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Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Social Impact Manager - STEM Engagement and Inclusion Location: London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Brand: RS Group Function: Apprenticeships/Early Careers Work Location: Hybrid Location: This role is offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract basis. It is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our London office. We're looking for a passionate and strategic Social Impact Manager to join our Social Impact team. In this exciting role, you'll lead the global STEM engagement and inclusion programme, designed to inspire and support diverse future engineers, technologists, and innovators. You'll play a key role in advancing our 2030 ESG goals and building brand advocacy across our global ecosystem. What you will be doing: Develop a global STEM engagement and inclusion strategy aligned to RS's ESG, People, and brand priorities. Launch and manage the Better World Fund to support global STEM education and inclusion projects. Create a 5-year roadmap to 2030, including KPIs, investment plans, and governance. Deliver end-to-end programme management, including partnerships with universities and community organisations. Support global markets to develop and scale local STEM initiatives. Oversee budgets, timelines, and third-party delivery partners. About you: Deep understanding of STEM education, inclusion, and social impact. Proven experience designing and delivering strategic programmes with measurable outcomes. Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across diverse audiences. Skilled in storytelling and content development to drive engagement and advocacy. Confident in managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects and partnerships. Experienced in defining KPIs and delivering transparent, data-driven reporting. The extras you'll get: At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits, you'd expect from a FTSE listed company, including annual performance bonus, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and private healthcare. In the UK&I, we've introduced new Individual and Family Friendly Policies including: Help for people to take control of ongoingHealthconditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation Support forNeurodiversecolleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette's syndrome Support forWomenat different life stages from streamlined fertility support through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause We are proud to offer inclusive benefits and programs that reflect the diverse identities and experiences of our employees. Our healthcare coverage includes enhanced support for all individuals, including the diverse needs of trans and non-binary colleagues-such as voice coaching, gender affirmation surgery (including facial surgery), and other medically necessary services. We also provide access to resources and programs tailored to the unique needs of all employees, regardless of gender identity or expression Additions toFertilitycoverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all We are RS Group: RS is a global solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers. Our business has operations in three geographical regions - the Americas, EMEA and APAC, supported by global organisations for supply chain, corporate functions, marketing, and product & supplier management. Our market today is large, fragmented, local in nature and digitally immature. Only a few international distributors serve it, with many regional and local providers, who largely trade offline. We stock over 2,500 supplier brands, 500k products and 61% of our sales are digital. We are committed to Making Amazing Happen for a better world and our Vision is to become first choice for customer, suppliers, our people, and communities. RS is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people thrive. We recognise that a diverse and representative workforce is critical to our success, and our aim is to create a business where people can be their true selves. Our employees expect this as a matter of course and it is fundamental to how we attract, develop, and retain the best talent. In line with our D&I policy, we recruit and develop employees who are the best suited to the requirements of the job role, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. Are you ready to explore the possibilities?

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Senior Integration Developer Location: GB Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF Brand: RS Group Function: Digital & Technology Work Location: Virtual Location : This role is offered on permanent basis and can be based fully remotely. Overview of the Role Are you passionate about building seamless, scalable integrations that power global business systems? At RS Group, we're transforming the way our customers maintain, repair, and operate their businesses through cutting-edge digital solutions. As a Senior Integration Developer, you'll play a pivotal role in connecting our enterprise systems-SAP, Salesforce, eCommerce, and more-using SAP Integration Suite (SAP-IS). You'll join a collaborative, forward-thinking team. With a focus on innovation, performance, and security, you'll help shape the future of our integration landscape. What You Will Be Doing • Designing, building, and configuring integration flows using SAP Integration Suite (SAP-IS) to meet complex business needs. • Delivering high-quality, secure integration solutions across ERP, eCommerce, and cloud platforms. • Acting as a subject matter expert for integration architecture and deployment within the organisation. • Monitoring and optimising interface performance to ensure stability and efficiency. • Collaborating with solution architects, developers, and business leads to align integrations with strategic goals. • Leading proof-of-concept initiatives to evaluate new middleware tools and technologies. • Troubleshooting and resolving production issues, while mentoring junior developers and promoting best practices. About You • You bring experience in integration development and architecture, with experience specifically using SAP IS/CPI. • You have hands-on experience integrating systems like Salesforce, Ariba, SuccessFactors, and eCommerce platforms with SAP. • You're skilled in Groovy and Java scripting, SAP message mapping, and complex transformation logic. • You understand key connectivity protocols and adapters (e.g., IDoc, SFTP, SOAP/REST, RFC, JMS). • You're confident in monitoring tools, logging frameworks, and SAP integration APIs. • Bonus points for experience with Mulesoft, Advanced Event Mesh, SAP PI/PO, or EDI X.12. We're a global team of 9,000+ colleagues united by our values: We are one team. We deliver brilliantly. We do the right thing. We make every day better. If you're ready to make a real impact and help shape the future of enterprise integration, we'd love to hear from you. RS - who we are At RS we've been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the 'what ifs' into the 'why nots', the impossible into the possible. Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world. We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers. We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and in a human way with empathy. Because that's exactly how we partner with people - our customers, suppliers, colleagues, and communities - to solve problems. We'll also invest in your development and wellbeing - because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible, and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do. Come and join us and over 2000 colleagues here in the UK - and we'll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too. Rewards At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you'd expect from a FTSE listed company, we've just introduced several new Family Friendly Policies including: • Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma. • Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members. • Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause. • Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues. Are you ready to explore the possibilities?

