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
The Global Procurement Manager - Soap Noodles, Vegetable Oil & Latex holds endtoend accountability for the strategic sourcing and supply management of an approximately GBP 220 million global spend. The role delivers competitive advantage through deep commodity expertise, resilient supply chain design, and proactive risk management, directly influencing cost competitiveness, product quality, and security of supply across global manufacturing operations.
Your responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
-Own and deliver multiyear sourcing strategies for Soap Noodles, Vegetable Oil, and Latex aligned to business objectives.
-Lead sourcing and booking decisions with a strong total cost of ownership (TCO) and risk mindset.
-Build a resilient, diversified supplier base and maintain continuity plans, including dualsourcing and buffer strategies.
-Own strategic supplier relationships and drive performance across cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability.
Sustainability & Compliance
-Ensure compliance with RSPO, deforestationfree, and responsible sourcing commitments.
-Monitor regulatory and market developments and translate requirements into sourcing policies and actions.
Stakeholder & Governance Leadership
-Partner with R&D, Finance, Manufacturing, Quality, and Sustainability to support S&OP, NPD, and business planning.
-Provide market insights and cost outlooks to senior leadership.
-Lead, develop, and govern a direct report while ensuring full adherence to procurement policies and continuous improvement.
The experience we're looking for
Essential Experience
-7-10 years experience in procurement or supply chain, including deep expertise in direct/raw materials category management.
-Demonstrated strength in managing large, complex commodity portfolios and leading commercial negotiations and longterm agreements.
-Strong understanding of commodity pricing, risk management, and hedging mechanisms.
-Experience operating in a global, matrixed environment across multiple manufacturing sites.
-Exposure to Soap Noodles, Vegetable Oil, or Latex strongly preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline Master's/MBA and CIPS (or equivalent) advantageous.
-Working knowledge of sustainability and regulatory frameworks (e.g. RSPO, EUDR).
-Familiarity with SAP Ariba or similar ERP/eprocurement platforms.
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, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Management Third-party Logistics Providers, Supply Chain Planning, 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.
