Procurement Manager

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.

• 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.

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.

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.

• 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…