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Sr. Buyer

City: Parsippany

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

You’ll play a pivotal role in supporting Reckitt’s commercial ambitions, acting as the key link between procurement, marketing stakeholders, and a diverse supplier ecosystem. You’ll shape how we invest across multiple marketing channels, all while working in a collaborative, fast-paced, and supportive environment.

We are committed to your growth. You’ll have opportunities to broaden your procurement expertise, lead high-visibility projects, and influence the future of our Indirect Procurement strategies.

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

Your responsibilities

• Category Strategy & Management: Develop and execute sourcing strategies for marketing and commercial categories (Fulfillment, CRM, Printed Materials, Promo Items, PR, etc.), ensuring alignment with business needs, local/global procurement frameworks, and overall company goals.

• Stakeholder Partnership: Collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales, Finance, Legal, Global Procurement and other functions to understand requirements, guide stakeholders through the sourcing process, and deliver tailored solutions.

• Vendor Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong partnerships with marketing suppliers, ensuring strong performance across service, quality, innovation, delivery and cost.

• Cost & Value Optimization: Identify opportunities to generate savings, improve ROI of marketing spend, streamline processes, and challenge the status quo with data-driven insights.

• Risk Management: Proactively assess and mitigate risks related to supplier performance, contractual gaps, market dynamics, service continuity, and compliance.

• Contracting & Compliance: Lead negotiations and contract development in partnership with Legal teams, ensuring execution of agreements aligned with Reckitt’s standards, policies and compliance requirements.

• Category Transformation & Continuous Improvement: Drive initiatives that enhance sourcing efficiency, expand supplier capabilities, optimize operations, and unlock innovation within the supply base.

• Ownership & Accountability: Serve as the face of Procurement for assigned categories, driving outcomes with independence, clarity and a strong sense of accountability.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Supply Chain Management or related field.
4+ years of relevant experience in Indirect Procurement, ideally with Marketing categories.
Strong negotiation and analytical skills with ability to influence stakeholders and drive cost-effective, value-added solutions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
High level of ownership, accountability and ability to work independently.
Familiarity with commercial contracts, compliance and procurement policies.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Management Third-party Logistics Providers, Supply Chain Planning, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, 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.

US salary ranges

USD $100,000.00 - $150,000.00

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.

Nearest Major Market: New York City
Nearest Secondary Market: Newark
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