Procurement Manager

Reckitt is home to trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands, united by a purpose: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world.

About the role

The role of Procurement Manager Warehousing and Embellishment EUANZ will have interfaces at the most senior level of our supplier base to provide RB with a competitive advantage regionally and sometimes globally. The job holder will also interface with our Senior Management in Supply and will work closely with the Supply Services organization.

Your responsibilities

• Manage approx. 20 warehouses in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
• Implement and recommend or decide (depending on spend) the strategy, sourcing and contracting of the commodity in order to achieve an adequate supplier base that will generate competitive advantage for the operations across Europe.
• Closely follow commodity cost drivers and develop an in-depth understanding of market dynamics to proactively take actions on timing and extension of sourcing process and contracts.
• Formulate action plans with defined objectives, targets and responsibilities to support agreed upon global sustainability strategies; measure and monitor progress against global sustainability targets.
• Provide contingency plans to ensure continuity of supply of his/her portfolio of materials.
• Be accountable for quality and service from managed suppliers; drive quality and service improvement strategies.
• Be accountable for audit compliance; contribute to zero consumer recalls.
• Collaborate with peers in Procurement Logistics Freight Ocean/Air/Road in the area of EUANZ and globally.
• Support end-to-end solutions in warehousing operations including digital within Supply Chain in the area.
• Lead the Supplier Relationship Management program with selected supplier(s).

The experience we're looking for

• Higher education preferably in Supply Chain/Logistics or Business.
• Business acumen, understanding and drive.
• Extensive experience in Supply Chain and/or Warehousing and/or Logistics of minimum 10 years.
• Experience in procurement of at least one of the following fields: NPS or Logistics Procurement of minimum 3 years.
• Agile and sharp in everyday work; learning on the fly.
• Able and willing to travel 20% of time or more.
• Excellent command of English (verbal, reading, writing); other languages are a plus.

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Management Third-party Logistics Providers, Supply Chain Planning, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Category Management Expertise, Supply Management, Procurement.

What we offer

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.