Senior Director of Margin Optimisation Location: Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF Brand: RS Group Work Location: Hybrid Location: This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our offices in UK, Germany, or Switzerland. The Opportunity We are looking for a Senior Director of Margin Optimisation to lead pricing strategy and margin performance across the EMEA region for RS Group. This is a senior leadership role within our Product & Supplier Management (P&SM) function, driving strategic direction, operational excellence, and data driven decision making to maximise commercial performance. What You Will Be Doing Lead and develop teams responsible for pricing and margin optimisation across EMEA. Direct pricing strategies and margin optimisation programmes to improve profitability and commercial outcomes. Represent EMEA in the Group pricing community, owning tools, processes, and initiatives. Establish frameworks and cadence for identifying and exploiting margin opportunities using data driven insights. Partner with category teams to optimise procurement and cost price management. Develop and manage commercial tools and systems for pricing and margin (e.g., quotations, bids, tenders). Drive continuous improvement and efficiency through process and technology enhancements. Build a culture of transparency and high quality performance management. Provide strategic counsel to senior stakeholders on pricing and margin optimisation. What You will Bring Master's degree (or equivalent) in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Financial Economics, or Econometrics. Considerable experience in pricing and margin optimisation within a relevant business context. Strong analytical and project management skills, with proficiency in pricing tools and processes. Proven leadership experience, including managing senior stakeholders and building high performing teams. Ability to influence and communicate complex ideas effectively across diverse audiences. Strong business acumen and customer centric mindset. Experience in international, matrixed organisations and cross cultural collaboration. A track record of driving business growth through data driven insights and strategic execution. We Are RS We've been solving industry problems for over 80 years. 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 to over 1.2 million customers globally, shipping a parcel every 2 seconds to over 130 countries. With over 800,000 stocked and 3 million unstocked products, we're a trusted partner to the world's leading industries. We're looking for curious, driven, and empathetic professionals to join our journey. People who think differently, act with purpose, and want to make a real impact. Rewards Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company. Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include: Financial - pension/retirement; life assurance; salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme) Wellbeing - medical plans; health screening; critical illness; disability insurance; holiday / paid time off; employee assistance programme; discounted gym/health club membership Lifestyle - transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts Spotlight - our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values Ready to Make Amazing Happen? Join c. 9,000 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are - it all starts here. Apply now and make RS a part of your journey.
Nov 25, 2025
Full time
Senior Director of Margin Optimisation Location: Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF Brand: RS Group Work Location: Hybrid Location: This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our offices in UK, Germany, or Switzerland. The Opportunity We are looking for a Senior Director of Margin Optimisation to lead pricing strategy and margin performance across the EMEA region for RS Group. This is a senior leadership role within our Product & Supplier Management (P&SM) function, driving strategic direction, operational excellence, and data driven decision making to maximise commercial performance. What You Will Be Doing Lead and develop teams responsible for pricing and margin optimisation across EMEA. Direct pricing strategies and margin optimisation programmes to improve profitability and commercial outcomes. Represent EMEA in the Group pricing community, owning tools, processes, and initiatives. Establish frameworks and cadence for identifying and exploiting margin opportunities using data driven insights. Partner with category teams to optimise procurement and cost price management. Develop and manage commercial tools and systems for pricing and margin (e.g., quotations, bids, tenders). Drive continuous improvement and efficiency through process and technology enhancements. Build a culture of transparency and high quality performance management. Provide strategic counsel to senior stakeholders on pricing and margin optimisation. What You will Bring Master's degree (or equivalent) in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Financial Economics, or Econometrics. Considerable experience in pricing and margin optimisation within a relevant business context. Strong analytical and project management skills, with proficiency in pricing tools and processes. Proven leadership experience, including managing senior stakeholders and building high performing teams. Ability to influence and communicate complex ideas effectively across diverse audiences. Strong business acumen and customer centric mindset. Experience in international, matrixed organisations and cross cultural collaboration. A track record of driving business growth through data driven insights and strategic execution. We Are RS We've been solving industry problems for over 80 years. 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 to over 1.2 million customers globally, shipping a parcel every 2 seconds to over 130 countries. With over 800,000 stocked and 3 million unstocked products, we're a trusted partner to the world's leading industries. We're looking for curious, driven, and empathetic professionals to join our journey. People who think differently, act with purpose, and want to make a real impact. Rewards Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company. Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include: Financial - pension/retirement; life assurance; salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme) Wellbeing - medical plans; health screening; critical illness; disability insurance; holiday / paid time off; employee assistance programme; discounted gym/health club membership Lifestyle - transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts Spotlight - our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values Ready to Make Amazing Happen? Join c. 9,000 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are - it all starts here. Apply now and make RS a part of your journey.
