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
This role is responsible for leading procurement activities across North America and Canada, partnering closely with business to unlock and create value. The Procurement Manager will serve as the primary commercial point of contact for the regional business, ensuring local projects are executed effectively and global initiatives are successfully implemented, while driving cost optimization, productivity, and strategic synergies.
Your responsibilities
1. Regional Procurement Leadership
• Lead procurement activities for North America and Canada, acting as the go-to person for all local commercial matters.
• Manage and deliver local procurement projects ensuring timely execution, quality, and alignment with business objectives.
• Support the roll-out and execution of globally managed procurement projects led by the global Category leads.
2. Strategy Development & Execution
• Develop and implement regional procurement strategies to drive synergies across functions and geographies.
• Identify and execute opportunities for year-on-year productivity improvements and cost avoidance.
• Align procurement strategies with broader business goals to support top and bottom line growth.
3. Stakeholder Collaboration
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders, including finance, legal, and operational leaders, to ensure procurement strategies are fully integrated with business priorities.
• Collaborate with the global procurement team to align global and local priorities, share best practices, and leverage global buying power.
4. Operational Excellence & Best Practices
• Implement procurement best practices across the business to maximize efficiency and compliance.
• Support initiatives that improve net working capital through optimized payment terms and payment schedules.
• Monitor market trends, supplier performance, and risk to inform sourcing decisions.
The experience we're looking for
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply chain or related field
- Proven experience in indirect procurement within multinational organizations.
- Strong track record in delivering cost savings and value creation through strategic partnership.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience working and leading cross-functional teams.
- Strategic thinker capable of driving cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior leadership.
- Experience with global-to-local project implementation in procurement.
Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen.
- Experience is successful partnership with suppliers to deliver outcomes & innovation.
- Strong interpersonal skills – able to communicate, build rapport, and influence at all levels.
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and adapting negotiation styles to achieve outcomes
- Creative problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset.
This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.
The skills for success
Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business accumen, Productivity management, Improve 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.
US salary ranges
$122,000.00 – $182,000.00
US pay transparency
The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve.If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.
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.
