Global Engineering Capex & Portfolio Director

Reckitt; Slough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Reckitt is seeking a Global CAPEX and Portfolio Lead to oversee capital expenditure and ensure adherence to project processes. The role involves governance across geographies, managing project prioritization, and collaborating with finance and engineering teams to drive improvements and ensure project success. Candidates should hold a bachelor's degree in engineering and have relevant experience in project management, particularly within the CPG industry.

Benefits

Inclusive practices

Parental benefits

Mental health support

Insurance

Share plans

Performance incentives

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering and project management within the CPG industry.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and deploy a global project management framework.
• Manage processes for global CAPEX portfolio governance.
• Establish annual and forecasted CAPEX budgets across regions.

Skills

Supply chain management

Business partnership

Collaboration

Relationship management

Business acumen

Productivity management

Business process improvement

Analytics

Manufacturing excellence

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

We are Reckitt, home to the world's best-loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose is 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 high-quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right, not a privilege.

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business, ensuring our trusted products reach people worldwide safely and efficiently. We offer exciting opportunities across all areas of the supply chain, including planning, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics. Roles include developing and implementing global supply strategies, managing supplier relationships, improving manufacturing efficiency, and innovating distribution methods.

About the role

The Global CAPEX and Portfolio Lead oversees Reckitt's capital expenditure, ensuring adherence to creation and execution processes, prioritization, and group spending. The role ensures governance across geographies and organizational levels, from project conception through post-investment review.

Responsibilities

1. CAPEX Project Management
   • Create and deploy a global project management framework to ensure capital projects meet business objectives.
   • Continuously improve project management standards based on lessons learned.
   • Maintain a knowledge-sharing database.
2. Governance and Oversight
   • Build processes to ensure project readiness before approval.
   • Consolidate project status reporting and highlight achievements and challenges.
   • Support monitoring and corrective actions for project performance.
3. Global CAPEX Portfolio
   • Manage processes for global CAPEX portfolio governance, benchmarking, and project prioritization.
4. Budget and Forecasting
   • Establish annual and forecasted CAPEX budgets across regions and sites.
   • Analyze variances and identify opportunities or issues.
   • Collaborate with finance for accurate budgeting and reporting.
5. Global Collaboration
   • Work closely with engineering, operations, finance, and leadership teams across regions for seamless project execution and knowledge sharing.
6. Process Digitalization
   • Identify and implement digital tools to enhance portfolio and project management.

Experience and Skills

Essential: Bachelor's degree in engineering, experience in engineering and project management within the CPG industry, strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

Desirable: Experience in Project Portfolio Management, international project experience, and CAPEX-related roles in a CPG company.

Skills for Success

Supply chain management, business partnership, collaboration, relationship management, business acumen, productivity management, business process improvement, analytics, manufacturing excellence, leadership.

What We Offer

We support our employees' growth and wellbeing through inclusive practices, parental benefits, mental health support, insurance, share plans, and performance incentives. We value potential alongside experience and are committed to diversity and inclusion.