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Location: Manchester, ENG, GB, M2 3AA Brand: RS Work Organization: Virtual Role: NPI Automation Manager What you will be doing You will be managing a team of NPI Executives based out of offices in Manchester (UK) and Riga (Latvia), be the SME on NPI strategy, processes and systems, and be a people leader focused on delivering best team performance. Responsibilities 1. New Product Planning & Feasibility Collaborate with category and market teams to understand the role of NPI within each category and go to market strategy. Build project scopes, timelines, and deliverables for evolving NPI type requirements. 2. Internal System & Operational Readiness Drive creation and maintenance of item master data (SKUs, pricing, attributes, pack sizes, logistics data). Work with supply chain and operations to validate stocking strategy, MOQs, lead times, and delivery requirements. Ensure warehouse, inventory, and ERP systems are fully configured to receive, store, and pick the new product. Coordinate demand planning inputs and initial forecast volumes. 3. Cross Functional Project Management Lead cross functional NPI meetings and maintain progress against project plans. Identify risks, manage dependencies, and elevate issues early. Maintain clear documentation and communication across all business functions. Deliver product introductions on time, within scope, and aligned with commercial objectives. 4. Launch Execution Ensure marketing and sales teams receive accurate product information, assets, and positioning. Oversee readiness of customer facing platforms (e commerce, catalogues, brochures, sales tools). Monitor early sales performance and operational issues post launch. Analyze post launch performance and identify opportunities for process refinement. Develop and improve NPI workflows, tools, and templates. Contribute to evolution of product data standards, onboarding processes, and supplier engagement methods. What we are looking for from you Ability to drive the end to end NPI process, inputting into the strategic plan as well as driving delivery. Strong team management skills, with an ability to work with geographically dispersed teams. Ability to work in an international, matrix environment. Experience in distribution, wholesale, retail, or FMCG environments. Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple concurrent launches. Excellent cross functional communication and stakeholder management. High attention to detail and strong organisational skills. Working knowledge of ERP, PIM, or item master data systems. Ability to interpret supply chain data (MOQs, lead times, inventory impacts). Experience working directly with suppliers or brands. Understanding of product compliance, regulatory requirements, and quality assurance. Knowledge of e commerce product setup and digital merchandising needs. Formal project management training (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, Agile) would be nice to have. 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 9000 colleagues and we'll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.

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 .

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