Performance and Insight Manager (Distribution Centre Operations)

Performance & Insight Manager (Distribution Centre Operations)

Hybrid Working (Corby or Nuneaton - with regular EMEA Travel)

The Role:

The purpose of this role is to provide insightful reports from complex/multiple data sets that will support the DC senior teams to make data driven decisions, supporting forecasting initiatives, and identifying actionable recommendations to improve operational and financial performance across the EMEA Distribution centres.

Your responsibilities will include conducting regular performance reviews with different levels of the DC teams, identifying root causes of issues, and developing effective action plans. You will also explore and implement alternative ways of working, challenging the status quo to meet evolving business needs.

We're looking for someone with a strong background in Supply Chain operations, specifically in Distribution Centres / Warehousing, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to influence and drive change across various levels of the organisation.

What you will be doing:

This position will bridge the gap between technical data resources and operational leadership, ensuring that decisions are evidence-based, aligned with Supply Chain strategies, and leading to better resource allocation and operational efficiency.

• Analyse large sets of structured and unstructured data to uncover trends, patterns, and insights that support business decision-making.
• Collaborate with management and cross-functional teams to understand business goals and challenges.
• Design and deliver dashboards, visualisations, and reports that clearly communicate key metrics and trends.
• Support the development and refinement of forecasting models to predict future performance and resource needs.
• Provide actionable recommendations based on data findings to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and drive strategic initiatives.
• Monitor business performance and KPIs; proactively identify deviations from targets and support root cause analysis.
• Translate complex data analyses into clear narratives for stakeholders with varying levels of data literacy.
• Build and maintain strong, influential relationships with leadership teams, finance, and commercial teams, ensuring that data-driven insights directly shape key business decisions.

What we're looking for from you:

• Strong background and understanding of Supply Chain operations
• Solid technical skills utilising analytics toolsets such as Snowflake and Power BI
• Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Excel, SQL, Python, or similar.
• Strong understanding of forecasting techniques and performance metrics
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with an ability to think critically and independently.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present findings to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and act appropriately, and to communicate and work with people from different cultural backgrounds

We are RS Group.

At RS we’ve been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.

We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers.

We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and also in a human way with empathy. Because that’s exactly how we partner with people – our customers, suppliers, colleagues and communities – to solve problems.

We’ll also invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do.

Come and join us and over 9000 employees worldwide – and we’ll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.