Senior Buyer & Procurement Projects Manager

Reckitt; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consumer goods company is seeking an experienced Procurement Project Manager to achieve purchasing targets and drive compliance with suppliers. Responsible for managing the purchasing process and leading the purchasing team, this role requires strong project management skills and a university degree. The ideal candidate will demonstrate proficiency in supply chain management and possess negotiation expertise.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Global share plans

Short-term incentives

Qualifications

• Exceptional project management skills, capable of juggling various tasks and engaging with multiple stakeholders.
• Clear communication skills, making it easy for you to articulate ideas.
• Tech-savvy, with a strong command of procurement tools and MS Office Suite.
• Proficiency in supply chain management, logistics, and vendor negotiations.
• Proven background in Procurement, Project Management, team leadership, and strong negotiation skills.
• University degree (Bachelor’s in Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field).

Responsibilities

• Analyse local expenditures on services to determine cost reductions.
• Guarantee contract compliance with suppliers as per legislation and procedures.
• Implement new suppliers and materials for NPD / EPD projects.
• Coaching and developing team members, aligned with Procurement targets.
• Conduct risk assessments in collaboration with suppliers.

Job description

Essential Home

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.

About the role

Essential Home is on the lookout for an experienced Procurement Project Manager who will be supporting the implementation of the factory’s mission & vision by achieving purchasing targets. Managing the purchasing process, implementing budget, creating purchasing strategy and guarantee compliance. Leading the purchasing team by recruiting, developing and sustaining the right people.

Your responsibilities

• Analyse local expenditures on services, determine areas where cost reductions can occur and where contracts with preferred suppliers can be established.
• Guarantee contract compliance with suppliers, according to local legislation and internal Standard procedure Operations (SOP).
• Assure implementation of new suppliers and materials for NPD / EPD projects and the transfer of key information to Global Purchasing (GP).
• Support and manage locally savings projects. Implementation of new suppliers and materials for PPV / SQZ projects.
• Coaching and developing team members, Annual objectives proposal for the whole team, aligned with Factory and Global Procurement Targets.
• Supporting Global Procurement in all projects which require an alignment with the factory / management team.
• Risk assessment in collaboration with suppliers; coordinating BCP analysis at the factory level. Implementing alternative suppliers / materials to ensure BCP.
• Keeping Scorecard for the suppliers and gathering feedback from other departments cooperating with the suppliers.
• Supporting NWC factory target by inventory reduction; Payment Terms extension and consignment projects.
• Tracking and reporting progress / status / savings of PPV / SQZ projects to Global Procurement and Factory Management.

The experience we're looking for

• Exceptional project management skills, capable of juggling various tasks and engaging with multiple stakeholders. An eye for detail, a strategic approach, and a knack for solving problems effectively.
• Clear communication skills, making it easy for you to connect with others and articulate ideas clearly.
• Tech-savvy, with a strong command of procurement tools and the MS Office Suite.
• Proficiency in supply chain management, including logistics and distribution, and experience in vendor and contract negotiations.
• Proven background in Procurement, including Project Management, team leadership, and strong negotiation skills.
• University degree (Bachelor’s in Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field).

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, Category Management Expertise.

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.