[Hiring] People Solutions Specialist @RS Group

Role Description

This role is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract basis. It is a flexible role, with the option to work fully remotely or from any of our UK office locations.

We’re looking for a skilled and solutions-focused People Solutions Specialist to join our Global People Technology team. In this exciting role, you’ll lead the design, configuration, and optimisation of our People Technology platforms, ensuring they align seamlessly with HR processes and business needs. You’ll play a key role in enhancing our digital HR ecosystem and delivering impactful, scalable solutions across our global organisation.

What you will be doing:

• Partner with HR Centres of Excellence to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Lead functional design workshops and document business processes and system requirements.
• Configure and maintain SuccessFactors modules, workflows, permissions, and data models.
• Manage People Technology projects, including implementations and enhancements.
• Maintain system documentation and ensure compliance with data privacy and security standards.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to deliver high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of HR processes and experience creating functional design documents.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Skilled in system testing, validation, and handover to support.
• Experience in project or programme management, including working with multiple stakeholders.
• SAP SuccessFactors certifications in relevant modules and experience in end-to-end implementations (desirable).
• Demonstratable analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Private healthcare.
• 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 through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause.
• Inclusive benefits and programs that reflect the diverse identities and experiences of our employees.
• Enhanced support for all individuals, including the diverse needs of trans and non-binary colleagues—such as voice coaching, gender affirmation surgery (including facial surgery), and other medically necessary services.
• Access to resources and programs tailored to the unique needs of all employees, regardless of gender identity or expression.
• Additions to fertility coverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all.

Company Description

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.
• Our aim is to create a business where people can be their true selves.
• 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.