Senior Director of Data Transformation

Location: This is a virtual role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our European offices – there may be some travel involved across our European business.

The Opportunity

This role is a strategically important role, in the first instance, to drive and lead our Data Transformation through our Process and Operational Excellence Programme and secondly to help the Global Data Team to transform into a more mature Data Centre of Excellence.

The team: The team is on a journey of transformation, re-platforming key data technologies as well as implementing new governance, service, and delivery capability. It’s expected that the Senior Director of Data Transformation will support the CDAO and will play a key role in this transformation.

What You Will Be Doing

Our Group Data Strategy is well underway, and we are delivering and driving significant change in the organisation, however RS Group itself is going through major transformation which is focusing on global harmonisation and a major system upgrade. The amount of transformation: organisational, technical, process changes are not to be underestimated, and this role has been introduced to help ensure we are well prepared and well equipped to go through these changes in the coming years.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead globally the Data Workstream of the P&OE programme
• Support the CDAO in managing our global data transformation
• Be a strong, pro-active Data Leader, bring energy and passion demonstrating our group values:

We do the right thing, We deliver brilliantly, We are one team and We make every day better

• Line manage data engineers and BI analysts primarily in Americas but if necessary globally
• Own and deliver the SAP S/4 HANA implementation for Data globally ensuring the transition is smooth
• Be the voice of Data across the main Transformation Programme engaging with both internal and external teams supporting the programme

• Key member of the Data LT jointly responsible for stakeholder management, communication, and organisation alignment
• Help embed data ownership across RS
• Assist in managing data risks and audit points
• Input into the Data Strategy, the BI Strategy, Data Governance and Data Application Strategy brining your experience and knowledge helping shape our future
• Support and feed into our Group Data Strategy and assist the team in execution
• Ensure we align to our Business Strategy in our deliverables and objectives
• Lead the cultural change in the data team and global data community
• Ensure close collaboration with Middle and Back Office and Integration teams throughout the transformation journey
• Be an active and strong voice in the overall O&OE Programme representing Group Data and IS&T
• Strive for continuous improvement in our people, processes and technologies

What You’ll Bring

Primarily bringing SAP S/4 HANA implementation experience and owning the Data Workstream for our Process and Operational Excellence Programme.

Essential experience

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• In-depth knowledge and experience of SAP S/4 HANA implementation for Data
• Experience working in agile ways of working
• People leadership experience
• Demonstrable organisational skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Commercial awareness
• Implementation for new operating models and transformation

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience implementing data ownership frameworks
• Data modelling
• Data analysis
• Project management

We Are RS

We’ve been solving industry problems for over 80 years. 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 to over 1.2 million customers globally, shipping a parcel every 2 seconds to over 130 countries. With over 800,000 stocked and 3 million unstocked products, we’re a trusted partner to the world’s leading industries.

We’re looking for curious, driven, and empathetic professionals to join our journey. People who think differently, act with purpose, and want to make a real impact. 

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
  

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Apply now and make RS a part of your journey.

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