Project Manager

RS UK & Ireland; Corby; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Health plans

Holiday allowance

Transport assistance

Job summary

RS UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead IS&T supply chain technology delivery across the UK. You will shape, plan and deliver enterprise-scale changes, coordinating with suppliers, technology teams and business stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget outcomes.

In this permanent remote role, you will develop detailed project plans, manage risks and budgets, and drive governance across multiple workstreams from initiation to BAU transition.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience delivering enterprise technology projects across supply chain, logistics, warehouse, fulfilment or distribution.
• Experience managing third-party, public-facing or enterprise-grade technology implementations across multiple locations.
• Strong governance capabilities: planning, RAID, dependency management, budgets, change control, reporting, closure.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the definition, documentation and successful completion of supply chain technology projects from initiation through to closure.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, assumptions, resource needs, budgets, risks and quality plans.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders across supply chain operations, IS&T, architecture, SAP/ERP, integration, data, warehouse/site teams and third-party suppliers.
• Manage project resources, revenue costs and capital costs against agreed project budgets, forecasting and risk escalation.
• Lead one or more project teams, allocating tasks and ensuring alignment with project objectives.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Delivery leadership

Tools

Planview

Jira

Confluence

Teams

Microsoft Office

Job description

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, quality and business outcomes. The role will manage supply chain technology and process change from initiation through to implementation, operational transition and closure, working closely with supply chain stakeholders, technology teams, suppliers and 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-led change and operational process improvement.
• The role may support initiatives across warehouse management, order management, transport management, conveyor control, ERP integration, middleware, site migrations and supplier-led delivery.
• The role requires a delivery-focused Project Manager who can bring structure, clarity and control across business and technology workstreams, while maintaining stakeholder confidence and delivery pace.
• Travel to RS locations and supplier meetings may be required where site engagement, migrations, workshops or operational readiness activity needs in-person support.

What You Will Be Doing

• Take responsibility for the definition, documentation and successful completion of supply chain technology projects from initiation through to closure.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, assumptions, resource needs, budgets, risks and quality plans.
• Use Planview and agreed governance tools to maintain accurate plans, RAID logs, status reporting, forecasts, project artefacts and decision records.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders across supply chain operations, IS&T, architecture, SAP/ERP, integration, data, warehouse/site teams and third-party suppliers.
• Manage project resources, revenue costs and capital costs against agreed project budgets, ensuring project forecasts remain accurate and risks are escalated early.
• Ensure appropriate change control is in place and used to assess impacts on cost, timescale, scope, quality and 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 supplier organisations, enabling clear and efficient communication across project phases.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on technical or delivery options in line with RS Group technology strategies, operational needs and business outcomes.

Ensure projects are formally closed, reviewed and transitioned into BAU, capturing lessons learned and improvement actions.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven project management experience delivering enterprise technology projects across supply chain, logistics, warehouse, fulfilment or distribution.
• Experience managing third-party, public-facing or 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, reporting and project closure discipline.
• Experience working with suppliers, systems integrators, managed service providers or technology partners, acting as the link between business and supplier organisations.
• Ability to coordinate business, technology, site, supplier and senior stakeholder groups through all phases of project delivery.
• Strong communication and 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 and monitor work activities, meet deadlines and produce timely project reporting.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Planview, Jira, Confluence, Teams and 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