Senior Manager, Commercial Planning

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.

​Information Technology & Digital​

In IT and D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.

Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen.

Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

About the role

As the IT&D Senior Manager for Commercial Planning, you will lead and manage our Trade Promotion Management (TPM) and Revenue Growth Maximization (RGM) products  globally. This role offers a unique opportunity to build a new function from the ground up, driving innovation and scalability to support Essential Home’s business strategy. 

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, pragmatic and loves a challenge. You thrive in a dynamic environment and are action and result oriented.  The ideal candidate will drive product strategy, maintain product profitability, manage product costs, and lead all product operating model forums relevant to the role. This position requires a deep understanding of the Consumer Goods sector and the route to market trade dynamics for both modern and independent trade channels. 
 

Your responsibilities

Lead the TPM and RGM products, which includes running an RFP for Trade Promotion Management, technology selection, pilot, global deployment and run.  

Partner with sales and marketing leadership teams to ensure our joint revenue growth targets are achieved. 

Act as a thought-leader with a visionary approach to the future of TPM and RGM 

To be an expert in Trade Promotion Management platforms in the industry, expertise in Pricing, Promo and Trade investment principles across various channels, geographies and customers. 

Co-create omni channel growth initiatives by striving to partner with teams to unlock our true customer potential. 

Stimulate new ideas to improve decision making across our revenue growth pillars, based on global insights, learnings and executions 

Lead and Coach the IT&D Commercial Planning team to become a best in class, outperformance driven team with both commercial and technology maturity

The experience we're looking for

Former Trade Promotion Management selection and deployment in multiple geographies. 

This opportunity requires you to create something new, not to upgrade or transform something existing. No one will tell you how to do it, so you will bring vision and thought leadership, while being pragmatic in the implementation. 

You have an entrepreneurial mindset: self-starter with a high sense of ownership and accountability. 

You are collaborative and build bridges internally and externally. 

Deep understanding of data and insights and the ability to marry it to business process. 

Experience with a blue chip, FMCG Company of at least 6 years with a proven track record 

Proven experience at transforming commercial decision making within a commercial CPG environment at scale 

Clear Technology understanding in the areas of TPM, RGM, Data, BI, Category and Customer growth platforms 

Proven cross functional team leadership capability, with the ability to develop talent and future leaders 

Entrepreneurial skills in terms of innovation and problem solving are key along with tenacity, tough-mindedness and ability to influence and demonstrate strong team working abilities and commitment 

Displays a high sense of urgency. Makes sure the job gets done. 

Effective teamwork & Communication skills 

Ability to influence c-suite management and business partners. 

Strong commercial understanding of business issues / opportunities 

Strong understanding of technology strategy and planning priorities. 

Strong analytical skills with ability to develop strategies, tactics and measurable implementation plans 

Financial skills, P&L understanding 

The skills for success

Digital Strategy, Product Solution Architecture, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Portfolio Management, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Outstanding Communication, stakeholder engagement.

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.