Global Procurement Manager - Innovation

The role has overall responsibility to oversee Innovation projects and New Products Developments from Procurement perspective. The role acts as single point of contact in Procurement for global innovation projects, working closely with internal and external partners. The role ensures full alignment and compliance with Category Strategies, delivery of Innovation KPIS, reporting frameworks, and core procurement processes. Please note we are hiring for 2 positions,

Your responsibilities

Oversight of all Procurement activities related to Innovation Projects/NPD/EPD.

Participating and representing Procurement in CLT and other Category review forums

Act as the window between Category/Category Supply/R&D and procurement in management of projects

Ensure cost and timeline targets as agreed with procurement category leads are incorporated in all project charters

Monitoring progress on related activities closely and escalate risks as appropriate.

Working with internal stakeholders, sets and drives the procurement innovation strategy aligned with business and supply chain objectives

Builds and maintains external innovation ecosystems, including vendors, and solution providers

Drives change management and adoption, ensuring teams embrace new tools and ways of working

Promotes sustainability, ESG, and responsible sourcing through innovative procurement solutions

Monitors market trends and emerging capabilities to keep procurement future-ready to support Innovation

Category Expertise

Possesses advanced category insights for raw and pack materials.

Leverages emerging innovation trend with supply partners by working closely with Procurement Category team, including partners outside of our eco system.

Actively participates and contributes to Procurement Category Strategy development.

Actively contributes to Joint Business Development Plan with key supply partners

Project Management

Oversight of NPD and EPD projects related to Procurement.

Ability to anticipate risks/issues and escalate in time to ensure project timelines are met

Influences decision that works in the best interests of the business and procurement.

Building Partnerships

Nurtures effective cross functional working with key Internal stakeholders

Coordinate Partners to Innovate activities along with Procurement Category Leads.

Data, Reporting & Tools

Lead implementation of tools and processes that support Innovation Project management in procurement.

Master's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Technology/Science Stream or Business Management

Experience: 8+ years in Procurement or Supply Chain

Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities

Analytical, structured, and data-driven

Ability to drive change and influence within a matrix organisation

Project Management experience

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.

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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.