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst - Product and Supplier Management Location: Manchester, ENG, GB, M2 3AA; Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF; London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Brand: RS Group Work Location: Hybrid We are seeking a skilled and strategic Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to join our newly formed Product and Supplier Management Analytics team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving Product & Supplier Manager (P&SM) performance improvements through strategic collaboration and influencing at various levels, including leadership teams. Responsibilities will include conducting regular data driven performance reviews with different levels of the P&SM team, identifying root causes of issues, and developing effective action plans. You will also explore and implement alternative ways of working, challenging the status quo to meet evolving business needs. To be successful in this role you will have a strong SQL skills, excellent analytical skills, experience in stakeholder management, technical development skills and the ability to influence and drive change across various levels of the organisation. If you are passionate about driving company performance through analytical insight and have a track record of delivering results, we would love to hear from you. This role is a hybrid working role with a requirement to work on-site in either Manchester, London or Corby x2 days per week. What You Will Be Doing Creation and Delivery of Technical KPIs: Develop and deliver key performance indicators using Snowflake, Power BI and other tools used in the technology space within RS Group. Business Process Analysis and Mapping: Conduct thorough analysis and mapping of business processes to identify areas for improvement. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong, influential relationships with leadership teams, finance, and commercial teams, ensuring that data-driven insights directly shape key business decisions. Strategy Execution: Execution of the vision for how data is utilised across Product and Supplier Management. Implement strategies that enhance data-driven decision-making, ensuring analytics drive both operational efficiency and long-term business growth. Detailed Analysis of P&SM KPIs: Monitor and perform detailed analysis of Product and Supplier Management KPIs across multiple areas using various reporting tools to identify root causes, generate actionable insights, and track ongoing progress. Business Requirements Management: Own business requirements, including outlining requirements, definitions, scope (In & Out), current & future processes, and exception processes & reporting/tracking capabilities. Highlighting Areas of Concern: Identify and highlight areas of concern to senior leadership and key business stakeholders. Efficiency and Productivity Gains: Identify opportunities to promote efficiency, cost savings, and productivity gains. Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis: Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis, presenting and communicating results clearly and comprehensively. Governance and Maintenance of Reports: Responsible for the maintenance, and creation of Product and Supplier Management reports and direction setting for specialists - Product and Supplier Management. Training and Development: Responsible for training and driving the development of new analytical technologies within P&SM. Essential skills and experience required Product and Supplier Management acumen, results oriented and willingness to learn/develop. Strong technical skills across RS Group's analytics toolsets such as Snowflake and Power BI. Stakeholder management experience in order to work closely with senior analytic customers. Gathering business requirements in a detailed manner which can be translated from stakeholders to technical solutions. Background in developing and delivering key performance indicators to a senior audience. Positive can-do attitude, takes ownership, and has a strong initiative. Organised, detail oriented with a strong process and continuous improvement focus. Demonstrates an excellent understanding of, and the ability to articulate, the RS Value Proposition. Ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and act appropriately, and to communicate and work with people from different cultural backgrounds. Collaborative team player across a business with fast moving, customer driven markets. Understanding of process and the value of organisational efficiency. Desirable skills and experience Certifications in relevant data and analytics technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Big Data Specialty, Snowflake, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate) are desirable. Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Strong influencing and negotiation skills. 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. Rewards At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you'd expect from a FTSE listed company (Annual Bonus, Private Medical Cover, Life Assurance, Generous Pension) 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.
