Senior Buyer

We are Reckitt

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Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

About the role

This position is for the management of Raw/Pack material sourcing portfolio and co-packer (EMO) management, and indirect commercial spend in Japan. This involves both direct management of spends and indirect management of sourcing for Reckitt nominated suppliers. The position will report to the Indirect Procurement Manager, ASEAN.

The position is based in Tokyo and will be managing the direct and indirect procurement spends for Reckitt Japan

Your responsibilities

Direct Spend

• Responsible for managing the raw/pack material spend for Japan co-packers which are used in domestic, and export finished goods and responsible for a category portfolio to be sourced in Japan. Working on a cross functional basis and become sourcing expert for his/her own category portfolio
• Sources certain finished goods from approved copackers. The above position will also be responsible for the sourcing decision for the raw/pack materials used in these finished goods
• Apart from the regular/ current raw/pack materials, the role will also drive the business growth through the identification and evaluation of new materials to support New Product launches, which are an essential part of growth story in Japan. Follow prescribed spend authority levels and establish purchasing financial controls aligned to global and regional policies

Indirect Spend

• Responsible for leading the Japan initiatives with a primary focus on Marketing/Sales investment and Commercial Fixed Costs
• Develops relevant category strategies aligned with internal key stakeholders that drive total cost savings and increase spends under Procurement management
• The role will utilize spend analytics, sourcing management processes, negotiate all terms and conditions, secure signed contracts, manage key supplier relationships, ensure continuity of business
• Leads key country initiatives, as well as selected projects or categories of spends with potential for country consolidation
• The position has a direct impact on corporate measurements and results such as COP and NWC

The experience we're looking for

• Having at least 5 years of experience with 3 years in relevant industry, managerial experience will be a plus.
• Familiar with leading complex, cross-functional, sourcing projects
• Ability to interact in a matrix structure across multiple levels of management
• Track record of high-level negotiation and influencing skills
• Should be able to communicate in English confidently and without error- orally and in writing
• Proven Category Management expertise, within Indirect, ideally with exposure across Marketing and commercial fixed costs.
• Quality One system experience is preferred.
• Knowledge on Anaplan, Ariba, Power BI, JDE and SAP will be added advantage.

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.