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Projects Admin

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

Seeking a leadership opportunity where you can mould the future? As a Project Admin at Reckitt, you'll be in the driver's seat, working with a team of dedicated Project Coordinators . Your role is pivotal – the opportunity to support the implementation of New Product Development (NPDs) / Existing Product Developments (EPDs) and Value-Added Products (VAPs) from project initiation to launch to ensure achievement of business objectives and projects by managing the following key delivery areas. We're inviting you to be a cornerstone of our continuous drive for excellence, where your influence will go beyond operations to truly shape our success.

The role is a Fixed Term for 2 years 

Your responsibilities

Documentation & Governance

  • Maintain up-to-date templates, reports, and meeting records with proper revision control.
  • Manage and update project databases, SharePoint, and folder structures (local and regional).

Tracking & Reporting

  • Consolidate project data and produce summary reports for stakeholders and leadership.

Administration

  • Schedule key meetings and prepare presentation decks.
  • Provide inputs for broader business meetings.

NPD/EPD Project Execution

  • Support or lead innovation pipeline initiatives.
  • Coordinate projects from initiation to launch, including scope definition and timeline creation.
  • Track tasks, ensure deliverables meet quality standards, and deadlines are achieved.
  • Facilitate production planning to minimize write-offs during changes.
  • Generate cost statements using supplier, procurement, and financial data.

Gross Margin Expansion

  • Contribute to cost-saving initiatives with cross-functional teams.
  • Identify material simplification and rationalization opportunities across brands.
  • Review processes and recommend efficiency improvements.
  • Coordinate execution of identified cost-saving projects.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Support cross-functional initiatives as assigned.
  • Align efforts with gross margin improvement, supply excellence, and overall business performance goals.

The experience we're looking for

Qualifications & Expirience

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Project Management, Supply Chain, Science, or Engineering preferred.
  • At least 1 year of experience in the FMCG industry.

 

Personal Attributes

  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
  • Good organisational and time management skills.
  • Effective collaboration and teamwork capability.
  • Fluency in English is essential.

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Planning, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Category Management Expertise, 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.


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