Nov 25, 2025
Full time
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst - Product and Supplier Management Location: Manchester, ENG, GB, M2 3AA; Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF; London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Brand: RS Group Work Location: Hybrid We are seeking a skilled and strategic Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to join our newly formed Product and Supplier Management Analytics team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving Product & Supplier Manager (P&SM) performance improvements through strategic collaboration and influencing at various levels, including leadership teams. Responsibilities will include conducting regular data driven performance reviews with different levels of the P&SM team, identifying root causes of issues, and developing effective action plans. You will also explore and implement alternative ways of working, challenging the status quo to meet evolving business needs. To be successful in this role you will have a strong SQL skills, excellent analytical skills, experience in stakeholder management, technical development skills and the ability to influence and drive change across various levels of the organisation. If you are passionate about driving company performance through analytical insight and have a track record of delivering results, we would love to hear from you. This role is a hybrid working role with a requirement to work on-site in either Manchester, London or Corby x2 days per week. What You Will Be Doing Creation and Delivery of Technical KPIs: Develop and deliver key performance indicators using Snowflake, Power BI and other tools used in the technology space within RS Group. Business Process Analysis and Mapping: Conduct thorough analysis and mapping of business processes to identify areas for improvement. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong, influential relationships with leadership teams, finance, and commercial teams, ensuring that data-driven insights directly shape key business decisions. Strategy Execution: Execution of the vision for how data is utilised across Product and Supplier Management. Implement strategies that enhance data-driven decision-making, ensuring analytics drive both operational efficiency and long-term business growth. Detailed Analysis of P&SM KPIs: Monitor and perform detailed analysis of Product and Supplier Management KPIs across multiple areas using various reporting tools to identify root causes, generate actionable insights, and track ongoing progress. Business Requirements Management: Own business requirements, including outlining requirements, definitions, scope (In & Out), current & future processes, and exception processes & reporting/tracking capabilities. Highlighting Areas of Concern: Identify and highlight areas of concern to senior leadership and key business stakeholders. Efficiency and Productivity Gains: Identify opportunities to promote efficiency, cost savings, and productivity gains. Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis: Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis, presenting and communicating results clearly and comprehensively. Governance and Maintenance of Reports: Responsible for the maintenance, and creation of Product and Supplier Management reports and direction setting for specialists - Product and Supplier Management. Training and Development: Responsible for training and driving the development of new analytical technologies within P&SM. Essential skills and experience required Product and Supplier Management acumen, results oriented and willingness to learn/develop. Strong technical skills across RS Group's analytics toolsets such as Snowflake and Power BI. Stakeholder management experience in order to work closely with senior analytic customers. Gathering business requirements in a detailed manner which can be translated from stakeholders to technical solutions. Background in developing and delivering key performance indicators to a senior audience. Positive can-do attitude, takes ownership, and has a strong initiative. Organised, detail oriented with a strong process and continuous improvement focus. Demonstrates an excellent understanding of, and the ability to articulate, the RS Value Proposition. Ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and act appropriately, and to communicate and work with people from different cultural backgrounds. Collaborative team player across a business with fast moving, customer driven markets. Understanding of process and the value of organisational efficiency. Desirable skills and experience Certifications in relevant data and analytics technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Big Data Specialty, Snowflake, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate) are desirable. Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Strong influencing and negotiation skills. 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. Rewards At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you'd expect from a FTSE listed company (Annual Bonus, Private Medical Cover, Life Assurance, Generous Pension) 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.
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst - Product and Supplier Management Location: Manchester, ENG, GB, M2 3AA; Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF; London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Brand: RS Group Work Location: Hybrid We are seeking a skilled and strategic Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to join our newly formed Product and Supplier Management Analytics team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving Product & Supplier Manager (P&SM) performance improvements through strategic collaboration and influencing at various levels, including leadership teams. Responsibilities will include conducting regular data driven performance reviews with different levels of the P&SM team, identifying root causes of issues, and developing effective action plans. You will also explore and implement alternative ways of working, challenging the status quo to meet evolving business needs. To be successful in this role you will have a strong SQL skills, excellent analytical skills, experience in stakeholder management, technical development skills and the ability to influence and drive change across various levels of the organisation. If you are passionate about driving company performance through analytical insight and have a track record of delivering results, we would love to hear from you. This role is a hybrid working role with a requirement to work on-site in either Manchester, London or Corby x2 days per week. What You Will Be Doing Creation and Delivery of Technical KPIs: Develop and deliver key performance indicators using Snowflake, Power BI and other tools used in the technology space within RS Group. Business Process Analysis and Mapping: Conduct thorough analysis and mapping of business processes to identify areas for improvement. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong, influential relationships with leadership teams, finance, and commercial teams, ensuring that data-driven insights directly shape key business decisions. Strategy Execution: Execution of the vision for how data is utilised across Product and Supplier Management. Implement strategies that enhance data-driven decision-making, ensuring analytics drive both operational efficiency and long-term business growth. Detailed Analysis of P&SM KPIs: Monitor and perform detailed analysis of Product and Supplier Management KPIs across multiple areas using various reporting tools to identify root causes, generate actionable insights, and track ongoing progress. Business Requirements Management: Own business requirements, including outlining requirements, definitions, scope (In & Out), current & future processes, and exception processes & reporting/tracking capabilities. Highlighting Areas of Concern: Identify and highlight areas of concern to senior leadership and key business stakeholders. Efficiency and Productivity Gains: Identify opportunities to promote efficiency, cost savings, and productivity gains. Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis: Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis, presenting and communicating results clearly and comprehensively. Governance and Maintenance of Reports: Responsible for the maintenance, and creation of Product and Supplier Management reports and direction setting for specialists - Product and Supplier Management. Training and Development: Responsible for training and driving the development of new analytical technologies within P&SM. Essential skills and experience required Product and Supplier Management acumen, results oriented and willingness to learn/develop. Strong technical skills across RS Group's analytics toolsets such as Snowflake and Power BI. Stakeholder management experience in order to work closely with senior analytic customers. Gathering business requirements in a detailed manner which can be translated from stakeholders to technical solutions. Background in developing and delivering key performance indicators to a senior audience. Positive can-do attitude, takes ownership, and has a strong initiative. Organised, detail oriented with a strong process and continuous improvement focus. Demonstrates an excellent understanding of, and the ability to articulate, the RS Value Proposition. Ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and act appropriately, and to communicate and work with people from different cultural backgrounds. Collaborative team player across a business with fast moving, customer driven markets. Understanding of process and the value of organisational efficiency. Desirable skills and experience Certifications in relevant data and analytics technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Big Data Specialty, Snowflake, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate) are desirable. Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Strong influencing and negotiation skills. 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. Rewards At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you'd expect from a FTSE listed company (Annual Bonus, Private Medical Cover, Life Assurance, Generous Pension) 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.
Nov 25, 2025
Full time
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst - Product and Supplier Management Location: Manchester, ENG, GB, M2 3AA; Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF; London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Brand: RS Group Work Location: Hybrid We are seeking a skilled and strategic Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to join our newly formed Product and Supplier Management Analytics team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving Product & Supplier Manager (P&SM) performance improvements through strategic collaboration and influencing at various levels, including leadership teams. Responsibilities will include conducting regular data driven performance reviews with different levels of the P&SM team, identifying root causes of issues, and developing effective action plans. You will also explore and implement alternative ways of working, challenging the status quo to meet evolving business needs. To be successful in this role you will have a strong SQL skills, excellent analytical skills, experience in stakeholder management, technical development skills and the ability to influence and drive change across various levels of the organisation. If you are passionate about driving company performance through analytical insight and have a track record of delivering results, we would love to hear from you. This role is a hybrid working role with a requirement to work on-site in either Manchester, London or Corby x2 days per week. What You Will Be Doing Creation and Delivery of Technical KPIs: Develop and deliver key performance indicators using Snowflake, Power BI and other tools used in the technology space within RS Group. Business Process Analysis and Mapping: Conduct thorough analysis and mapping of business processes to identify areas for improvement. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong, influential relationships with leadership teams, finance, and commercial teams, ensuring that data-driven insights directly shape key business decisions. Strategy Execution: Execution of the vision for how data is utilised across Product and Supplier Management. Implement strategies that enhance data-driven decision-making, ensuring analytics drive both operational efficiency and long-term business growth. Detailed Analysis of P&SM KPIs: Monitor and perform detailed analysis of Product and Supplier Management KPIs across multiple areas using various reporting tools to identify root causes, generate actionable insights, and track ongoing progress. Business Requirements Management: Own business requirements, including outlining requirements, definitions, scope (In & Out), current & future processes, and exception processes & reporting/tracking capabilities. Highlighting Areas of Concern: Identify and highlight areas of concern to senior leadership and key business stakeholders. Efficiency and Productivity Gains: Identify opportunities to promote efficiency, cost savings, and productivity gains. Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis: Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis, presenting and communicating results clearly and comprehensively. Governance and Maintenance of Reports: Responsible for the maintenance, and creation of Product and Supplier Management reports and direction setting for specialists - Product and Supplier Management. Training and Development: Responsible for training and driving the development of new analytical technologies within P&SM. Essential skills and experience required Product and Supplier Management acumen, results oriented and willingness to learn/develop. Strong technical skills across RS Group's analytics toolsets such as Snowflake and Power BI. Stakeholder management experience in order to work closely with senior analytic customers. Gathering business requirements in a detailed manner which can be translated from stakeholders to technical solutions. Background in developing and delivering key performance indicators to a senior audience. Positive can-do attitude, takes ownership, and has a strong initiative. Organised, detail oriented with a strong process and continuous improvement focus. Demonstrates an excellent understanding of, and the ability to articulate, the RS Value Proposition. Ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and act appropriately, and to communicate and work with people from different cultural backgrounds. Collaborative team player across a business with fast moving, customer driven markets. Understanding of process and the value of organisational efficiency. Desirable skills and experience Certifications in relevant data and analytics technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Big Data Specialty, Snowflake, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate) are desirable. Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Strong influencing and negotiation skills. 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. Rewards At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you'd expect from a FTSE listed company (Annual Bonus, Private Medical Cover, Life Assurance, Generous Pension) 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.
