What you’ll be doingDeliver the Value Creation Plan

• Own end-to-end execution and tracking of VCP initiatives, from planning to measurable financial impact
• Run governance: priorities, milestones, stage gates, KPIs and value tracking, linked to the budget, forecast and financial reporting
• Prepare transparent VCP progress reporting for the CMT, the Board and our owners
• Act as the main day-to-day counterpart for KKR Capstone and external advisers on transformation topics

Lead enterprise-wide programmes

• Lead or coordinate major cross-functional programmes such as Order-to-Cash, Source-to-Pay and S&OP, in partnership with the accountable functional leaders
• Make sure initiatives involve all relevant functions from the start, and are scalable before rollout, collaborating with IT.
• Spot risks and dependencies early, resolve conflicts and escalate decisions when needed

Build the PMO and project management capability

• Build and lead a team of Senior Project Managers deployed to Karo’s most important initiatives
• Define a pragmatic, Karo-wide project management standard: methods, templates, tools and governance that people actually use
• Develop project and change management skills across the organisation and reduce reliance on external consultants
• Ensure proper knowledge transfer from all external partners to internal teams

Drive change

• Bring a change management lens to every initiative so that new processes and tools are adopted, not just implemented
• Build alignment and lead through influence in a matrix organisation

Requirements

• 10–15 years of experience, combining top-tier consulting or transformation work with significant time in an industry role delivering transformation
• A track record of delivering large, cross-functional, multi-country programmes with measurable P&L and cash impact
• Experience building or leading a PMO or transformation office, including people leadership
• Strong financial literacy: comfortable linking initiatives to EBITDA, cash and budget
• Credibility with executive leadership, boards and investors
• A structured and pragmatic approach, with the ability to simplify complexity without over-engineering it
• High ownership, resilience and calm in a fast-moving environment
• Experience in FMCG or consumer health; private equity-backed experience is a strong plus
• Fluent English; other European languages are a plus