Procurement Manager

Reckitt; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company is seeking a Procurement Manager in Johannesburg to oversee substantial procurement activities. This role requires strong negotiation skills, significant procurement experience, and the ability to lead diverse teams. The successful candidate will enhance the procurement processes, ensuring compliance while driving cost efficiency. With a focus on strategic sourcing and dealing with stakeholders, this position offers considerable autonomy and impact within the organization.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Short-term incentives

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in Procurement.
• Experience in leading medium to large teams in FMCG.
• Very good communication skills and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement portfolio and sourcing strategies.
• Lead contract negotiations and ensure supplier compliance.
• Continuously improve procurement processes and stakeholder collaboration.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Negotiation

Financial Acumen

Relationship Management

Data Analytics

Vendor Negotiation

Contract Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance or Economics

Tools

Microsoft Tools

Job description

About the role

Immerse yourself in the energising atmosphere of Reckitt as our Procurement Manager. Take the lead in managing a significant procurement portfolio and make an impact in how we negotiate, source, and strategise. Your decisions will not only drive efficiency and savings but will shape the overarching procurement experience. As the Procurement Manager you will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of all the Direct activities and Indirect Supply in South Africa. This role includes management responsibilities and Strategic sourcing and cost optimisation of packaging, raw material or services in South Africa to drive margin in the region, Manage a team of Buyers to develop, implement and improve purchasing tools and techniques, driving results in Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), Gross Margin (GM) and Net Working Capital (NWC). High level contracting activities, developmental and supply of products, intellectual property and third‑party investment. If you're looking for a space to exercise your autonomy, showcase your negotiation expertise, and foster your management capability, this is the opportunity for you.

Your responsibilities

• Proven track record as an excellent negotiator with experience managing significant financial responsibilities.
• Strategic planning: Develop and implement the sourcing strategy for contract manufacturing to align with business goals & market requirements.
• Supplier management: Identify, evaluate, and select reliable suppliers. Manage ongoing relationships and performance through quarterly scorecard. Support compliance and Quality team to ensure full engagement to Human Right and Quality Management System. Ensure suppliers adhere to all quality standards, procurement policies, BBBEE legislation and legal requirements.
• Contract negotiation: Lead contract negotiations to ensure clear terms between the parties. 100% of contract implementation.
• Cost optimisation: Drive productivity by implementing robust cost‑control measures (cost model required) and risk management processes.
• Full delivery of Forecast and Plan expected, Alignment required with global team.
• Process improvement: Continuously develop and implement best‑practice procurement processes and systems.
• Stakeholder collaboration: Work with internal departments like R&D, production, and finance to meet business needs & on‑time productivity delivery.

Training Accountability and Responsibility

Head of department/ line manager: Accountable for ensuring that all employees reporting to you involved in any process, operation or activity at any stage of a Reckitt product lifecycle receive the appropriate level of training, that training is appropriately assessed, and records of training are maintained. Responsible for ensuring the Training Matrix is up to date and any gaps, updates to processes are reported on the KPI reports sent to Local Area Manager in the designated timescale dependent on the criticality of the training.

The experience we’re looking for

Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields like Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance or Economics.

10 years of experience in Procurement. Experience in leading medium to large teams (FMCG) with a range of seniority levels and in Senior stakeholders' management is required.

Very good communication skills & experience to manage various types of stakeholders.

Strong financial acumen with the ability to interpret financial information.

Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organisational skills.

Integrity and business acumen. Must be able to take control and be accountable.

An energetic self‑starter with the resilience, pace, interpersonal flexibility and comfort with ambiguity to succeed within the evolving and sometimes demanding contexts.

Ability to be flexible/adaptable in the face of changing priorities.

Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities and support programmes.

Proficiency with Microsoft tools.

Key Competencies / Personal Attributes

• Educated to a high standard, with significant successful experience in purchasing commodity materials within a multi‑country environment.
• Achievement focused and able to work in a direct and often pressurised environment.
• Significant experience in negotiating and influencing at senior levels.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen when identifying business issues/opportunities.
• Self‑Motivated.
• High level of Integrity and Ethics.
• Proactive and creative when it comes to problem solving and conflict solving.
• Confident decision‑making.
• Action‑orientated and energetic, with a focused and pragmatic approach to problem solving – driven to achieve even when faced with obstacles.
• Strong interpersonal skills capable of building and influencing strong working relationships across wide and diverse teams.
• Ambitious and motivated to take on responsibility in an organisation that provides a high level of autonomy and individual responsibility.

• Maintain an understanding of innovation needs/pipeline to identify potential procurement needs.
• Delivering sustainable results in highly volatile feedstock markets and cyclical chemical and packaging industries.
• Balancing the diverse needs of countries, regions and supply sites and managing remote relationships with these groups.

Skills for success

• Supply Chain Management
• Business Partnership
• Collaboration and partnership building
• Relationship Management
• Business acumen
• Productivity management
• Improving business processes
• Advanced Analytics
• Data Analytics
• 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.