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst - Product and Supplier Management Location: Manchester, ENG, GB, M2 3AA; Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF; London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Brand: RS Group Work Location: Hybrid We are seeking a skilled and strategic Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to join our newly formed Product and Supplier Management Analytics team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving Product & Supplier Manager (P&SM) performance improvements through strategic collaboration and influencing at various levels, including leadership teams. Responsibilities will include conducting regular data driven performance reviews with different levels of the P&SM team, identifying root causes of issues, and developing effective action plans. You will also explore and implement alternative ways of working, challenging the status quo to meet evolving business needs. To be successful in this role you will have a strong SQL skills, excellent analytical skills, experience in stakeholder management, technical development skills and the ability to influence and drive change across various levels of the organisation. If you are passionate about driving company performance through analytical insight and have a track record of delivering results, we would love to hear from you. This role is a hybrid working role with a requirement to work on-site in either Manchester, London or Corby x2 days per week. What You Will Be Doing Creation and Delivery of Technical KPIs: Develop and deliver key performance indicators using Snowflake, Power BI and other tools used in the technology space within RS Group. Business Process Analysis and Mapping: Conduct thorough analysis and mapping of business processes to identify areas for improvement. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong, influential relationships with leadership teams, finance, and commercial teams, ensuring that data-driven insights directly shape key business decisions. Strategy Execution: Execution of the vision for how data is utilised across Product and Supplier Management. Implement strategies that enhance data-driven decision-making, ensuring analytics drive both operational efficiency and long-term business growth. Detailed Analysis of P&SM KPIs: Monitor and perform detailed analysis of Product and Supplier Management KPIs across multiple areas using various reporting tools to identify root causes, generate actionable insights, and track ongoing progress. Business Requirements Management: Own business requirements, including outlining requirements, definitions, scope (In & Out), current & future processes, and exception processes & reporting/tracking capabilities. Highlighting Areas of Concern: Identify and highlight areas of concern to senior leadership and key business stakeholders. Efficiency and Productivity Gains: Identify opportunities to promote efficiency, cost savings, and productivity gains. Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis: Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis, presenting and communicating results clearly and comprehensively. Governance and Maintenance of Reports: Responsible for the maintenance, and creation of Product and Supplier Management reports and direction setting for specialists - Product and Supplier Management. Training and Development: Responsible for training and driving the development of new analytical technologies within P&SM. Essential skills and experience required Product and Supplier Management acumen, results oriented and willingness to learn/develop. Strong technical skills across RS Group's analytics toolsets such as Snowflake and Power BI. Stakeholder management experience in order to work closely with senior analytic customers. Gathering business requirements in a detailed manner which can be translated from stakeholders to technical solutions. Background in developing and delivering key performance indicators to a senior audience. Positive can-do attitude, takes ownership, and has a strong initiative. Organised, detail oriented with a strong process and continuous improvement focus. Demonstrates an excellent understanding of, and the ability to articulate, the RS Value Proposition. Ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and act appropriately, and to communicate and work with people from different cultural backgrounds. Collaborative team player across a business with fast moving, customer driven markets. Understanding of process and the value of organisational efficiency. Desirable skills and experience Certifications in relevant data and analytics technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Big Data Specialty, Snowflake, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate) are desirable. Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Strong influencing and negotiation skills. 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. Rewards At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you'd expect from a FTSE listed company (Annual Bonus, Private Medical Cover, Life Assurance, Generous Pension) 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.
