Sr. Buyer

City: St. Peters

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

Are you a strategic thinker with an eye for detail and a knack for negotiation? Reckitt is looking for a Senior Buyer to tackle the exciting challenges of factory procurement. This is your chance to play a central role in sculpting procurement strategies and influencing the efficiency of our operations. You'll be in charge of bringing together the best in supplier management, process improvement, and cost optimisation. Join us to make a real difference in a company that's leading the way in health, hygiene, and home care.

Your responsibilities

• Scope of Responsibility: Managing and overseeing indirect spend and capital expenditures of the St. Peters site.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with global procurement, internal stakeholders, including production teams, engineers, and department heads, to understand their procurement needs and provide tailored solutions.

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate contracts to ensure legal and compliance requirements are met. Collaborate with the legal team for contract support as needed.

• Vendor Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring they meet quality, delivery, and cost expectations.

• 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.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.

• Proven relevant experience in procurement, specifically in indirect and capital expenditures.

• Strong 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.

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, Category Management Expertise.

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.