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Buyer (Packaging)

City: Johannesburg

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

Reckitt is on the lookout for an experienced Buyer who manages a portfolio of packaging materials and drives the delivery of value through effective sourcing, supplier collaboration, and procurement processes. The role contributes to operational efficiency, service reliability, and continuous improvement by applying established purchasing strategies, tools, and best practices.

Your responsibilities

Following the strategy, sourcing and contracting of suppliers to achieve an adequate supplier base.
Execute strategies of globally led commodities.
Identify, select and develop supplier relationships and manage negotiations within the assigned portfolio.
Prepare the budget predictions for the managed materials and will be accountable for meeting those predictions.
Monitor and identify risks and opportunities in each sourcing process, driving mitigation and contingency plans to ensure continued supply of the materials/services.
Accountable for the quality and service of the suppliers, driving improvement strategies through Productivity, Squeeze and E-Procurement.
Monitor commodity feedstock information and market dynamics to exploit commercial advantages.
Develop and maintain strong strategic relationships with suppliers at senior management level, positioning the organisation as a preferred customer and driving mutually beneficial partnerships.
Build and sustain effective relationships with regional and manufacturing supply teams to understand business needs and priorities, enabling continuous improvements in material cost, service levels, and quality performance.
Design, review, and negotiate supplier contracts in collaboration with the Legal team to safeguard intellectual property, mitigate commercial and supply chain risks, secure innovation exclusivity, ensure material availability, and deliver sustainable cost savings.
Ensure governance which includes compliance to Global Operating Model, pricing and expense approvals, PPV reporting and analysis and full use of Ariba and Anaplan tools.

The experience we're looking for

Degree in Supply Chain / relevant degree
Minimum 4 -5 years experience in a multinational FMCG company with detailed understanding of packaging cost drivers
Experience with SAP and PowerBI
Proven track record of understanding the vendor base in local / international markets as well as understanding the commodity drivers.
Experience in data and trend analysis

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, Category Management Expertise.

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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