Talent & Organisational Effectiveness Partner

Location: This role is offered on permanent basis. It is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our London or Corby office two /three days a week. Part Time working patterns will be considered.

 
We are seeking an experienced Talent and Organisational Effectiveness Partner to join our People Function. In this role you will partner with the Accelerator and Enabling Functions (A&E) People Team to support the deployment of end-to-end Talent and Organisation Effectiveness (T&OE) processes as key enablers of our strategic plan. You will also take the lead on listening to the voice of the customer, working closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements, feeding this back into the Group Talent and Organisation Effectiveness function to support the ongoing development of relevant interventions and solutions.
 
What you will be doing:
•    Act as the A&E Functions lead subject matter expert across the breadth T&OE processes including performance management, strategic workforce planning, capability development and Talent Review and Succession planning.
•    Work collaboratively with the A&E Functions People Team and the Group T&OE Centre of Excellence to shape the strategic development and delivery of global frameworks, acting as a key member of the global COE community that collaborates and shares best practice.
•    Work collaboratively with the A&E Functions People Team and Leadership team to drive engagement initiatives, analyse feedback, and support team effectiveness while achieving key KPI’s such as diversity and volunteering.
•    Advise on and support in the implementation and evolution of the people operating model, as well as focusing on the continuing improvement of people processes. 

About you:

•    Experience of leading the design, development, and deployment of a range of T&OE practices, including engagement, performance management, and talent development.
•    Ability to influence senior stakeholders to secure sponsorship and buy in for T&OE initiatives
•    Experience of providing strategic input into the development of best practice T&OE products and solutions
•    Significant experience in operating model and organization design in a matrix organization
•    Well-developed commercial consultancy skills, able to quickly understand a business requirement, develop an understanding of the need behind the request.

The extras you’ll get:
At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits, you’d expect from a FTSE listed company, including an annual performance bonus, private healthcare, and generous holiday, in the UK, we’ve just introduced several new Family Friendly Policies including: 
 
•    Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation. 
•    Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette’s syndrome. 
•    Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause. 
•    Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery and gender confirmation surgery. 

We are RS Group:
RS is a global solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers. Our business has operations in three geographical regions – the Americas, EMEA and APAC, supported by global organisations for supply chain, corporate functions, marketing, and product & supplier management.
 
Our market today is large, fragmented, local in nature and digitally immature. Only a few international distributors serve it, with many regional and local providers, who largely trade offline. We stock over 2,500 supplier brands, 500k products and 61% of our sales are digital.
 
We are committed to Making Amazing Happen for a better world and our Vision is to become first choice for customer, suppliers, our people, and communities.
 
RS is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people thrive. We recognise that a diverse and representative workforce is critical to our success, and our aim is to create a business where people can be their true selves. Our employees expect this as a matter of course and it is fundamental to how we attract, develop, and retain the best talent.
 
In line with our D&I policy, we recruit and develop employees who are the best suited to the requirements of the job role, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
 
Are you ready to explore the possibilities?