Head Of Change Management

RS Group; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension/retirement

Life assurance

Medical plans / health cover

Paid time off

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

RS Group is seeking a Head of Change Management to lead and shape the people side of our global transformation agenda, including SAP S/4HANA readiness and adoption across multiple regions.

You will partner with senior leaders to define change strategy, build organisational capability, and deliver measurable business outcomes through effective governance, training and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading global Finance, Shared Services or ERP transformations.
• Proven ability to drive adoption and benefits realisation.
• Strong stakeholder influence at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the GSBS change strategy across transformation programmes.
• Lead change management for SAP S/4HANA implementations and Process & Operational Excellence programmes.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing decision-making at Executive Committee level.
• Drive organisational readiness through effective communication, training, stakeholder engagement and adoption strategies.
• Establish governance and measure success across GSBS.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Change management leadership

SAP S/4HANA readiness

ERP transformation

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Leadership

Tools

SAP/S4HANA

Oracle

Job description

Location: This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our Corby, London or Manchester offices

Contract Type: Permanent

Grade: GG14

The Opportunity

Lead and shape change across our global GSBS transformation agenda. As Head of Change Management, you will drive the people side of complex business and technology change, including SAP S/4HANA readiness, ensuring successful adoption, stakeholder engagement and lasting business outcomes.

Partnering with senior leaders across the organisation, you'll define change strategy, build organisational capability, and lead impactful transformation programmes that deliver real value at scale. This is a high-profile opportunity to influence the future of the business while developing a best-in-class change management function.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop and lead the GSBS change strategy, aligning with the Group Change agenda and embedding the RS SHIFT framework across transformation programmes.
• Lead change management for major global transformation initiatives, including SAP S/4HANA and Process & Operational Excellence programmes, ensuring successful adoption and benefits realisation.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing decision-making and driving engagement across all levels, including Executive Committee members.
• Drive organisational readiness through effective communication, training, stakeholder engagement and adoption strategies, ensuring teams are prepared for change.
• Lead and develop the change management capability, establishing robust governance, measuring success and promoting continuous improvement across GSBS.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience leading large-scale global Finance, Shared Services and ERP transformation programmes, with a proven track record of delivering change across complex, multi-country environments.
• Strong expertise in SAP/SAP S/4HANA, Oracle and broader digital transformation initiatives, driving business readiness, adoption and sustainable outcomes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility at Executive Committee level and navigate complex organisational environments.
• Proven leader of high-performing change teams, with strong coaching, mentoring and capability-building experience alongside a strategic and commercially focused mindset.
• Resilient and results-oriented change professional with strong programme delivery, problem-solving and communication skills, capable of driving transformation in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

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.

Rewards

Our Reward 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

Closing Date: 28th October.