Nov 25, 2025
Full time
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst - Product and Supplier Management Location: Manchester, ENG, GB, M2 3AA; Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF; London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Brand: RS Group Work Location: Hybrid We are seeking a skilled and strategic Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to join our newly formed Product and Supplier Management Analytics team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving Product & Supplier Manager (P&SM) performance improvements through strategic collaboration and influencing at various levels, including leadership teams. Responsibilities will include conducting regular data driven performance reviews with different levels of the P&SM team, identifying root causes of issues, and developing effective action plans. You will also explore and implement alternative ways of working, challenging the status quo to meet evolving business needs. To be successful in this role you will have a strong SQL skills, excellent analytical skills, experience in stakeholder management, technical development skills and the ability to influence and drive change across various levels of the organisation. If you are passionate about driving company performance through analytical insight and have a track record of delivering results, we would love to hear from you. This role is a hybrid working role with a requirement to work on-site in either Manchester, London or Corby x2 days per week. What You Will Be Doing Creation and Delivery of Technical KPIs: Develop and deliver key performance indicators using Snowflake, Power BI and other tools used in the technology space within RS Group. Business Process Analysis and Mapping: Conduct thorough analysis and mapping of business processes to identify areas for improvement. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong, influential relationships with leadership teams, finance, and commercial teams, ensuring that data-driven insights directly shape key business decisions. Strategy Execution: Execution of the vision for how data is utilised across Product and Supplier Management. Implement strategies that enhance data-driven decision-making, ensuring analytics drive both operational efficiency and long-term business growth. Detailed Analysis of P&SM KPIs: Monitor and perform detailed analysis of Product and Supplier Management KPIs across multiple areas using various reporting tools to identify root causes, generate actionable insights, and track ongoing progress. Business Requirements Management: Own business requirements, including outlining requirements, definitions, scope (In & Out), current & future processes, and exception processes & reporting/tracking capabilities. Highlighting Areas of Concern: Identify and highlight areas of concern to senior leadership and key business stakeholders. Efficiency and Productivity Gains: Identify opportunities to promote efficiency, cost savings, and productivity gains. Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis: Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis, presenting and communicating results clearly and comprehensively. Governance and Maintenance of Reports: Responsible for the maintenance, and creation of Product and Supplier Management reports and direction setting for specialists - Product and Supplier Management. Training and Development: Responsible for training and driving the development of new analytical technologies within P&SM. Essential skills and experience required Product and Supplier Management acumen, results oriented and willingness to learn/develop. Strong technical skills across RS Group's analytics toolsets such as Snowflake and Power BI. Stakeholder management experience in order to work closely with senior analytic customers. Gathering business requirements in a detailed manner which can be translated from stakeholders to technical solutions. Background in developing and delivering key performance indicators to a senior audience. Positive can-do attitude, takes ownership, and has a strong initiative. Organised, detail oriented with a strong process and continuous improvement focus. Demonstrates an excellent understanding of, and the ability to articulate, the RS Value Proposition. Ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and act appropriately, and to communicate and work with people from different cultural backgrounds. Collaborative team player across a business with fast moving, customer driven markets. Understanding of process and the value of organisational efficiency. Desirable skills and experience Certifications in relevant data and analytics technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Big Data Specialty, Snowflake, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate) are desirable. Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Strong influencing and negotiation skills. 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. Rewards At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you'd expect from a FTSE listed company (Annual Bonus, Private Medical Cover, Life Assurance, Generous Pension) 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.
Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Global Process Owner, Order to Cash Location: London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Brand: RS Group Function: Finance Work Location: Hybrid About RS Group Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, we're the digital destination for product and service solutions to help our customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses. We provide global access to an unrivalled range of over 750,000 stocked industrial products. Each day our team of experts deliver solutions to resolve our customer's challenges across design, procurement, inventory and maintenance. We consistently strive to deliver the best possible service to all of our customers and challenge ourselves to provide a seamless procurement experience. We are one team. We deliver brilliantly. We do the right thing. We make every day better. These are our values. They unite our c.9,000 global colleagues and differentiate us from our competition. They are a mix of how we work today and how we must step up for the future. Most importantly, it is one set of values shaped by our people, for our people. Together, we can make great things happen.Aim for amazing and beyond. Reporting to the Functional Executive Committee Member you will be leading and driving one of the prioritised Global Processes (Order to Cash, Source to Pay, Plan to Fulfil). As the GPO, you will work with senior leaders within Regions and Functions to deliver substantial, complex process improvements, and building capability for our future business to deliver a scalable and profitable business model. Role Purpose To ethically and sustainably improve RS Group performance by delivering substantial process improvements across prioritised processes using recognised improvement methodologies focusing on productivity, cost and customer service improvements; working closely with the global Regional and Functional Commercial Leaders to ensure that we meet RS Group strategic aims. With a focus on executing the key pillar of our strategy around Operational Excellence to achieve our vision to become First Choice. The GPO owns the end to end process across a number of different process teams and regional boundaries. With the support of our Technology Function the GPO has the authority to deliver technological and process changes. The role will work closely with all Functional Programme Directors and other GPO's to align on ways of working and opportunities. The role will lead on the standardisation, automation and streamlining of relevant processes to both align with industry best practice and competitive benchmarking. The GPO has ultimate responsibility for the strategic and process performance along with realising its objectives which will be supported and measured by key process indicators. Responsibilities Sets and delivers the strategy and main value drivers for the end to end process, contributing to the companies key objectives. To lead engagement with the key stakeholders of the processes to identify areas for improvement that will deliver significant benefits across the value streams. To develop robust plans to prioritise, manage and deploy improvements across value streams and deliver the improvements in a timely manner demonstrating significant benefits. To recommend robust ways of working aligned with Regions & Functions, to execute strategy and build scalable business model To identify and support candidates to build capability in process management and Lean Six Sigma training programmes to our accredited LCS standards. Provide the leadership that inspires all levels of colleagues to drive an end to end mindset across the business Develop the end to end systems strategy for these prioritised processes in partnership with Technology Drive process standardisation, implementation and adoption across the e2e processes to enhance efficiencies, effectiveness and drive standardisation Be the source of best practice and drive improvements in process and solution design and quality Collaborate with other GPOs to ensure end to end integration and consistency and process and systems quality improvements Responsible for defining and monitoring service levels and KPIs, including service reviews and dealing with major service events. Responsible for managing interactions between the Regions & GSBS, acting as a both a point of contact and escalation route for local teams. Works with all the relevant stakeholders, business, talent accounting, legal, business affairs and finance teams to ensure best practice is applied across end to end processes Responsible for influencing and aligning multiple stakeholders to ensure consistent and efficient processes are in place, which are aligned to business needs. How I make a difference in this role You will be the strategic driver in improving the end to end processes demonstrating benefit though improved cost, quality, and service delivery metrics. Working closely with the Regions you will ensure that improvements are prioritised and planned in a robust way so that there is a clear roadmap for improvements and a benefits delivery plan that demonstrates both delivery and robust benefit realisation. You will work flexibly across the value streams being agile in your delivery approach to ensure we realise the improvement benefits at pace. Comprehensive understanding of business and data analysis practices, tools and techniques such as requirements and business modelling. Comprehensive leadership of diverse regional and functional teams and development methodologies underpinned by strong commercial experience Demonstrable experience of policy implementation, best practice and process improvement with evidence of implementing process standardisation and improvements. Ability to simplify and translate complex problems, processes or projects into component parts and to explore them strategically and systematically. Effective communication skills, with an ability to influence and align a diverse group of senior stakeholders throughout the organisation. Experience of large ERP systems and associated processes (SAP ECC6, S4/Hana, SAP Analytics Cloud and BPC/AFO). Experience and extensive knowledge of business operations in a complex, global business, across multiple areas of finance and outsourced functions. Experience of audit, control and compliance in a global environment. Change management skillset to understand what changes have to be made and how to drive them at every level. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills and experience in managing conflicting priorities Excellent written and spoken communication skills and evidence of concise, structured, thought-through communication Cultural sensitivity and significant experience of working in a global environment Have a high level of commercial and business acumen and understand the context of the markets RS operate within .
