77 Operational Excellence jobs in the United Kingdom

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll help you succeed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

Overview

As the Operational Excellence Director, you will play a pivotal role in driving market-facing initiatives across Operational Excellence, Finance Transformation, and Consulting. You will be a market maker and problem solver, shaping solutions that address client challenges and emerging opportunities.

Be part of a team that applies data-driven analysis and lean methodologies to optimise workflows, facilitate better decision-making, and promote effective operations. We aim to establish a culture of continuous improvement and ensure transformation initiatives are both effective and enduring, helping businesses achieve sustainable operational excellence and long-term success. Join us and make a real impact in a rapidly evolving market.

Role Requirements

• Proven track record of success in winning, securing, and delivering complex projects in Operational Excellence, Finance Transformation, and Consulting.
• Deep market focus with an understanding of client challenges and emerging opportunities.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate opportunities into profitable engagements.
• Leadership and influence skills to build strong relationships and drive transformation initiatives.
• Capacity for complex problem-solving, delivering creative and pragmatic solutions.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

At Virgin, you will co-lead our target operating model project and oversee strategic improvement projects that shape the future of our operations. This is a high-impact role where you’ll bring together transformation expertise, stakeholder engagement, and a sharp focus on execution to deliver measurable outcomes.

We’re looking for a talented change professional who can drive the outcomes of the target operating model, while also leading cross-organisation operations and embedding a culture of excellence across the business.

Join the Virgin Group – a diverse collective driving change, enhancing customer experience, and having a blast. We're daring, disrupting industries from finance to space, united as part of the Virgin Family.

Virgin Red rewards customers who live the Virgin lifestyle. Earn Virgin Points across our vast partner network, unlocking everyday rewards and exclusive experiences. As the Virgin network hub, we foster deeper customer understanding, opening doors for partners. Bold, distinctive, customer-centric – that's Virgin Red.

We’re a huge brand, but not a huge team, which means we take a hands-on approach while thinking strategically. Everyone rolls up their sleeves to get things done, making it an exciting and collaborative place to work.

• Shape and sharpen strategies that make our operating model stronger and deliver real value.
• Be the go-to internal consultant for our target operating model project – leading workstreams, sparking conversations, and helping us plan for what’s next.
• Bring your experience, curiosity and creative thinking to the table – blending industry know-how with fresh ideas to shape bold points of view.
• Turn projects into progress. Make sure performance is measured and improved with meaningful KPIs that keep us on track with our biggest priorities.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, keeping the energy alive through clear comms and positive change.
• Inspire and guide a team of continuous improvement leads – pulling everyone in the same direction and delivering results together.
• Build trusted relationships with our leaders. Influence decisions, spark ideas, and help set the course for what comes next.
• Team up with colleagues across Virgin to deliver strategic improvement projects that make a genuine, lasting difference.
• Create simple, smart frameworks and processes that make it easier for people to get stuff done – and get it done brilliantly.
• Facilitate workshops that cut through the noise, align stakeholders and co-create solutions that stick.
• Use insight, analysis and feedback to spot opportunities for improvement and turn them into clear, practical recommendations.
• Support leaders across the business by sharing best practice, building capability, and embedding a mindset of continuous improvement.

• Demonstrated background in an operations function or fintech, start-up or consulting environment.
• Significant experience optimising processes and steering improvement programmes.
• Mastery of methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma!
• Making partnership and stakeholder joy happen.
• Communication skills that inspire action.
• Experience managing high-performing teams.
• Comprehensive training in strategy, process excellence, project management, management, and change management.
• Business Process Modelling certifications an advantage.
• Certified professional coach credentials, especially related to continuous improvement or management development.

