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Transformation & Finance Project Manager Central Europe (fixed term 12-month contract)

City: Heidelberg

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.

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As one of our most exciting functions, our Transformation team develop and deliver a clear transformation agenda, aligned to our strategic goals. We love driving strategic change that adapts to and embraces market dynamics, while always focusing on enhancing Reckitt's agility and reputation.
We work across all areas of our global business to seek out the opportunity to streamline, simplify, eliminate inefficiencies, and enhance productivity. We're proud to be architects of change, orchestrating shifts that propel Reckitt towards resilience, innovation and sustained growth.

About the role

Are you keen to drive large-scale projects for a global FMCG company? Step into the role of Transformation & Finance Project Manager Central Europe to lead legal entity transformation execution across markets in close cooperation with local functional teams and global project team. With your sharp and structured hands-on approach, excellent communication skills and talent for motivating stakeholders, you’ll guide the team smoothly through project milestones to a successful go-live. If you’re energized by complexity and problem-solving is your second nature, this is your moment to join our team.

Your responsibilities

Accountability for project execution in the markets/ with functions under their scope
Coordinates with Head of Transformation and central PMO team and translates global strategy to local context
Monitors project status, assesses local readiness for go-live and escalates issues and risks to Head of Transformation CE and central team
Maintains efficient records for the functional teams (minutes, action plans, follow-ups, presentations, catch-ups) to support and drive project delivery
Facilitates functions in preparation for milestones and deliverables, as well as removal of local blockers
Ensures alignment between global requirements and local nuances - reviews, validates and adapts global content to local context (e.g., CIA) or local audience (e.g., Comms)
Manages execution of local change activity e.g., communications, engagement, training
Works with Head of Transformation CE and local HR on communications and engagement of local teams
Monitors effectiveness of change and KPIs of adoption including project budget
Works with deployment leads and Head of Transformation CE to manage cutover activities and ensure that local processes, systems, and people are prepared
Consolidation of functional input and ensuring coherence to provided templates; preparing of sign-off presentations
Support transformation logistics and delivery across workstreams

The experience we're looking for

Experience in managing large scale projects
Sufficient seniority to challenge upwards (towards MT and functional LT) and deal with ambiguity
Knowledge of MS-Office
Financial Acumen – comprehensive understanding of the P&L and CFC components
Strong organizational skills, process orientation and project management
Strong communicator capable of building collaborative working relationships with senior stakeholders with ability to motivate others \
Highly organized and structured self-driven problem solver
High level of proactivity, assertiveness, persuasiveness and creativity
Good team player keen to learn about various aspects of business
Living of our core values: achievement, entrepreneurship, ownership and partnership
Analytical capability
Full professional English proficiency
Minimum Bachelor’s degree (min. Berufsakademie)

Nice to have

Good understanding of Reckitt operating model to navigate the required changed and drive regional change management
Full international mobility for further career steps
Fluency in German

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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