Sr. Officer - Procurement

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Procurement​

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen.

If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships.

Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

Thrive in a dynamic role that centres around the acquisition of key resources which empower Reckitt's growth. As a Buyer for mid-sized and small categories, you are the catalyst for optimising procurement, streamlining processes, and nurturing supplier connections that energise our supply chain. If you have a sharp eye for detail and an avid interest in collaborative negotiation and strategic procurement, your expertise could be the perfect match for this pivotal position.

Your responsibilities

In summary, you'll:

• Scope: Manage all Non-Product Supplies (NPS) for the manufacturing site, including Capex, Opex, and service providers, and oversee synergy projects across the country.
• Key Relationships:
  • Internal: Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, QA, Warehousing, and Logistics teams.
  • External (RB/MJN): Work with NPS teams across different manufacturing sites and the Global NPS team.
  • External (Non-RB): Engage with suppliers, government agencies, customs, and regulatory bodies.
• Project Leadership: Lead and implement purchasing-initiated projects within the manufacturing site.
• Negotiations: Handle negotiations on price, lead time, and payment terms; identify alternate suppliers; and re-scope contracts to improve efficiencies.
• Cost Savings: Use internal and external benchmarks to identify and drive synergy and cost-saving opportunities.
• E-Tools: Utilize tools like reverse auctions (e.g., Ariba) for supplier negotiations.
• Contract Management: Negotiate standard contracts with suppliers, maintain a contract tracker, and ensure alignment with legal and finance teams.
• Payment Terms: Work on improving payment terms to drive Net Working Capital (NWC) benefits.
• Project Tracking: Regularly update projects on e-tracker (e.g., Anaplan) and generate monthly management reports.
• Performance Tracking: Maintain scorecards, track key supplier performance, and support improvement programs.
• Invoice Queries: Serve as the first contact point for invoice queries and handle mismatch clarifications and approvals.
• Compliance: Ensure all suppliers comply with regulatory requirements and drive improvement programs for non-compliant suppliers to achieve 100% compliance.

The experience we're looking for

- Proven track record in procurement, particularly with large-scale categories.
- Exceptional negotiating abilities paired with analytical prowess.
- Strong organisational skills, able to juggle multiple tasks and priorities smoothly.
- Excellent communicator, comfortable with interdepartmental collaboration.
- Adept at using procurement software / tools and the full suite of MS Office applications.

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Management Third-party Logistics Providers, Supply Chain Planning, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Supply Management, Procurement.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.