Commercial Programme Manager (Go to Market)
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Location: Beauvais (France), Corby (UK) or London (UK) (Hybrid).
Do you get a real buzz from delivering strategic change across sales, marketing, and customer service? Do you enjoy working with stakeholders and delivery teams internationally? Do you want to work for a top FTSE listed, £multi‑billion business where our global team of 9,000 people come together as one team to deliver brilliantly and realise strategic goals across all of our European markets?
Then read on.
The Go‑To‑Market Commercial Programme Manager is responsible for orchestrating the planning, development, and execution of strategic initiatives across EMEA functions and markets. This cross‑functional leadership role ensures alignment between product, supply chain, marketing, sales, and customer success teams to drive successful change and sustained growth. It requires a seasoned leader with deep expertise in programme leadership, governance, stakeholder engagement, and cross‑functional delivery in global, complex, matrixed environments.
You will be customer‑obsessed, with a deep understanding of the end‑to‑end customer journey, ensuring that every initiative delivers ROI, achieves strategic KPIs, and supports long‑term business goals. You will be accountable for ensuring that every programme has a clear benefits case, measurable performance indicators, and a roadmap to value realisation.
Reporting to the Senior Director Strategy Delivery, you will be part of the Strategy Delivery Leadership Team, requiring a passionate and driven commercial and change leader who can influence, drive, and embed change across the region.
Key Objectives

Deliver strategic initiatives aligned with business goals and measurable outcomes.
Establish and maintain robust programme governance and performance tracking.
Drive change adoption and benefits realisation through KPI‑led execution.
Support strategic portfolio planning, prioritisation, and business case development with ROI at the core.
Continuously improve delivery practices to maximise efficiency and impact.

Responsibilities

Lead end‑to‑end delivery of strategic pillars ensuring alignment with strategic outcomes and KPIs.
Empower, inspire, and facilitate the work of cross‑functional teams setting clear OKRs and managing day‑to‑day delivery.
Provide guidance, support, and coaching to team members in strategy deployment and execution.
Lead discussions with senior leaders to clearly define requirements, vision, outcomes, metrics, and delivery requirements.

Value Realisation and ROI

Define and track KPIs and performance metrics to measure programme success.
Ensure benefits realisation through rigorous planning, execution, and post‑implementation reviews.
Develop ROI models and dashboards to monitor financial and strategic returns.
Identify opportunities to exploit new technologies and capabilities for accelerated value creation.

Strategic Planning

Translate strategic objectives into actionable programme plans with clear KPIs.
Identify dependencies, risks, and resource requirements to optimise ROI.
Oversee execution to ensure timely and budget‑conscious delivery with measurable impact.
Develop a strong understanding of relevant business functions, organisational structure, and overall business goals.

Change Management

Drive change initiatives with effective communication, training, and stakeholder engagement.
Ensure adoption across impacted teams and functions, tracked via adoption KPIs.

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels to determine key actions, outcomes, and success measures required to meet strategic objectives.
Influence decision‑making and secure senior leader buy‑in for strategic initiatives and investment cases.
Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement among team members involved in strategy execution.

Governance & Reporting

Establish and maintain governance frameworks including steering committees, risk and financial management, and executive‑level reporting with KPI scorecards and ROI tracking.
Lead and participate in developing, maintaining, and evolving standards.

How I Make a Difference In This Role
You are a strategic leader who drives value creation beyond financial performance, obsessed with driving value and benefits realisation for our customers. You focus on the actions and capabilities needed to unlock value and realise benefits. Your ability to work at both the strategic level and in delivery detail ensures that business case outcomes are achieved.
You are laser‑focused on ROI and KPIs, ensuring that every initiative has a clear value proposition, measurable outcomes, and a path to sustained impact. You foster a culture of teamwork, innovation, and accountability, driving transformation across the region.
Required Experience & Skills

Proven record of delivering large‑scale, strategic programmes and initiatives in global, complex, matrixed organisations with successful outcomes and benefits.
Demonstrable programme management experience; budgetary and benefits management of >£10m.
Experience in delivering change across commercial functions with a focus on customer in sales, service, and marketing effectiveness.
Strong understanding of programme governance, risk management, and business transformation.
Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including C‑suite interaction.
Evidence of successful coaching and development of high‑performance teams and individuals.
Desirable experience leading complex M&A integrations across geographies and functions, achieving synergy targets.
Experience with tools and techniques used to visualise strategic alignment and benefits realisation (e.g., Hoshin Kanri, Value Tree, Benefits Mapping, Business Case creation).
Proficiency in Project Portfolio Management (PPM) methodologies and tools.

About RS Group
RS has been solving engineering challenges for over 80 years—big and small, simple and complex. We turn “what ifs” into “why nots” and the impossible into the possible.
Our purpose is to make amazing happen for a better world.
We offer product and service solutions, shipping a parcel every 2 seconds to over 130 countries. With over 800,000 stocked products and 3 million unstocked items, we serve more than 1.2 million customers globally.
We’re looking for curious minds—people who think differently and act with empathy. That’s how we work with our customers, suppliers, colleagues, and communities to solve problems together.
We’ll invest in your development and wellbeing, because building a diverse, inclusive, and ethical culture is central to everything we do. Our commitment to ESG is real and ongoing.
Join our global team of over 9,000 employees and let’s do amazing things together.
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