongside this, you’ll take ownership of PCC-related PLM activities—leading the shift towards more automated, digital-first ways of working. This is a role where curiosity, collaboration, and a passion for continuous improvement will allow you to make a real impact on how products are developed and delivered.

This role offers the right candidate the opportunity to grow their career, make a meaningful impact, and be part of an inclusive, innovative, global FMCG organization supported by 25,000 employees worldwide.

Principle Accountabilities

• Support the delivery of the PLM roadmap, including requirements gathering, solution design, data activities, and system scaling
• Analyse, model, and improve business processes to ensure effective PLM system integration and optimisation
• Drive user adoption through change management, training, and ongoing support for PLM functionalities
• Partner with IT and stakeholders to deliver scalable, consistent, and efficient PLM solutions
• Act as the operational PLM lead for PCC, identifying inefficiencies and driving digitalisation and automation initiatives
• Manage PCC-related PLM roadmap activities, ensuring alignment, data quality, and continuous system improvement

Skills and Experience Required

• Strong experience with PLM systems, including development, implementation, or optimisation
• Proven ability in business process analysis, modelling, and continuous improvement
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships effectively
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate business needs into system solutions
• Excellent communication and change management skills, with a focus on user adoption
• Awareness of digitalisation and automation trends, with a proactive approach to innovation

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.

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