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Junior Buyer

City: Derby

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.

Supply

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

Looking to kickstart your procurement career in a company that champions innovation, efficiency, and impact? Reckitt is searching for a Junior Buyer to join our dynamic Procurement team at our Derby manufacturing site. This isn’t just about purchasing it’s about driving strategic projects, collaborating across departments, and making a real difference in how we operate. If you’re ready to take ownership, solve problems with tech-enabled solutions, and help shape the future of procurement, this is your moment.

Your responsibilities

- Support procurement operations across Capex and Opex categories, ensuring timely and cost-effective execution.

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and global procurement teams to lead and manage strategic projects.

- Engage with suppliers to negotiate contracts, secure best value, and maintain strong relationships.

- Track and report savings, contracts, and project progress using procurement systems and reporting tools.

- Ensure audit readiness and compliance across all procurement activities.

- Analyse market insights to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve procurement systems.

The experience we're looking for

- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Procurement, preferably in an international environment.

- Degree qualified, preferably in Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Business or other relevant discipline. MBA advantageous.

- Ability to work in a truly global organisation and results-driven environment.

- High-level negotiation, influencing, and communication skills.

- Entrepreneurial skills in terms of innovation and problem solving.

- Strong team working abilities and commitment.

- Flexibility and adaptability to ever-changing business needs and timescales.

- Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.

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.

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