Program & Project Implementation Associate

Reckitt Benckiser LLC; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consumer goods company in Hull is seeking a Program & Project Implementation Associate for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves coordinating compliance programs across multiple manufacturing sites. Ideal candidates should have 3-5 years of project management experience, excellent communication skills, and an understanding of supply chains in the FMCG industry. The company offers supportive benefits, including mental health programs and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Global share plans

Short-term incentives

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Pharmaceuticals and/or FMCG industry project management experience is a must.
• Understanding of end-to-end supply chains in FMCG or Pharmaceuticals.
• Ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance program risks are mitigated.
• Coordinate and follow up on open actions.
• Act as a point of contact for Reckitt sourcing sites.

Skills

Project management experience

Collaboration and influence

Excellent communication skills

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Projects Online

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Program & Project Implementation Associate

City: Kingston upon Hull

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

Our Global Supply Program Implementation Associates support the coordination and realisation of compliance programs and projects. You will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of the interdependent and multi-purposed compliance related programs and projects across numerous Reckitt manufacturing sites and external manufacturing organisations.

** NOTE - this role is for an initial fixed term contract period of 12 months **

Your responsibilities

• Ensure any risks highlighted through our compliance programs are mitigated and any actions associated are complete to reduce risks.
• Coordinate and follow up on open actions raised and logged
• Coordinate and follow up with the Regulatory and Marketing teams
• Escalate production plan risks to Global Supply Program Manager (GSPM) in order to create mitigation plans
• Support global sites’ in the seamless delivery of artworks with minimal write off
• Act as a point of contact for all the Reckitt and EMOs sourcing sites that are involved, escalating to the GSPM
• Take responsibility for process development and improvement that is required for sufficient and cost-effective realisation of the compliance related changeovers on the Supply side
• To act as a representative on behalf of the Global Supply Implementation Manager where applicable
• Provide support with status updates

The experience we're looking for

• Takes action to improve effectiveness and unblocks obstacles to successfully complete projects
• Ability to collaborate with and influence cross functional teams
• Flexible to travel, if required
• Organised and able to prioritise
• Achievement and solutions focussed
• 3-5 years Pharmaceuticals and/or FMCG industry project management experience with a proven track of record is a must have
• Understanding of end-to-end supply chains in FMCG or Pharmaceuticals
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence without authority is key
• Power BI, Projects Online & Microsoft Excel experience is adavantageous

The skills for success

Change & Project Management, Financials & Risk Management, Sustainability & Social Value, Effective Communication, Continuous Relationship Improvement.

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.