Sr Procurement Manager - Global Capex and R&D

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

Job summary

A leading consumer health company in Slough is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead global Capex and R&D procurement. The role involves strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and vendor management to drive cost-saving initiatives within a dynamic team. Ideal candidates will have 8-12 years in procurement within FMCG and excellent communication skills. Join us to help enhance the quality of hygiene and health worldwide.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Short-term incentives

Global share plans

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years of experience in Capex Procurement in FMCG.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and a team is advantageous.
• Excellent oral and written English communication & influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive Supplier Relationship Management strategy across Capex and R&D categories.
• Lead all sourcing strategies through a Total Cost of Ownership lens.
• Lead contract negotiations and reviews ensuring language aligns with Reckitt goals.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Vendor Negotiation

Relationship Management

Contract Negotiation

Category Management Expertise

Education

Bachelor/master’s degree in business, science/engineering, supply chain or equivalent

Job description

Sr Procurement Manager - Global Capex and R&D

City: Slough

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

A fantastic opportunity is available for a Senior Procurement Manager to join our team.

The Sr Procurement Manager – Global Capex and R&D will be part of the Global Capex Procurement team and will be responsible for driving strategic sourcing and procurement activities for:

• R&D: outsourced testing, Lab equipment and Lab consumables globally
• Capex

The Sr Procurement Manager – Global Capex and R&D will be collaborating closely with global engineering, R&D and local manufacturing operations to meet business objectives. He/She will lead and facilitate the strategy and execution of cost saving activities, adapting short- and long-term foresight to ensure Reckitt is protected contractually and service levels are delivered. He/She will be comfortable with managing multiple priorities and adjusting negotiation styles to get the desirable outcomes. He/She must work effectively with internal parties, manufacturing sites, third parties, external bodies and corporate personnel. Operate with a high-level view, driving strategy, compliance, and efficiency with a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) mindset.

Your responsibilities

Strategic Procurement Leadership Across Capex and R&D

• Vendor Management: Define and drive Supplier Relationship Management strategy across Capex and R&D categories bringing transparency and highlighting opportunities for value delivery and risk management.
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Focus: Lead all sourcing strategies through a TCO lens—considering lifecycle cost, risk, service levels, and future scalability, ensuring value generation goes beyond short-term savings.
• Contracting & Risk Mitigation: Lead contract negotiations and reviews, ensuring language aligns Reckitt goals and risk is appropriately managed. Partner closely with Legal, R&D and Engineering stakeholders.
• Governance & Demand Management: Implement robust governance across the Capex and R&D procurement lifecycle. Improve demand visibility and challenge requirements to enable more strategic spend decisions and reduce waste.
• Technology-Enabled Procurement: Leverage Procurement Excellence toolset tools like Celonis, Ecovadis, and upcoming platforms to enable real-time insights, transparency, and sustainability in procurement operations.

R&D specifics:

• Tight Cost Control & Budget Management: Play a critical role in achieving cost targets by challenging demand enforcing procurement discipline, driving down external spend, and identifying opportunities for further cost avoidance and demand management.
• Procurement fully embedded in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), ensuring sourcing and supplier strategies align with each stage of the product and R&D lifecycle, from early discovery through commercialization and retirement.
• SmarBuy (Tactical Buyer desk): Lead and support with roll out of SmarBuy the tail spend - leveraging best practices to support further adoption across Indirect Procurement Act

Capex specifics:

• Lead negotiations with suppliers, managing contracts, framework agreements and pricing models, to ensure favourable terms and conditions.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on procurement strategies and support in decision-making processes related to the project Capex.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor/master’s degree in business, science/engineering, supply chain or equivalent.
• 8 to 12 years of experience in Capex Procurement in FMCG. Experience in managing senior stakeholders and a team is advantageous. Additionally, experience in R&D is a plus.
• Leadership: Inspiring and motivating
• Communication: Clearly conveying goals and feedback.
• Empathy: Understanding and addressing team needs and concerns.
• Delegation: Assigning tasks effectively to leverage team strengths.
• Adaptability: Being flexible and responsive.
• Accountability: Taking responsibility for outcomes.
• Excellent oral and written English communication & influencing skills, second language is a plus

RB is the world's leading consumer health and hygiene company, We work with the best people to challenge conventional thinking and keep giving people innovative solutions for healthier lives and happier homes, through our brands like Nurofen, Strepsils, Mucinex, Dettol, Lysol, Finish and Vanish.

Apply Now for a chance to really change the game!

Organization

Turner House or Hull

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Distribution Logistics, Management Third-party Logistics Providers, Supply Chain Planning, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Category Management Expertise, 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.