RS Pro Head of Product & Sourcing

Head of Product and Sourcing (RS Pro)

Location: UK, Hybrid working (London, Manchester, Corby)

RS PRO, the own brand of RS, offers a wide range of over 90,000 quality products across every industry. We have an opening for a Head of Product, to lead an awesome team of Category Managers, in delivering continued growth and success of our market-leading own-brand range.

What you will be responsible for:

Leading product category strategies to deliver on KPIs, including:-

Driving NPI revenue and managing effective new launches Achieving supplier cost reductions by negotiating savings and creating efficiencies Improving quality through reductions in % returns and driving compliance across the supply base Increasing BWP revenue, supporting RS’ sustainability and ethical agenda Reducing supply chain risks by diversifying sourcing and decreasing % reliance on Ch/TW Elevating supplier compliance rates through % SEDEX signup initiatives Develop and manage a high performing team of Category Managers Coach and mentor category managers and cross-functional cell teams, ensuring alignment with RS PRO strategic objectives, streamlined collaboration, and delivery of measurable results. Support the Category Managers to successfully deliver on Category Strategies, ensuring they (and wider business) understand the goals, priorities and key success metrics Champion supplier management and accountability, driving performance, continuous improvement, and quality outcomes through effective relationships and category-level insights Collaborate across functions and markets to address customer needs, focusing on supporting high-growth regions e.g. Americas, while maintaining a global perspective Establish robust product lifecycle management, from NPI through to end-of-life optimisation, ensuring category profitability and alignment with customer expectations Analyse market trends and data to identify product opportunities, optimise pricing, and anticipate risks Ensure operational efficiency and governance through data-led decision-making and fostering a culture of excellence

What we are looking for from you:

An experienced team manager, with a real focus on getting the best from your people. Commercially astute and solution oriented Data led in decision making, with a strong analytical skill-set, including the use of data tools e.g. Excel, PowerBI and Digital/Online Trading tools Able to enhance & build on great culture Experience in working with global supplier brands Experience of working in a matrix and cross-cultural environment Experience of working in a Commercial environment Sound commercial acumen and broad communication skills Strong negotiation and influencing skills Operational problem solver and excellent project management capability Confident and experienced in understanding and presenting performance results to senior leadership teams

We are RS Group.

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 also 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 employees worldwide – and we’ll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.