Role type : Contract (6 months)
Location : London hub (approx. 2 days per week) & your home space
Salary : £110,000 - £130,000 plus bonus - We're putting our salaries out there for everyone to see - no smoke and mirrors, just honest numbers. We'll offer a salary that matches your skills, always aiming for room to grow. We're open to considering a day rate for this position.
Working hours : Full time - We embrace flexible working. Let us know what hours empower you to be at your best both professionally and personally, we’ll try to find a perfect match for you and us.
Benefits : Buckle up for an adventure with Virgin! Our benefits package isn't just a list - it's your ticket to an extraordinary career and life. Imagine unlimited leave for your globe-trotting dreams, a "Screw it, let's do it" pot to enjoy being you, and a learning budget to fuel your curiosity. We've got your back with top-notch health care, family support that goes the extra mile, and a pension plan to keep your future bright. From electric vehicles to flexible volunteering, we're not just offering a job - we're inviting you to join a community that celebrates your whole self.

Closing date : 10 September 2025

Some of the attributes that define a Virgin person just can’t be quantified in words. We pride ourselves on welcoming people from all walks of life, with all sorts of skill sets. Most recently, we successfully campaigned to add ‘Dyslexic Thinking’ as a skill on LinkedIn. We truly value passion for Purpose and Sustainability, welcoming creative thinkers and innovators. Any uniqueness is a strength and will be considered an asset to our workforce. If there is something you would like us to consider, to tailor the hiring process to the way you work best, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

Ready to turn your career into the ultimate adventure? Virgin's got the map, the compass, and the crew. Your great adventure awaits!

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll help you succeed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

Overview

As the Operational Excellence Director, you will play a pivotal role in driving market-facing initiatives across Operational Excellence, Finance Transformation, and Consulting. You will be a market maker and problem solver, shaping solutions that address client challenges and emerging opportunities.

Be part of a team that applies data-driven analysis and lean methodologies to optimise workflows, facilitate better decision-making, and promote effective operations. We aim to establish a culture of continuous improvement and ensure transformation initiatives are both effective and enduring, helping businesses achieve sustainable operational excellence and long-term success. Join us and make a real impact in a rapidly evolving market.

Role Requirements

• Proven track record of success in winning, securing, and delivering complex projects in Operational Excellence, Finance Transformation, and Consulting.
• Deep market focus with an understanding of client challenges and emerging opportunities.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate opportunities into profitable engagements.
• Leadership and influence skills to build strong relationships and drive transformation initiatives.
• Capacity for complex problem-solving, delivering creative and pragmatic solutions.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll help you succeed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

Overview

As the Operational Excellence Director, you will play a pivotal role in driving market-facing initiatives across Operational Excellence, Finance Transformation, and Consulting. You will be a market maker and problem solver, shaping solutions that address client challenges and emerging opportunities.

Be part of a team that applies data-driven analysis and lean methodologies to optimise workflows, facilitate better decision-making, and promote effective operations. We aim to establish a culture of continuous improvement and ensure transformation initiatives are both effective and enduring, helping businesses achieve sustainable operational excellence and long-term success. Join us and make a real impact in a rapidly evolving market.

Role Requirements

• Proven track record of success in winning, securing, and delivering complex projects in Operational Excellence, Finance Transformation, and Consulting.
• Deep market focus with an understanding of client challenges and emerging opportunities.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate opportunities into profitable engagements.
• Leadership and influence skills to build strong relationships and drive transformation initiatives.
• Capacity for complex problem-solving, delivering creative and pragmatic solutions.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

Who we are

Reinvigoration is a leading global expert operations consultancy and enterprise platform provider enabling organisations to transform their operations and deliver excellence with certainty, every time.

We partner with operations leaders, supporting them in transforming their operations and solving their challenges whilst enabling a culture of excellence that lasts long into the future.

We have created a culture where people thrive by being their true, authentic self. We value and promote diversity in all senses and our inclusive culture ensures that every voice counts, irrespective of their role within our organisation.

