Reckitt

Category Supply Manager – GI

Reckitt

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Kingston upon Hull • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Lead Supply feasibility assessments for new product developments (NPD)/existing product developments (EPDs), co-ordinating activities with R&D, Global Marketing, Procurement and factories to determine sourcing options, preliminary cost of goods (COGs), CAPEX and supply project timelines.
  • Ensures COGs benchmarks are available based on other sourcing locations or similar products during early feasibility.
  • Routinely update COGs/CAPEX assumptions as the project progresses through the innovation stage-gates.
  • The Category Supply Manager is responsible for inputting Supply timelines within the end to end global project CPS (owned by PPM).
  • Ensure the necessary stakeholders have visibility of project timelines and drive key Supply milestones to ensure the project is delivered on-time.
  • Support local single market NPDs/EPDs that are endorsed by CGO.
  • Ensures NPD/EPD volume data is kept up to date so that Category RCCPs can be updated accordingly.
  • Provide Supply input into key innovation documents: Innovation Development Brief (IDB), Project Lockdown, Innovation Packs (IP) and Launch Recommendations (LR).
  • Maintain the Supply Category Trackers and other project reports and tools as assigned.

Requirements

  • Proven track record in project management
  • Ensuring timelines and key project milestones are delivered on-time
  • Understand basic product development, regulatory requirements and manufacturing processes
  • Be a proven team player with ability to work cross functionally
  • Must have a track record of success in improving supply chain processes and systems
  • Must have solid analytical skills to review data, present findings and make business decisions around that data
  • Can demonstrate the ability to work independently and make decisions
  • Experience in risk mitigation strategies
  • Must have experience working in a fast-paced environment often handling multiple projects at the same time
  • Degree in science or engineering with a manufacturing background would be advantageous
Benefits
  • Parental benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health
  • Life insurance for all employees globally
  • Opportunities to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes
  • Short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementsupply chain processesdata analysisrisk mitigation strategiesproduct developmentregulatory requirementsmanufacturing processescost of goods (COGs)capital expenditure (CAPEX)innovation documentation
Soft skills
team playercross-functional collaborationindependent decision-makinganalytical skillstime managementcommunicationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detail