Buyer / Pack Materials - Middle East

Reckitt; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Reckitt as a Buyer and play a pivotal role in our procurement process. With a focus on detail and efficiency, you will manage key commodity acquisitions while ensuring optimal supply chain performance. We seek a candidate with a degree in a relevant field, at least three years of procurement experience, and strong negotiation skills. Embrace the challenge of contributing to a global organization dedicated to promoting health and wellness while nurturing your career with us.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program for mental health

Life insurance for all employees

Global share plans

Short-term incentives for outstanding results

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in Procurement.
• High degree of fluency in English required for negotiations and internal communications.
• Ability to work in a truly global organisation and under pressure.
• Capacities in negotiation, influencing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, recommend and/or decide on sourcing and contracting of key Pack spends.
• Continuously improve supplier performance including service and quality.
• Interface regularly with External Manufacturing Organizations for compliance.
• Identify risks and opportunities in sourcing processes.
• Provide contingency plans to ensure continuity of supply.
• Follow commodity feedstock information and understand market dynamics.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Relationship Management

Business Acumen

Productivity Management

Improve Business Processes

Distribution Logistics

Logistics Management

Management Third-party Logistics Providers

Supply Chain Planning

Vendor Negotiation

Contract Negotiation

Supply Management

Procurement

Education

Degree in Procurement, Engineering, Chemistry, Manufacturing, Finance, Business, or related disciplines

Job description

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 looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact in a leading global organisation? Reckitt is on the hunt for an astute Buyer, who thrives on detail, efficiency, and innovation. With your expertise, you'll be the cornerstone of our procurement process, driving the acquisition of vital commodities, and ensuring our operations continue to soar with finesse and agility. If you relish the challenges of managing procurement activities while contributing to our dynamic, purpose-led culture, let's connect your ambitions to our opportunities.

Your responsibilities

• Design, recommend and / or decide (depending on spend and RACI) the strategy, sourcing and contracting of key Pack spends optimizing sourcing and supplier base that will generate competitive advantage in operations.
• Continuously improve supplier performance including the service and quality.
• Interface regularly with External Manufacturing Organizations for compliance to sourcing strategy and compliance.
• Identify risks and opportunities involved in each sourcing process.
• Provide contingency plans to ensure continuity of supply of his/her portfolio of materials.
• Recommend and meet Procurement plan/forecast assumptions for the materials under his/her responsibilities.
• Closely follow commodity feedstock information and develop in-depth understanding of market dynamics to proactively take actions on timing and extension of sourcing process and contracts.

The experience we're looking for

• Experience in Procurement, at least 3 years.
• High degree of fluency of English is required for negotiations and internal communications.
• Degree qualified preferably in Procurement, Engineering, Chemistry, Manufacturing, Finance, Business, or other relevant discipline.
• Ability to work in a truly global organisation and under pressure most of the time.
• Capabilities and experience in negotiation, influencing and communication skills.

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.