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Global R&D Manager - PLM Deployment

City: Kingston upon Hull

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.

Research & Development

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

Global R&D Manager - PLM Deployment

Hybrid Working, Hull

Competitive Salary & Benefits: 25 Days Annual Leave, Private Health, Bonus, Pension

Closing Date: 12th December 2025

This is a transformational leadership role. You will deliver an enduring positive change in the way in which Core Reckitt develops and delivers new products to the market and manages product changes thereafter. 

You will be the primary representative to lead deployment readiness and change execution at site/function level, ensuring successful onboarding, stakeholder engagement, and adoption of the digital PLM solution. To do so, you will work collaboratively with colleagues across Reckitt sites and a range of functions including Product Development, Specification Management, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory and Sustainability. You will be part of a core PLM team that will define the overall Blueprint for Product Lifecycle Management and its subsequent implementation in the PLM solution.

Your responsibilities

Own deployment execution at cluster/site/function level within assigned waves.
Coordinate onboarding activities and readiness assessments.
Lead cluster/site readiness assessments and create tailored implementation plans.
Track key actions and proactively drive closure.
Manage risks and issues to ensure timely resolution.
Act as the primary point of contact for deployment-related queries and escalations.
Report deployment status to PLM Programme governance forums.
Identify and engage key stakeholders across impacted teams.
Design and facilitate workshops, governance forums, and communication plans.
Drive change adoption through compelling narratives and engagement strategies.
Support training preparation and execution in collaboration with Global OCM team.
Monitor adoption and readiness metrics leading to go-live.
Participate in hypercare and BAU support from a change management perspective.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, IT, or related field.

Proven track record in ERP, PLM, or other enterprise system deployments (SAP, etc.).

Strong project management skills with experience in cross-functional, multi-geography environments.

Expertise in change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR) and stakeholder engagement.

Familiarity with data migration, system integration, and process harmonization.

Experience in training coordination and adoption tracking.

Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

The skills for success

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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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