The role

Your Main Responsibilities as a Associate Consultant:

• Client facing role, working hands-on with clients to assess their organisation, people, and processes, making and executing recommendations for improvements
• Manage the delivery of workstreams, plans, documentation, and BAs under more Senior Consultants in larger engagements
• Fully manage some client engagements as a developmental stretch
• Contributing strong business analysis skills during projects, overseeing Business Analysts to perform exceptional process mapping, data collection and data analysis duties – often this will require that the Consultant plays an active hands-on role in these duties
• Working with clients to support and coach their people in improvement methods
• Identifying opportunities for the sale of all Reinvigoration propositions based on needs
• Achievement of sales opportunities under the development and guidance of more experienced Senior Consultants, Principal Consultants and Leadership
• Management of tender responses and proposal creation to handle the sales aspect that comes prior to hands-on project delivery
• Producing project artefacts and documentation with a high degree of visual presentation and written skills
• Analysing data using traditional database/excel skills
• Conducting qualitative and quantitative data analysis to enable decisions to be made within projects, and to evidence project outcomes and business cases
• Mapping processes using a range of process mapping tools
• Producing policies, standard operating procedures, RACIs, toolkits and other operational artefacts for transformation implementation within clients
• Managing client SME stakeholders
• Facilitation of workshops with clients
• Leading training course delivery and preparation
• Supporting the creation of new products and learning material through contribution to storyboards, slides and production of written content
• Producing quality PowerPoint presentations to an industry leading commercially publishable standard

Your Background & Skillset:

Mandatory Skills

• A minimum of 5 years experience of internal or external consulting in process improvement
• Exceptional command of English language and must be a perfectionist with respect to outstandingly beautiful reports and slides
• Must have experience of producing proposal presentations for project sales, with experience of managing tender responses
• Strong business and data analysis skills
• Lean or other process improvement experience
• Consulting experience within another similar external consultancy
• Ability to manage client stakeholders at all levels
• Expert use of Microsoft Excel
• Proficient in the delivery of training courses
• Excellent verbal communication skills, confidently facilitating client workshops
• Ability to manage own time effectively to achieve deadlines. As this role is home-working at times, you must be able to pro-actively complete work rather than wait for tasks to be allocated to you

Desired Skills

• Operating Model Design and Business Architecture
• Formal qualifications in Business Administration, CI, Lean, Operational Excellence, Agile, PRINCE2, Business/Data Analysis, Data Visualisation
• Data science and visualisation skills (Power BI etc)
• Digital transformation

The location

The role is based from home and will involve travel across the UK to client sites.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, all our roles are subject to a DBS and National Security Vetting checks either before or upon commencement of employment.

If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to perform at your best - please let us know so we can best support you to make any adjustments required.

Are you passionate about driving operational excellence, improving efficiency, and making a real impact on performance and quality in Food Manufacturing?

We are working with a leading Food Manufacturer that is looking to appoint a motivated Operational Excellence Specialist to join their team and play a key role in shaping continuous improvement across their sites.

On offer:

• Salary is £45,000 - £48,000 depending on experience
• Bonus
• 25 days holiday +

Are you passionate about driving operational excellence, improving efficiency, and making a real impact on performance and quality in Food Manufacturing?

We are working with a leading Food Manufacturer that is looking to appoint a motivated Operational Excellence Specialist to join their team and play a key role in shaping continuous improvement across their sites.

On offer:

• Salary is £45,000 - £48,000 depending on experience
• Bonus
• 25 days holiday +

Are you passionate about driving operational excellence, improving efficiency, and making a real impact on performance and quality in Food Manufacturing?

We are working with a leading Food Manufacturer that is looking to appoint a motivated Operational Excellence Specialist to join their team and play a key role in shaping continuous improvement across their sites.

On offer:

• Salary is £45,000 - £48,000 depending on experience
• Bonus
• 25 days holiday +

Are you passionate about driving operational excellence, improving efficiency, and making a real impact on performance and quality in Food Manufacturing?

We are working with a leading Food Manufacturer that is looking to appoint a motivated Operational Excellence Specialist to join their team and play a key role in shaping continuous improvement across their sites.

On offer:

• Salary is £45,000 - £48,000 depending on experience
• Bonus
• 25 days holiday +