Regional Engineering Head Africa

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 leader in Regional Engineering Head Africa who role is to oversee all engineering activities within the region (South Africa & Nigeria), ensure efficient delivery of the regional supply capital investment plan, the development of capital masterplans, compliance to preferred suppliers list and relevant engineering standards & processes, capital project review and remediation, governance, and ad-hoc support. This involves strategic leadership, risk management, fostering a safety-conscious culture, and close collaboration with factories for seamless execution of capital plans. The role is pivotal in aligning project success criteria with industrial execution, ensuring a commitment to deliver solutions that meet or exceed agreed requirements. If you're driven by the challenge of enhancing productivity and geared towards delivering substantial projects, this is your call to action. As part of our dynamic team, you will infuse expertise and inspiration into our engineering processes and witness your strategies spring to life in real-time.

 

 

Your responsibilities

Strategic Leadership: 

• Define the vision and strategy for engineering capital projects across Reckitt's site.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align capital masterplans with overall business objectives. 

Capital Project Management: 

• Establish and maintain effective capital project management systems in line with global standards from idea generation through execution to post investment review.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to capital projects.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in CAPEX execution.
• Ensuring Vertical Start Up of new purchased assets.

Governance & Reporting: 

• Ensure capital project governance in compliance of financial requirements.
• Attend project/factory steercos.
• Facilitate reporting for regional project update, Capital Committee and regional requirements.

Collaboration and Cross-Functional Engagement: 

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, production, quality assurance, and R&D. 
• Engage with external stakeholders, regulatory bodies, industry associations and vendors.

Risk Assessment and Mitigation: 

• Conduct thorough capital project reviews to minimise execution risks.
• Develop and implement risk reduction strategies. 
• Ensure compliance with relevant engineering regulations and standards. 

Training and Education: 

• Provide training and guidance to employees on engineering protocols. 
• Foster a safety-conscious culture throughout the organization. 

Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis: 

• Lead investigations into capital project deviations. 
• Identify root causes and implement corrective actions to improve the process.

Team Development

• Mentor and develop engineering managers and teams to build a talent bench.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement & collaboration

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline or related field.
• Minimum of 10 - 12 years of experience in engineering out of which 5 years leadership role in Engineering within the CPG industry or Pharmaceutical. 
• Proven track record of successfully implementing engineering capital investment programs.
• Demonstrated experience in delveiry of Vertical startup. 
• Strong knowledge of relevant regulations and industry best practices. 
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Desirable:

• 3+ years of experience in regional engineering role  role in CPG.
• Proven experience working in a multinational environment and managing cross-cultural teams with experience working in different geographies

Master’s degree in an Engineering discipline or related field advantages 

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Relationship management, Business accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced analytics, Data analytics, Manufacturing excellence.

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.