Programme Manager – Technology

Programme Manager – Technology

Full-time

Permanent

Job Description

Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 25th November 2026
Recruitment Partner: [email protected]

What you'll be doing
As Programme Manager, you’ll lead the technology delivery of Boots’ Supply Chain Transformation Programme in Nottingham. This is a senior, permanent role at the centre of a major multi-year investment to modernise our retail and supply chain technology landscape, including change across forecasting, replenishment and legacy platforms, creating stronger foundations for future innovation, agility and growth.

Reporting to the Director of Stores and Supply Chain technology, you’ll represent delivery within the Programme Leadership Team and bring together product, business and third-party partners around one clear plan. You’ll help reset ways of working, build alignment across a complex matrix environment and give senior stakeholders confidence in delivery across plan, cost and quality.

This role is a great opportunity to take on high-impact transformation work with the scale and visibility you might expect from larger retail and technology employers, while shaping change that matters to Boots colleagues and customers across the UK and Ireland.

Key responsibilities
• Own the integrated programme plan across all technology teams involved, aligning delivery with product and business planning
• Act as the lead technology delivery representative within the Programme Leadership Team
• Drive the end-to-end delivery of the programme to agreed plan, cost and quality measures
• Bring together internal teams and third-party partners, both onshore and offshore, to deliver against shared objectives
• Help reset and embed clear programme ways of working across a complex transformation already in flight
• Build a strong One Team culture across technology, product, business and supplier teams
• Lead, motivate and coach delivery leads in a matrix model, while keeping team wellbeing in focus
• Report progress, risks, dependencies and budget performance in line with business objectives and governance expectations
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders up to Exec level, understanding priorities and keeping teams aligned on outcomes
• Set clear expectations and hold colleagues, partners and suppliers to account for delivery

What you'll need to have (our must-haves)
• Experience delivering large, transformational supply chain technology programmes end to end in large corporate organisations
• Proven ability to lead delivery across technology, product, business and third-party teams within complex, multi-year programmes
• Strong programme leadership skills, with an approachable, collaborative and influential style
• Good technology understanding, with the confidence to challenge solution requirements, design choices and costs
• Ability to inspire commitment and give clear direction across large, multi-location and multi-discipline teams
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience building trusted relationships up to senior and Exec level
• Strong verbal, written and presentation communication skills
• Experience working across both agile and waterfall delivery frameworks, with strong financial governance

It would be great if you also have
• Experience with SAP
• Experience of warehouse management, logistics or inventory platforms
• Exposure to forecasting or replenishment technology, including modern AI-driven capability
• Experience working closely with product teams embedded within technology delivery
• Experience helping reset or recover complex programmes where ways of working, scope or governance needed to be re-established

Where your brilliance can take you
This role offers the chance to lead a high-profile transformation with real scale, complexity and visibility across Boots. You’ll deepen your experience in senior programme leadership, shape how major delivery teams work together and build further exposure to Exec-level decision-making, complex supplier landscapes and long-term supply chain technology change. For the right person, it’s a strong platform into broader enterprise transformation and senior technology leadership roles, including future programmes across supply chain and logistics at Boots.

Rewards designed for you
• Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment
• Generous staff discount
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and £100 gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including options for additional holiday and discounted gym memberships.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through our Employee Assistance Programme

There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts – there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more at http://boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only. Please note that any salary estimates provided on third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

A bit about us
At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

What’s next?
If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon. Be brilliant with Boots.

Level

Level 4

Business area

Support Office

Function

Technology

Keywords

Senior Programme Manager, Programme Manager, IT Programme Manager, Supply Chain

Hours per week

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Latitude,longitude 1

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Airport

No

No7 Careers

No

Company

Non Stores

Division

Non Stores

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

East Midlands

Area

East Midlands (non stores)

Store

Nottingham Support Office