Project Manager
Location: Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF
Brand: RS Group
Function: Digital & Technology
Work Location: Virtual
Location : This is a remote role, offering the flexibility to work virtually from anywhere within the UK.
Contract Type : Permanent
The Opportunity
To provide project management leadership across IS&T supply chain delivery, ensuring technology projects are shaped, planned and delivered to agreed scope, time, cost,qualityand business outcomes. The role will manage supply chain technology and process change from initiation through to implementation, operationaltransitionand closure, working closely with supply chain stakeholders, technology teams,suppliersand third-party delivery partners.
- The role will sit within IS&T Technology Delivery / Global Delivery and support supply chain technology change across RS Group.
- This is a permanent Project Manager role focused on supply chain delivery, enterprise-grade technology implementations, supplier-ledchangeand operational process improvement.
- The role may support initiatives across warehouse management, order management, transport management, conveyor control, ERP integration, middleware, sitemigrationsand supplier-led delivery.
- The role requires a delivery-focused Project Manager who can bring structure, clarity and control across business and technology workstreams, whilemaintainingstakeholder confidence and delivery pace.
- Travel to RS locations and supplier meetings may berequiredwheresite engagement, migrations,workshopsor operational readiness activity needs in-person support.
What You Will Be Doing
- Take responsibility for the definition,documentationand successful completion of supply chain technology projects from initiation through to closure.
- Develop andmaintaindetailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, assumptions, resource needs, budgets,risksand quality plans.
- Use Planview and agreed governance tools tomaintainaccurateplans, RAID logs, status reporting, forecasts, projectartefactsand decision records.
- Coordinate internal and external stakeholders across supply chain operations, IS&T, architecture, SAP/ERP, integration, data, warehouse/siteteamsand third-party suppliers.
- Manage project resources, revenuecostsand capital costs against agreed project budgets, ensuring project forecastsremainaccurateand risks are escalated early.
- Ensureappropriate changecontrol is in place and used to assess impacts on cost, timescale, scope,qualityand resource needs.
- Lead one or more project teams, allocating and monitoring tasks, supporting delivery performance and keeping teams aligned to project objectives.
- Act as the liaison between customer and supplierorganisations, enabling clear and efficient communication across project phases.
- Evaluate and make recommendations on technical or delivery options in line with RS Group technology strategies, operationalneedsand business outcomes.
Ensure projects are formally closed,reviewedand transitioned into BAU, capturing lessons learned and improvement actions.
What You’ll Bring
- Proven project management experience delivering supply chain,logistics, warehouse, fulfilment,distributionor enterprise technology projects.
- Experience managing third-party, public-facingor enterprise-grade technology implementations across multiple locations.
- Good understanding of supply chain technology environments, including Warehouse Management Systems, Order Management Systems, Transportation Management Systems, Conveyor Control Systems and ERP integration.
- Strong project governance capability, including planning, RAID management, dependency management, budget tracking, change control,reportingand project closure discipline.
- Experience working with suppliers, systems integrators, managed serviceprovidersor technology partners, acting as the link between business and supplierorganisations.
- Ability to coordinate business, technology, site,supplierand senior stakeholder groups through all phases of project delivery.
- Strong communicationand stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical solutions into clear business language.
- Good problem-solving skills, with the ability to see the bigger picture and get things done in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks, assign andmonitorwork activities, meetdeadlinesand producetimelyproject reporting.
- Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Planview, Jira, Confluence,Teamsand Microsoft Office.
We Are RS
At RS, we are making amazing happen for a better world.
As a global product and service solutions provider, we help industrial customers operate more efficiently and sustainably. Operating in 33 markets, we support around one million customers worldwide with more than 875,000 stocked products, access to over five million additional products, and a range of service solutions designed to help businesses thrive.
What sets us apart is our people. More than 8,500 colleagues around the world bring technical expertise, digital innovation, and a customer first mindset to everything we do. Guided by our values – We are one team, We deliver brilliantly, We do the right thing, and We make every day better, we're creating an environment where our people can grow, contribute and make a meaningful impact.
Join us and help make amazing happen.
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 over 8,500 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are — it all starts here.
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