IT&D Manager - Sales

Reckitt; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consumer goods company is seeking an enthusiastic IT&D Manager to inspire a team and deliver excellence in technology strategies. This role involves crafting robust strategies to achieve business goals, cultivating key stakeholder relationships, and focusing on digital transformation. Successful candidates will have significant senior management experience in IT&D, project management capabilities, and a passion for growth and performance. The company offers a variety of benefits aligned with local market standards and promotes a culture of inclusion.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in senior management within the IT & D sector.
• Experience with IT Operating Model and Industrial Automation.
• Demonstrated success in fostering business growth.

Responsibilities

• Craft and execute strategies to meet business objectives.
• Cultivate relationships with stakeholders and teams.
• Analyze market trends to uncover growth opportunities.

Skills

Digital Strategy

Cyber Security

Data Governance

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Outstanding Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Industrial Automation systems

Data Analytics systems

Job description

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. Information Technology & Digital In IT and D, you’ll be a force for good, whether you’re championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.

About the role

At Reckitt, we’re passionate about fostering growth, both for our business and our people. As our IT&D Manager Market/Region/Factory, you’ll be entrusted with the challenge of inspiring a team to deliver excellence in everything they do. We are seeking an authentic leader who thrives in nurturing talents and moulding strategy to steer our IT & D ambition to new heights in the UK. If you’re someone who revels in the dynamism of technology and development and is ready to make a tangible impact, this could be the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Craft and execute robust strategies to meet or exceed business objectives and deliver on revenue goals.
• IT&D Manager-Factory Operations is a key role within the IT supply organisation and build relationships.
• Cultivate enduring relationships with stakeholders and harmoniously collaborate with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
• Analyse market trends and competitor moves to uncover opportunities for growth and innovation.
• Uphold our reputation for integrity by ensuring all activities are compliant with legal standards and company policies.
• Prudently manage budgets and allocate resources to catalise business success.

Experience

• Proven expertise in senior management within the IT & D sector.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science.
• Experience of working in a complex organisation with a global scope. FMCG experience desirable but not essential (3+ years).
• Demonstrable manufacturing process understanding and proficiency; experience with IT Operating Model alongside Industrial Automation and Industry 4.0.
• Project Management and Change Management skills desirable.
• Demonstrated success in fostering business growth and achieving financial targets.
• Strong leadership capabilities that encourage team development and performance.
• Clear communication and adept interpersonal skills, comfortable interacting at all organisational levels.
• A strategic and analytical mindset, comfortable navigating a fast‑paced, dynamic business landscape.
• Skilled in digital strategy, cyber security, data governance, and driving digital transformation.
• Proficient in managing complex stakeholder relationships and engaging diverse groups to achieve common goals.
• Knowledge of key Industrial Automation and Data Analytics systems desirable.

Skills for success

Digital Strategy, Product Solution Architecture, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Portfolio Management, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Outstanding Communication, stakeholder engagement.

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.