Oct 31, 2025
Full time
Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Global Process Owner, Order to Cash Location: London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Brand: RS Group Function: Finance Work Location: Hybrid About RS Group Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, we're the digital destination for product and service solutions to help our customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses. We provide global access to an unrivalled range of over 750,000 stocked industrial products. Each day our team of experts deliver solutions to resolve our customer's challenges across design, procurement, inventory and maintenance. We consistently strive to deliver the best possible service to all of our customers and challenge ourselves to provide a seamless procurement experience. We are one team. We deliver brilliantly. We do the right thing. We make every day better. These are our values. They unite our c.9,000 global colleagues and differentiate us from our competition. They are a mix of how we work today and how we must step up for the future. Most importantly, it is one set of values shaped by our people, for our people. Together, we can make great things happen.Aim for amazing and beyond. Reporting to the Functional Executive Committee Member you will be leading and driving one of the prioritised Global Processes (Order to Cash, Source to Pay, Plan to Fulfil). As the GPO, you will work with senior leaders within Regions and Functions to deliver substantial, complex process improvements, and building capability for our future business to deliver a scalable and profitable business model. Role Purpose To ethically and sustainably improve RS Group performance by delivering substantial process improvements across prioritised processes using recognised improvement methodologies focusing on productivity, cost and customer service improvements; working closely with the global Regional and Functional Commercial Leaders to ensure that we meet RS Group strategic aims. With a focus on executing the key pillar of our strategy around Operational Excellence to achieve our vision to become First Choice. The GPO owns the end to end process across a number of different process teams and regional boundaries. With the support of our Technology Function the GPO has the authority to deliver technological and process changes. The role will work closely with all Functional Programme Directors and other GPO's to align on ways of working and opportunities. The role will lead on the standardisation, automation and streamlining of relevant processes to both align with industry best practice and competitive benchmarking. The GPO has ultimate responsibility for the strategic and process performance along with realising its objectives which will be supported and measured by key process indicators. Responsibilities Sets and delivers the strategy and main value drivers for the end to end process, contributing to the companies key objectives. To lead engagement with the key stakeholders of the processes to identify areas for improvement that will deliver significant benefits across the value streams. To develop robust plans to prioritise, manage and deploy improvements across value streams and deliver the improvements in a timely manner demonstrating significant benefits. To recommend robust ways of working aligned with Regions & Functions, to execute strategy and build scalable business model To identify and support candidates to build capability in process management and Lean Six Sigma training programmes to our accredited LCS standards. Provide the leadership that inspires all levels of colleagues to drive an end to end mindset across the business Develop the end to end systems strategy for these prioritised processes in partnership with Technology Drive process standardisation, implementation and adoption across the e2e processes to enhance efficiencies, effectiveness and drive standardisation Be the source of best practice and drive improvements in process and solution design and quality Collaborate with other GPOs to ensure end to end integration and consistency and process and systems quality improvements Responsible for defining and monitoring service levels and KPIs, including service reviews and dealing with major service events. Responsible for managing interactions between the Regions & GSBS, acting as a both a point of contact and escalation route for local teams. Works with all the relevant stakeholders, business, talent accounting, legal, business affairs and finance teams to ensure best practice is applied across end to end processes Responsible for influencing and aligning multiple stakeholders to ensure consistent and efficient processes are in place, which are aligned to business needs. How I make a difference in this role You will be the strategic driver in improving the end to end processes demonstrating benefit though improved cost, quality, and service delivery metrics. Working closely with the Regions you will ensure that improvements are prioritised and planned in a robust way so that there is a clear roadmap for improvements and a benefits delivery plan that demonstrates both delivery and robust benefit realisation. You will work flexibly across the value streams being agile in your delivery approach to ensure we realise the improvement benefits at pace. Comprehensive understanding of business and data analysis practices, tools and techniques such as requirements and business modelling. Comprehensive leadership of diverse regional and functional teams and development methodologies underpinned by strong commercial experience Demonstrable experience of policy implementation, best practice and process improvement with evidence of implementing process standardisation and improvements. Ability to simplify and translate complex problems, processes or projects into component parts and to explore them strategically and systematically. Effective communication skills, with an ability to influence and align a diverse group of senior stakeholders throughout the organisation. Experience of large ERP systems and associated processes (SAP ECC6, S4/Hana, SAP Analytics Cloud and BPC/AFO). Experience and extensive knowledge of business operations in a complex, global business, across multiple areas of finance and outsourced functions. Experience of audit, control and compliance in a global environment. Change management skillset to understand what changes have to be made and how to drive them at every level. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills and experience in managing conflicting priorities Excellent written and spoken communication skills and evidence of concise, structured, thought-through communication Cultural sensitivity and significant experience of working in a global environment Have a high level of commercial and business acumen and understand the context of the markets RS operate within .