Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence Leader
Location: Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF
Brand: RS Group
Function: Procurement
Work Location: Hybrid
Location: This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our Corby office
Contract Type: Permanent
The Opportunity
As Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how Continuous Improvement is delivered across GSBS globally. You’ll lead high ‑ impact CI and OPEX programmes that drive measurable, sustainable improvements in productivity, efficiency and effectiveness, while embedding a culture of operational excellence aligned to strategic business outcomes. Working closely with senior leaders and cross ‑ functional teams, you ’ ll set the standard for CI ways of working and influence change at scale.
What You Will Be Doing
* Leading and delivering end ‑ to ‑ end Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence programmes and major improvement initiatives.
* Assessing current ‑ state processes and designing future ‑ state solutions that deliver tangible productivity, efficiency and effectiveness gains.
* Driving enterprise ‑ wide, end ‑ to ‑ end value with a strong focus on customer outcomes and scalable global processes.
* Connecting CI activity to strategic objectives, identifying gaps and opportunities across functions and regions.
* Leading and working within project teams to deliver sustainable people, process, technology and ways ‑ of ‑ working change.
* Using data and insight to inform decisions, track benefits realisation and support performance improvement.
* Engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, to embed CI and operational excellence ways of working.
* Role ‑ modelling a strong CI mindset, challenging the status quo and building momentum for continuous improvement.
What You’ll Bring
* Proven experience delivering large ‑ scale Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence programmes in a complex, multi ‑ stakeholder environment.
* Strong CI mindset with the ability to challenge existing ways of working and identify root causes and solution options.
* Demonstrable experience defining future ‑ state processes and managing improvement plans with measurable outcomes.
* Confidence working across people, process, systems and data to drive sustainable change.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and align senior leaders and operational teams.
* Ability to lead project teams and also contribute hands ‑ on as part of a core delivery team.
* Strategic, enterprise ‑ wide perspective with the ability to link improvement activity to wider organisational goals.
* Experience using data and insight to guide improvement decisions and benefits tracking.
Rewards
* 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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