R&D Senior Associate - Raw Materials specification management

We are Reckitt

R&D

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.

Your responsibilities

-Responsible for a pre-defined portion of Core Reckitt’s Raw Material Specifications portfolio.
-Consolidate our raw material specification portfolio, removing duplicates, increasing the number of cross-site RM specs where applicable, and broadening the
range of our RM specs where appropriate, at all times ensuring they meet the holistic needs of our business.
-Define a set of data quality standards for our raw material specification portfolio and raise the quality of our RM specs to meet these standards.
-Set up KPIs to track our progress towards the goal of a RM spec portfolio reduced in size and of higher quality.
-Follow the process for RM specification management that is defined in our new Product Operating model.
-Work with Procurement colleagues and the raw materials governance team to ensure that our RM spec portfolio is developed whilst being mindful of the raw materials and associated suppliers that our procurement organization is guiding us to.
-Collaborate with and nurture good working relationships with our partner organizations who will provide input into specifications, namely regulatory, safety,
quality, procurement, manufacturing and of course R&D Category and PDM teams.

The experience we're looking for

-Degree in a relevant technical discipline, ideally Chemistry.
-Good communication, influencing and interpersonal skills with the ability to operate successfully in various team capacities and a multi-cultural environment
and with external partners.
-Technical knowledge of product compositions in terms of the functional roles of raw materials, their properties, and factors that affect their use and suitability
in products such as regulations and consumer safety considerations.
-Experience of writing specifications in a Product Lifecycle Management environment e.g. TDS, Optiva etc.
-Strong IT literacy with proficiency in the use of the MS Office product suite.
-Self-motivated with strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks under pressure.
-Good commercial awareness, understanding of corporate codes of conduct and of the product lifecycle and regulations impacting the FMCG sector.
-Working knowledge as a practitioner in several of the following areas within an FMCG or Pharma envronment: procurement of raw materials, identification of
fit for purpose raw material from suppliers, formulation development, specification management, raw material portfolio management, complexity reduction,
raw materials management, hand over to manufacturing, regulatory and safety assessment as they apply to raw materials e.g. REACH

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