Head of Quality

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Head of Quality

Location :

Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG Manchester, ENG, GB, M2 3AA

Brand : RS Pro

Work Location : Hybrid

Head of Quality (RS Pro - Own Brand)

Hybrid Working (Corby, London or Manchester - with regular visits to our Corby Offices)

RS PRO is the own brand of RS. The RS PRO brand was launched in 2016 as a one-stop shop for industrial supplies. Now, it serves over 600.000 customers in 31 global locations.

With over 90,000 products across all industries and 1400 technologies, we have the largest offering in the RS portfolio of products. RS PRO provides customers with a brand that they can trust, at the price and quality they expect.

Our culture is paramount to our success, ensuring we have the right people in the team and a diverse view in the way we think and see the world is essential to how we operate.

The Role :

The Head of Quality is responsible for ensuring RS PRO’s products meet the highest standards of quality, compliance, and performance. This role will drive a proactive quality strategy that supports business growth, enhances customer trust, and ensures operational excellence. By embedding robust quality assurance frameworks, optimising supplier relationships, and leveraging data-led insights, the Head of Quality will play a critical role in strengthening RS PRO’s reputation as a trusted value brand in the industrial sector.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Strategy & Execution

• Develop and implement a best-in-class Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with global regulatory requirements and RS PRO’s strategic objectives.
• Drive product lifecycle excellence, ensuring quality is embedded from NPI (New Product Introduction) through to end-of-life processes.
• Lead quality-driven initiatives to enhance innovation, sustainability, and operational efficiency across the portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with global regulatory standards, industry certifications, and company policies.
• Use data-led insights to monitor quality performance, proactively identifying and resolving issues.

Product & Supplier Quality Assurance

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Stakeholder & Leadership Responsibilities

How I Make a Difference

What we're looking for from you :

Any of the following would be a bonus :

Qualifications

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certification

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.

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