Head of Transformation & Project Management Office

Karo Healthcare, a dynamic and growing personal-care retail company, is all about making smart choices for everyday healthcare. With a wide-ranging portfolio across seven categories including medical products, we own and sell over 80 brands in about 90 countries. Our portfolio includes such brands as E45, Pevaryl, Lamisil, Nutravita, Decubal and many others. Our core belief in empowering people to make intelligent health decisions drives our growth strategy, blending organic expansion and M&A.Karo is entering the execution phase of its Value Creation Plan (VCP), a multi-year transformation programme. Delivering it requires a capability Karo has historically lacked: disciplined, cross-functional delivery.As Head of Transformation & PMO, you will own the delivery of the VCP and Karo's strategic cross-functional and cross-geography initiatives. You will also build project and change management as a lasting internal capability.We are recruiting for this role for one of our offices in either Stockholm, Düsseldorf, Maidenhead, Warsaw or Kaunas.What's in it for you?A rare mandate to build a capability from the ground up and shape how a PE-backed company delivers its value creationHigh visibility, working closely with the Group CFO, the CMT, the Board and our ownersDirect, measurable impact on Karo's performanceInternational scope across markets and functionsWhat you'll be doingDeliver the Value Creation PlanOwn end-to-end execution and tracking of VCP initiatives, from planning to measurable financial impactRun governance: priorities, milestones, stage gates, KPIs and value tracking, linked to the budget, forecast and financial reportingPrepare transparent VCP progress reporting for the CMT, the Board and our ownersAct as the main day-to-day counterpart for KKR Capstone and external advisers on transformation topicsLead enterprise-wide programmesLead or coordinate major cross-functional programmes such as Order-to-Cash, Source-to-Pay and S&OP, in partnership with the accountable functional leadersMake 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 elevate decisions when neededBuild the PMO and project management capabilityBuild and lead a team of Senior Project Managers deployed to Karo's most important initiativesDefine a pragmatic, Karo-wide project management standard: methods, templates, tools and governance that people actually useDevelop project and change management skills across the organisation and reduce reliance on external consultantsEnsure proper knowledge transfer from all external partners to internal teamsDrive changeBring a change management lens to every initiative so that new processes and tools are adopted, not just implementedBuild alignment and lead through influence in a matrix organisationRequirements10-15 years of experience, combining top-tier consulting or transformation work with significant time in an industry role delivering transformationA track record of delivering large, cross-functional, multi-country programmes with measurable P&L and cash impactExperience building or leading a PMO or transformation office, including people leadershipStrong financial literacy: comfortable linking initiatives to EBITDA, cash and budgetCredibility with executive leadership, boards and investorsA structured and pragmatic approach, with the ability to simplify complexity without over-engineering itHigh ownership, resilience and calm in a fast-moving environmentExperience in FMCG or consumer health; private equity-backed experience is a strong plusFluent English; other European languages are a plusBenefitsOpportunity to create, grow, and encourageApart from a competitive salary pack, there are lots of growth opportunities to meet your personal ambitionsFlexible schedule, hybrid model with the primary work place in the office, and life-work balanceResponsibility for exciting and challenging projects that have a direct, visible impact on our customers and the industryVery positive work environment in a dynamic, international, and motivated teamStart-up spirit while being a part of the large international organization with strong values #J-18808-Ljbffr