NPS Buyer- Supply

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

Looking for a role that shapes the backbone of business operations? Reckitt is seeking an astute Buyer – NPS to strategically manoeuvre through the procurement landscape, ensuring our teams have everything they need to excel. You will fine-tune procurement activities across vital categories, guaranteeing efficient, cost-effective supply chains that drive Reckitt's continued success. Your expertise will not only cement smooth operations but also flourish long-standing supplier collaborations. So, if you take pride in precision and seek to make a tangible impact, Reckitt is your next chapter.

Your responsibilities

- Close partnership with the Factory, Finance, Supply and other teams to understand the business area budgets and projects required to meet that budget or improve it.

- Collaborates with key stakeholders and works cross-functionally, if necessary, in developing and executing sourcing recommendations in partnership with internal stakeholders and vendors.

- Understands indirect material spends across the business, analyses category markets, and translates into actionable strategies. Identifies, selects, and develops suppliers, negotiates, and contracts the services as required.

- Motivates suppliers to treat the company as preferred customer in presenting innovation and/or cost/efficiency projects.

- Accountable to continuously improve supplier performance including service and quality.

- Identifies and monitor risks and opportunities related to each category. Drive the organisation to mitigate identified risks and to quickly implement opportunities adopting creative solutions.

- Designs verifies and amends contracts in conjunction with Legal Function

- Lead Major CAPEX cost preparation for the Nigerian factory.

The experience we're looking for

- Proven background in procurement or a related field with a strong grasp of supply chain operations.
- Aptitude for negotiations coupled with solid analytical and strategic planning abilities.
- Meticulous and adept at juggling various tasks with a track record of efficiency.
- Effective communicator across all business levels.
- Proficient with procurement software and a whiz with the MS Office Suite.

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.

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.