Senior Delivery Manager

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Delivery Manager to work for our client within the Public Sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with very good prospects to extend, and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Manchester. We’re seeking a seasoned Senior Delivery Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of complex ERP programmes across multiple business units. You’ll be accountable for planning, governance, stakeholder alignment, and successful outcomes—ensuring the ERP solution is delivered on time, within budget, and achieves measurable business value. This role combines leadership, delivery excellence, and deep ERP experience (implementation, integration, migration, change management). Responsibilities: • Own delivery of multi-phase ERP programmes (e.g., Finance, Supply Chain, HR) from discovery to stabilisation. • Establish and maintain programme governance: RAID management, stage gates, steering committees, OKRs/KPIs. • Lead high-performing cross-functional teams (BAs, PMs, solution architects, test, change, data). • Develop detailed delivery roadmaps, milestone plans, resource models, and budget forecasts. • Coordinate cross-workstream dependencies (core ERP, integrations, data migration, reporting/analytics). • Drive delivery using blended methods (Agile, Hybrid, Waterfall) • Engage business leaders, product owners, and SMEs to align scope and priorities • Proactively identify and manage delivery risks and issues; maintain RAID logs and mitigation plans.About You • 5+ years in programme/delivery management; • Experience leading ERP implementations (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, NetSuite). • Demonstrable success delivering multi-entity, multi-region ERP programmes in complex environments.About Us We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index. Diversity and Inclusion FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws. Why join us • Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career • Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad • Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field • Annual leave and work-place pension