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Location: London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Brand: RS Group Function: Digital & Technology Work Location: Hybrid London: Hybrid Role Purpose The VP, IT Engineering is a senior executive who reports to the Global CIO Information Services and Technology. The role is accountable for cloud, integration, middleware, and API platforms for RSGroup globally. This highly technical position requires an understanding of both business and IT to drive innovation and shape demand for technology that increases business value by building and maintaining common reusable platforms. The VP will coordinate IT resources and work with cross-functional teams to ensure opportunities deliver the expected business value, acting as a point of escalation when needed. The engineering role will work closely with architects, change teams, program and project managers, business analysts, infrastructure teams, and others to communicate and consolidate project requirements and objectives. Their ultimate goal is to evolve culture, build strategic partnerships, and platforms to drive business value through the use of common shared platforms and engineering disciplines. Our business leaders must view IS&T as strategic partners. To elevate to the role of strategic business leader, IT must move beyond solely providing services and become a truly converged strategic platform partner that shares ownership of both business strategy and results. The VP, Engineering is a key driver in allowing Technology to move into this strategic partnership role, stimulating and shaping business demand while providing a consolidated view and common reusable platform. A strong engineering capability converges cross-functional teams and eliminates value-depleting organizational silos, driving a culture of creativity, innovation, collaboration, and shared platforms across the enterprise. Responsibilities Reporting to the Global Chief Information Officer, this role will have IT engineering and delivery responsibility globally for Cloud services, Middleware Integration, and APIs. The Engineering Director will partner with Technology and Business leaders to stimulate, surface, and shape demand for engineered IT platforms, solutions, and assets, ensuring delivery of IT solutions that generate business value. Strategic Leadership and Strategy Work with senior leaders to evolve culture and organizational behavior, elevating IT into a strategic partner. Lead and mentor diverse engineering teams specializing in cloud platforms, middleware, integration, and microservices. Develop deep knowledge of technology roadmaps and execution globally, building relationships with business and IT leaders. Act as the principal technology advisor for Cloud and Integration decisions. Partner with enterprise architects to develop technology and engineering-enabled business capability roadmaps. Evaluate proposals, build business cases, and plan new joint initiatives with business and IT leaders. Lead global initiatives to evaluate and select integration strategies, tools, and methodologies. Technical Oversight Oversee the architecture and deployment of cloud platforms. Guide the development and integration of middleware solutions. Drive the design and implementation of robust APIs and microservices. Identify capability and IT service gaps and contribute to improvement efforts. Project Management Manage the end-to-end software development lifecycle for engineering projects. Collaborate with teams to define technical requirements and project scope. Monitor KPIs to assess team effectiveness and project outcomes. Collaboration and Communication Work closely with cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with business needs. Communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders. Budget and Resource Management Develop and manage the engineering budget, ensuring resource optimization. Implement tools and technologies to enhance engineering productivity. Stay current with industry trends and best practices. Promote continuous learning and improvement within the engineering organization. Candidate Requirements Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Significant experience in information technology development and engineering. Solid experience in facilitating the development and implementation of business initiatives. Extensive experience with cloud platforms, middleware solutions, and API microservices. Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, including Agile and DevOps. Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies. Demonstrated track record of creating common platform technology solutions. Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills. Ability to listen, build rapport, and establish credibility as a strategic partner. Exceptional ability to lead change using positive methods. Strong communication skills in writing, speaking, and presenting. Demonstrated passion for technology and engineering. Highly self-motivated with the ability to attract, develop and retain talent.