Sr. Agency Partnership & Operations Manager 12 Month FTC

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.

​Marketing Excellence​

Marketing is at the heart of Reckitt. We pride ourselves on our unique way of driving growth for some of the world's most loved and trusted health, hygiene and nutrition brands.
Our purpose and fight are what motivates us to design and deliver distinctive communications throughout our consumer funnel, so that we deliver category growth as well as a positive impact on society.

With extensive media and digital teams embedded throughout the organisation, we measure both our business and our societal impact. Our global teams lead on our overarching brand strategy, brand guardianship and innovation pipeline in close partnership with R&D. Leaving our local marketing teams to deliver on our regional goals in partnership with our Sales teams.

With the scale of our 2500 marketing community - alongside our leading-edge Marketing Academy - your opportunities to grow and upskill will be extensive.

About the role

As Sr. Advertising Agency Partnership& Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in Reckitt’s creative transformation. A transformation that elevates the importance of creativity in driving growth. Your expertise will directly shape the future creative agency ecosystem that powers some of the world’s most iconic brands.

Your Responsibilities:

Agency Selection and Management:

-Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to understand business goals, marketing objectives, and the unique requirements of Reckitt's diverse brand portfolio and culture

-Spearhead the strategic planning and execution of advertising agency selection processes, aligning them with Reckitt's brand objectives and marketing strategies

-Lead the end-to-end process of identifying, evaluating, and selecting advertising agencies that align with Reckitt’s goals and requirements

-Foster strong relationships with existing agency partners and continuously assess their performance against key metrics

-Partner with Procurement to negotiate contracts, scope of work, and pricing structures to ensure optimal value for the organization

Stakeholder Consultation:

-Serve as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, providing expert guidance on agency selection based on industry insights, marketing trends, and your extensive knowledge of the advertising landscape

-Conduct workshops and presentations to communicate the agency selection process and its alignment with Reckitt's Marketing Excellence standards.

Budget Management:

-Work closely with internal stakeholders to establish and manage budgets for agency partnerships, ensuring efficient resource allocation and cost-effectiveness

The experience we're looking for

Experience in advertising agency search and selection, agency partnership management with a deep understanding of advertising and communications agency networks.

Strategic Thinker: Proven ability to think strategically and translate vision into actionable plans that drive results.

Leadership Skills: Motivate all Reckitt marketeers and agency partners to believe in vision and implement sustainable changes.

Negotiation and Relationship Building: Strong negotiation skills and the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external partners.

Ability to thrive under pressure, meet stringent deadlines and navigate a matrix organization.

Excellent Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely.

The skills for success

Consumer Insights, Analytical skills, Brand Strategy, Category Strategy, Presentation skills, Drive Innovation, Creativity, Marketing optimization, Digital Marketing, Commercial acumen, Collaboration, FMCG/Consumer Health Experience.

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.