Overview
Location: This role is offered on a permanent basis. It is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our London, Corby, Manchester, Frankfurt, Beauvais or Milan office. We are looking for a passionate and creative Communications Manager to join our Global Communications team. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the EMEA regional communications, enhance employee engagement, and strengthen our internal brand messaging across a diverse, fast-paced organisation.
Responsibilities
* Deliver internal communications that support EMEA business goals.
* Act as a trusted advisor to the EMEA regional teams, ensuring alignment and consistency.
* Lead communication efforts for change projects and business transformation.
* Develop clear messaging for key business areas such as Product & Supplier Management, Go To Market, and Supply Chain.
* Run internal campaigns that are engaging, relevant, and culturally appropriate.
* Manage and improve internal channels including intranet, Viva Engage, and newsletters.
Benefits
* At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits, you'd expect from a FTSE listed company, including annual performance bonus, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and private healthcare.
* In the UK&I, we've introduced new Individual and 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 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 through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause.
* Inclusive benefits and programs that reflect the diverse identities and experiences of our employees, including enhanced healthcare coverage with support for trans and non-binary colleagues (e.g., voice coaching, gender affirmation surgery where medically necessary).
* Additions to fertility coverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all.
About 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?
#LI-HYBRID #LI-LB1
Qualifications
* Proven experience in internal or external communications within complex organisations.
* Strong writing, editing, and content development skills.
* Confident using a variety of internal communication tools and channels.
* Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities.
* Able to manage multiple priorities and deliver in a fast-paced environment.
* Ideally but not essential, a degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing or a related field.
#J-18808-Ljbffr