Procurement Manager

Description

Procurement Manager 
St. Peters, MO 
Competitive Salary & excellent benefits package 
 

Why wait for the weekend to live a life of passion and purpose? At Reckitt, we create and deliver together. You can own your impact, grow further faster and get more from life – all while joining our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

We are seeking a dynamic and self-motivated Procurement Manager to lead our procurement team at the St. Peters factory. This role is pivotal in our procurement operations, responsible for overseeing indirect and direct spend in the factory while collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and our reginal/global procurement teams.

Responsibly:

 
•    Scope of Responsibility: Managing and overseeing indirect and direct spend (materials and packaging) of the factory.
•    Team development: Providing clear and effective leadership to the team, setting goals, identifying development needs, coaching and developing the team members and creating a high-performance team.
•    Project Management: Support and drive the execution of projects and strategies developed by regional/global procurement related to the factory.
•    Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with regional/global procurement and internal stakeholders to understand their needs and provide tailored solutions.
•    Vendor Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with material suppliers, ensuring they meet quality, delivery and cost expectations.
•    Risk Management: Proactively identifying and manage potential risks in the supply chain, including supplier vulnerabilities, market fluctuations and other factors that can impact supply security. 
•    Supplier Service Optimization: Effective communicate with internal stakeholders and supplier in case of a supplier service issue and develop and implement mitigation strategies to prevent reoccurrence.
•    Cost Optimization: Continuously seek opportunities for cost optimization and process improvement in procurement activities.
•    Ownership and Accountability: Take ownership of procurement activities at the factory and serve as the face of procurement, ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives.
•    PPV: Understand and analyze in detail the PPV of the site and be able to explain and present the factory PPV results. 

Qualifications:

•    Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field. 
•    At least 5 years relevant experience in factory procurement.
•    Good negotiation skills and the ability to drive cost-effective deals.
•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
•    Hands-on approach with a high level of ownership and accountability.
•    Familiarity with legal and compliance aspects of procurement.
•    Self-organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently.

Equality

At Reckitt, 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. Come and join a team whose purpose is to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner and healthier world.

All qualified applicants to Reckitt 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.