At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to transform product onboarding and enhance data governance using digital technology.
- Company: Join RS Group, an inclusive employer committed to sustainability and innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team dedicated to making amazing happen for a better world.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic environment while driving business transformation.
- Qualifications: Strong leadership skills and experience in digital content systems required.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 £ per year.
This job is with RS Group, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.
Location: This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from any of our UK Offices (Manchester, Corby or London Kings Cross).
Contract Type: Permanent
The Opportunity:
- Managing a team of 20 NPI and data governance professionals across our UK and Riga Offices, the Head of NPI and Data Governance will provide strategic and operational oversight to ensure supplier data is onboarded efficiently, and advise and lead the business in its cross-functional system, process and data model requirements, with a continuous improvement mindset, to increase product speed to market and product growth capability.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Leading business transformation to deliver improved Supplier product onboarding using digital technology to create advanced automated product introduction processes.
- Proactively manage the product lifecycle process from product introduction through to discontinuation.
- Responsible for data governance and delivery of accurate product data to protect customers and minimise business risk. The product data created supports all channels to market to aid customer research and buying decisions.
- Introducing appropriate levels of automation and digital solutions to enable scalable growth of the RS product range whilst reducing the cost to serve.
- Reduce the time to market.
- Drive continuous improvement in product launch and lifecycle management, through the proactive use of data and insight to manage internal and external stakeholder performance and improve the quality of inputs.
- Lead and develop a high performing team and CI culture.
- Work with solutions architecture and IT to bridge the gap between business and technical understanding, to deliver a to-be technical architecture for product introduction and maintenance that is flexible enough to deliver on an evolving content strategy for the next decade.
- Provide thought leadership and counsel to introduce content briefing, standards management, and acquisition capability both internally and with suppliers to a level beyond the current industry standard.
- Lead and drive understanding of the cost to serve NPI, its net performance both commercially and against adherence to the purposes set out in the category and market strategies.
What You’ll Bring:
- High technical competence with extensive digital know how and knowledge of enterprise level Content systems (PIM, DAM, CMS and ERP).
- Strong leadership capability and experience of large-scale business change and transformation.
- Proven track record of process design and process re-engineering.
- Excellent strategic thinking capability and ability to execute plans through the team and 3rd party partners.
- Experience of managing large offshore partners and supplier performance using KPIs and leading QBR processes.
- Ability to work proactively and collaboratively with a large, diverse mix of internal and external, global stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and data driven mindset.
- Excellent knowledge of continuous improvement methodology and application.
- Budget responsibility including managing overhead costs and £multi-million NPI sales and multi-million customer views.
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.
Head of New Product Introduction & Data Governance employer: RS Group
RS Group is an exceptional employer that champions inclusivity and diversity, making it a great place for professionals seeking meaningful work in a supportive environment. With a hybrid working model based in Corby, employees benefit from flexible arrangements, competitive rewards, and a strong focus on personal and professional growth, all while contributing to a company that has been innovating for over 80 years. Join a team that values curiosity, empathy, and the drive to make a real impact in the world.
