Job Description

Vacancy Number:

req4913

Location:

Cowick

Location Address:

Cowick Hall, Snaith

Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 9AA

United Kingdom

Closing Date:

5/1/2025







Croda is a FTSE100 organisation driven around our purpose of Smart Science to Improve Lives(TM). With over 6,000 employees across 39 countries, we are focused on the research and development of novel and highly sustainable raw materials for the Life Sciences and Consumer Care sectors.



We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilise new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever-growing marketplace. As our business looks to deliver its ambitious strategy of growth, we are looking for an exceptional individual to join Croda's R&D Data Science & Knowledge Management team in the capacity of a Business Change Manager playing a key role in supporting the delivery of a variety of high priority business change programmes and projects.



You will be responsible for supporting business change programmes, ensuring change acceptance to support benefits realisation.

Who We're Looking For:

At Croda, we believe our people are the heart of our success. We are committed to fostering an environment where you can grow, make a meaningful impact, and thrive.



You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. This will help you to build good working relationships. Ability to influence and effectively work and lead cross-functional, international teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Have passion, enthusiasm, optimistic working attitude, good global team spirit, and be self-motivated. Have a degree in Chemistry, Biology, or a related science subject or/and a relevant formal change management qualification Experience in managing Business change within a diverse project and programme environment. Willing and able to undertake occasional travel as required. Experience in project management (desirable but not essential) Project Management Qualification (desirable but not essential) Experience of Electronic Knowledge Management systems (desirable but not essential) Prosci Certified Change Practitioner or APMG Change Management Practitioner (desirable but not essential)

What You'll Be Doing:

Be part of a team that values diversity, sustainability, and continuous innovation, where your ideas and contributions matter.

Develop and Implement Change Strategies:

Create and deliver business change strategies within specific process areas to prepare the business for project and programme impacts.

Support Benefits Realisation:

Assist projects and programmes with benefits realisation activities, including creating plans, reviewing new capabilities adoption, and supporting handovers to ensure benefits are managed post-closure.

Project transition Planning:

Plan, prepare, and support the execution and transition of capabilities from projects to business as usual.

Project Viability Assessment:

Identify when projects are no longer viable or will not deliver expected benefits, and support project closure or stopping.

Post-Project Reviews:

Conduct post-project handover, change adoption, and benefits realisation reviews, and recommend continuous improvement actions.

Stakeholder Management:

Actively manage project stakeholders, influence change, and create and manage a change communications strategy. Ensure training needs are identified and a delivery plan is in place.

Training and Mentoring:

Develop and deliver Change Management and Continuous Improvement training, and coach and mentor stakeholders across the business.

Mentor Project Leads:

Prepare business Project Leads or external Project Managers to deliver tasks identified through change analysis and ensure Change Cases are on track.

Collaborate with Business Change Managers:

Work within a network of Business Change Managers to develop and use shared policies, procedures, tools, and frameworks, promoting consistent ways of working across the organisation.

What We Offer:

Join a global organisation with countless opportunities for growth and leadership.



The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits package including:



Defined benefit pension scheme 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays) Private medical insurance Free lunch in on-site restaurant Access to share plans Cycle to work scheme Car leasing scheme Generous parental leave Retail platform benefits Free car parking on Croda sites Flexible working arrangements

Additional Information

This is a hybrid position based at our Cowick head office site in Snaith, East Yorkshire.

Remote option within the UK will also be considered.



If you require any reasonable adjustments during the hiring process or experience any issues with our online application process, please email candidate@croda.com.



Croda recognises employees as our strength and the diversity they bring to our workforce are directly linked to our ongoing success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including age, race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.