Sr Procurement Manager - Global Capex and R&D

Reckitt; Slough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consumer health and hygiene company is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager in Slough. This role focuses on strategic procurement of R&D and Capex, requiring extensive experience in FMCG. Candidates should have strong leadership and negotiation skills, with a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. The company offers a range of employee benefits, including parental support and performance incentives.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Short-term incentives

Parental benefits

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years of experience in Capex Procurement in FMCG.
• Experience in managing senior stakeholders and a team is advantageous.
• Experience in R&D is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead contract negotiations and manage procurement strategies.
• Collaborate with engineering, R&D and local manufacturing.
• Implement governance across Capex and R&D procurement lifecycle.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Empathy

Delegation

Adaptability

Accountability

Negotiation

Education

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

Tools

Celonis

EcoVadis

Job description

Overview

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 the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege. Supply chain is the backbone of our business, helping us get trusted products to people worldwide safely and efficiently. Our talented teams 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 opportunities across 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 to negotiate and manage supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team helps improve the efficiency, quality and safety of manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develops new and innovative ways to distribute products to customers.

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 collaborate closely with global engineering, R&D and local manufacturing operations to meet business objectives. They 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. They will manage multiple priorities and adjust negotiation styles to achieve desirable outcomes, and work effectively with internal parties, manufacturing sites, third parties, external bodies and corporate personnel. They will 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 beyond short-term savings.
• Contracting & Risk Mitigation: Lead contract negotiations and reviews, ensuring language aligns with Reckitt goals and risk is appropriately managed. Partner closely with Legal, R&D and Engineering stakeholders.
• Governance & Demand Management: Implement robust governance across Capex and R&D procurement lifecycle. Improve demand visibility and challenge requirements to enable strategic spend decisions and reduce waste.
• Technology-Enabled Procurement: Leverage Procurement Excellence toolset such as 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 cost avoidance and demand management.
• Procurement embedded in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), aligning sourcing and supplier strategies with each stage of the product and R&D lifecycle from discovery through commercialization and retirement.
• SmarBuy (Tactical Buyer desk): Lead and support the rollout of SmarBuy for tail spend, leveraging best practices to support adoption across Indirect Procurement.

Capex specifics

• Lead negotiations with suppliers, managing contracts, framework agreements and pricing models to ensure favorable terms and conditions.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on procurement strategies and support decision-making related to 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. 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 and influencing skills; a second language is a plus

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, we support our people through four global Employee Resource Groups. We invest in wellbeing with parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program, and life insurance for all employees globally. We offer a range of other benefits in line with the local market and global share plans. For eligible roles, we offer short-term incentives to recognize outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay-for-performance philosophy.

Equality and application notes

RB is the world's leading consumer health and hygiene company. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every point on the job description. 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 law.