Project Manager - SKU Enrichment and Product Change (Essential Home)

Reckitt Benckiser LLC; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company is seeking a Project Manager for SKU Enrichment and Product Change to oversee new product launches and maintain product documentation. Ideal candidates should have a technical background, strong proficiency in Excel, and experience in project management. This role, based in East Midlands, offers a fixed-term contract with a focus on professional growth in supply chain management.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Short-term performance incentives

Qualifications

• Technical, science or IT background preferred.
• Strong logical thinking and high computer literacy.
• Experience in planning/vendor scheduling or project management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects for new product launches and changes.
• Drive document creation on Optiva/Brandworks/SAP.
• Maintain up-to-date Finished Goods BOMs.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Data analytics

Project management

Business acumen

Advanced analytics

Education

A-Level standard qualifications or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Power Apps

Power Automate

Power BI

Job description

With a trusted portfolio of world-class Air Care, Surface, Laundry and Pest Control products, the Essential Home team’s purpose is to Make a House Your Home. Fuelling this newly formed business and leadership team is a diverse and inclusive culture for all. Together, we’re shaping a team with a founder mentality: that listens and learns, and that is entrepreneurial, agile, and action oriented.

With high-quality brands such as Air Wick, Cillit Bang, Calgon and Mortein, now is an exciting time to join a dynamic company full of purpose, pace and energy, that will create a truly unique learning and career opportunity for all.

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 Essential Home. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics.

About the role

This position is a 12 month fixed term contract
As a Project Manager, SKU Enrichment and Product Change for Essential Home, you will be the key factory contact for new product launches, graphics updates, and BOM modifications in the various systems. You'll also maintain documentation in Optiva, support minor formulation changes and packaging trials, and provide general support to the NPI department in line with site priorities.

Your responsibilities

• Proactively leading projects related to new product launches and changes to the existing product portfolio.
• Proactively driving the creation and amendment of documents on Optiva/ Brandworks /SAP.
• Maintaining up-to-date Finished Goods BOMs in the various systems.
• Supporting the artwork and graphics management process, including outer case text.
• Interpreting and verifying information provided by our customer markets.
• Challenging markets on products that will bring unnecessary complexity.
• Supporting a reporting of departmental KPI’s
• To undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.

The experience we're looking for

• A technical, science or IT background is preferred, with A-Level standard qualifications (or equivalent), ideally including a numerical subject.
• Strong logical thinking and high computer literacy, with proficiency in Excel and a good understanding of Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI.
• Experience in any of the following areas is advantageous: planning/vendor scheduling, project management, or the print/graphics industry.
• Keen attention to detail and the ability to handle and organize large volumes of data methodically.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs and timelines, with a proactive and self-motivated approach.
• Strong initiative and ability to work independently, while also motivating others and driving timely delivery.

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Relationship management, Business acumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced analytics, Data analytics, Manufacturing excellence.

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.