Buyer - International Road Freight

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.

Your responsibilities

Responsible for a key category, you’ll understand the market and ensure we work with the best suppliers. You’ll ask for – and get - the best quality on the best terms.

You’ll:

•    Align procurement strategy with business goals
•    Work cross-functionally with deferent divisions and demands
•    Lead complex projects and annual tenders, high value contract
•    Multilevel negotiation (price, contract, payment terms, liability, implementation, etc.).
•    Manage suppliers and internal stakeholders, effective and assertive communication 
•    Build long term relationships and work alongside suppliers to ensure continuous improvement
•    Reduce costs and mitigate risks whilst increasing quality and service
•    Manage high spend budget

Key requirements:

•    Have minimum 2-3 years experience in procurement logistic or transportation category
•    University education: supply chain management/procurement/logistics/ transportation
•    Fluent in written and spoken English
•    Analytical and reporting skills: Excel, Power-Bi, KPI implementation and monitoring
•    Build multi-level relationships based on mutual trust and uncompromising integrity
•    Have high standards and collaborate with suppliers to improve performance
•    Handle delicate negotiations sensitively. You appreciate the detail and reconcile conflicting interests imaginatively
•    Open and creative mind
 

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.