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Testing Manager
KP Snacks
Home Office register entry: KP Snacks Limited, Slough
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Role description
Testing Manager
Slough (Head Office) with regular travel to Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and occasional travel across our UK sites and to the Intersnack headquarters in Düsseldorf.
Initial 12-month FTC
We operate a dynamic working model built on trust, choice and balance. Colleagues typically connect in person 3 days per week, as we know the best ideas and relationships grow when we collaborate side by side.
We also offer Dynamic Friday Hours, giving colleagues the opportunity to flex their time and finish early on a Friday, where the role allows.
Join our snack-loving team
We're looking for a Testing Manager to join KP Snacks as part of a major transformational IT programme. This is a unique opportunity to lead testing activities across a complex ERP transformation, helping to ensure the successful implementation of new systems, processes and ways of working across our business.
Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.
About the role
The role will lead testing across a complex ERP transformation spanning six manufacturing sites, UK headquarters functions, third-party logistics operations and business processes within a global programme environment. Working across multiple functions, systems and stakeholder groups, you will play a critical role in ensuring solutions are fully tested, business risks are minimised and colleagues are ready for deployment.
Working closely with UK and Group stakeholders, you'll help shape the testing strategy, drive execution and ensure the programme delivers successful business outcomes.
What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:
Competitive annual salary, annual salary review and annual bonus opportunity (target 10%), plus a £7,500 car allowance plus KP Pension Plan with up to 7% matched contributions
25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to five additional days, plus additional holiday after five years’ service
Comprehensive healthcare including Single Cover Private Healthcare, Health Cash Plan, Digital GP and Employee Assistance Programme
KP4ME benefits platform with discounts, cashback and wellbeing support, plus access to the EV Car Scheme
Enhanced family-friendly policies to support colleagues at every stage of life
What will you be doing?
Lead testing delivery across the UK programme
Ensure all testing activities are planned, resourced, executed and reported effectively throughout the project lifecycle
Shape and refine the testing strategy
Work closely with the Group team and UK programme leadership to help develop and evolve the testing strategy, ensuring it reflects UK business priorities, process complexity, operational risks and deployment objectives
Lead end-to-end business process testing
Ensure proposed ERP solutions are validated against operational requirements and support effective execution of critical business processes across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance and Commercial operations
Ensure comprehensive test coverage
Drive integration, end-to-end and business process testing across ERP and connected applications, ensuring all critical scenarios are validated
Collaborate across multiple functions and stakeholders
Partner with workstream leads, site teams, project colleagues, third-party providers and Group stakeholders to coordinate testing activities and drive successful outcomes
Manage defects, risks and issues
Act as the primary escalation point for testing-related issues, ensuring defects are prioritised, tracked and resolved effectively
Support organisational readiness and adoption
Partner closely with Business Change, Training and workstream teams to ensure testing activities support colleague readiness, adoption and successful deployment
Provide clear governance and reporting
Track progress, report status, highlight risks and ensure programme leadership has clear visibility of testing performance and readiness
Last verified against our ingestion on 1 September 2026; sponsor register dataset 2026-08-25.