Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

City:
Nutley

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.

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.

We are seeking a dynamic and self-motivated Procurement professional to be a part of NA copack procurement team.

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

1. Strategic Sourcing & Execution

• Design and implement sourcing strategies aligned with global objectives.
• Manage a robust pipeline of procurement projects with strong execution, negotiation, and contract management.
• Drive annual budget planning and spend forecasting.
• Lead monthly/quarterly financial reviews and corrective action planning.
• Optimize cost of goods through tenders, RFQs, and benchmarking.
• Deliver Net Working Capital (NWC) improvements.

3. Stakeholder Collaboration

• Influence internal stakeholders to align with procurement goals.
• Partner cross-functionally to meet business needs and maximize value.

4. Supplier & Category Management

• Manage external manufacturers, contract management, negotiate conversion costs, optimize raw and packaging costs at external manufacturers to achieve parity with internal factory costs
• Lead quarterly Business Reviews with strategic suppliers
• Collaborate with suppliers to drive innovation and sustainability.
• Leverage market insights to inform sourcing decisions.
• Support upstream initiatives and material optimization projects.
• Assess and mitigate supplier risks; lead contingency planning.
• Ensure contracts meet legal standards and pricing compliance.

• Experience:
  
  Minimum 5 years in strategic procurement, preferably with commodity/category expertise and procurement finance knowledge
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Finance, Business, or related field;
  Master’s degree is a plus.
• Contract & Negotiation Expertise:
  Skilled in developing high-value contracts, managing complex negotiations.
• Supplier & Category Management:
  Proven ability to manage supplier performance and drive continuous improvement across tactical and strategic supply bases.
• Financial & Analytical Acumen:
  Strong understanding of cost structures, understanding of product BOM’s, detailed analysis of costing sheets, budgeting, forecasting, and data-driven decision-making.
• Project Management:
  Demonstrated success in leading procurement and cross-functional projects from concept to execution.
• Digital Proficiency:
  Advanced skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and familiarity with AI tools.
• Communication & Influence:
  Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to navigate stakeholder interests and resolve conflicts effectively.

Supply Chain Management, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Management Third-party Logistics Providers, Supply Chain Planning, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Supply Management, Procurement.