Organisation Design Lead - 12 Months Fixed-Term

RS Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RS Group is seeking an Organisation Design Lead for a 12-month fixed-term contract. Hybrid role with options to work from London, Manchester or Corby offices and remote work.

You will design future-state organisational models to realise benefits from SAP S/4HANA and harmonise global processes. You will partner with Process teams, Change and Communications, and senior leaders to translate processes into structures, roles and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification in HR, organisational development, or related field.
• Certification in Organisation Design, Change Management or related area is a plus.
• Significant experience in operating model design within global or multi-country organisations.
• Experience supporting ERP transformations, preferably SAP S/4HANA.

Responsibilities

• Conduct organisational analysis, planning and design aligned to SAP S/4HANA deployment.
• Lead the design of future organisational structures, roles, reporting lines and governance.
• Collaborate with programme leads, PMO and senior stakeholders to integrate design into transformation plans.
• Identify risks, dependencies and opportunities across programmes and drive cost/benefit analyses.
• Facilitate workshops and present design proposals to governance forums.

Skills

Organisational Analysis

Organisation Design

Transformation Delivery

Stakeholder Engagement

Governance & Change

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

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

Contract Type: 12 months fixed-term contract

The Opportunity

The Organisation Design Lead will provide organisation design support to the four Process workstreams within the Process & Operational Efficiency portfolio. Organisation Design Lead is responsible for designing and delivering the future-state organisational model required to realise the benefits of global process harmonisation enabled through SAP S/4HANA deployment.

The role will translate standardised end-to-end business processes into effective organisational structures, roles, governance models, capabilities and ways of working. The role will ensure that organisational design decisions support operational efficiency, accountability, service excellence, and adoption of the new S/4HANA platform.

The position partners closely with Business Integrator, Systems Integrator, Global Process Owners and their Process teams, Business delegates, Change teams, relevant People BPs, Comms and other business stakeholders as needed, to ensure organisational changes are aligned to new global processes to be deployed.

What You Will Be Doing

Organisational Analysis & Planning

• Assess current organisational structures, workforce, roles, costs, and ways of working.
• Analyse how business processes, roles, and decision-making responsibilities are aligned today.
• Identify opportunities to improve organisational effectiveness and support transformation goals.

Organisation Design

• Partner with process owners and business stakeholders to align organisational design with business processes and system roles.
• Lead the design of future organisational structures to support new processes and SAP S/4HANA implementation.
• Define future roles, responsibilities, reporting lines, accountabilities, and governance frameworks.
• Develop global organisational design standards and blueprints while considering local market needs.
• Support decisions on service delivery models and location strategies.

Transformation Delivery

• Work closely with Programme Leads, PMO, and business leaders to integrate organisational design into transformation plans.
• Identify organisational impacts, risks, dependencies, and opportunities throughout programme delivery.
• Support business case development by assessing organisational costs, benefits, and efficiency improvements.
• Provide organisational design support during implementation and deployment activities.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, process owners, SMEs, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops and discussions to develop and align organisational design solutions.
• Present recommendations, insights, and design proposals to governance and decision-making forums.

Governance, Change & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure organisational design approaches are applied consistently across programmes, workstreams, and deployment waves.
• Partner with Change Management and Communications teams to support employee transition and adoption.
• Monitor the effectiveness of organisational changes and recommend improvements to support long-term success.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent professional qualification/experience) in Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Business Management, Organisational Development, or a related discipline.
• Recognised professional qualification or certification in Organisation Design, Organisation Development, Change Management, Human Resources, or Business Transformation (e.g. CIPD Level 5/7, Prosci, CMC, or equivalent) or demonstrable equivalent experience leading organisation design within complex transformation programmes.
• Significant experience in operating model design, process-led organisation design, or business transformation within shared services, global business services, or matrixed international organisations
• Proven experience supporting large-scale ERP transformations, preferably SAP S/4HANA, and/ or global or multi-country transformation programmes.
• Experience translating business process changes into organisational structures and role designs.
• Expertise in organisation design frameworks including Operating Model Design, Detailed Design, Workforce Planning, Governance
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence senior executives and navigate complex organisational environments.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication capabilities.

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?

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