Head of Health and Safety - Commercial and WFRE

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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.

The Head of Health & Safety – Commercial, Sales & Facilities (WFRE) will lead the consistent implementation and assurance of Reckitt’s H&S standards across all commercial and sales functions globally. This role provides governance, oversight, and support to drive legal compliance, operational excellence, and a strong safety culture across the global workplace environment.

Working as part of the Global Health and Safety Team, the role will partner closely with Global Workplace Facilities and Real Estate Team (WFRE), and Regional Commercial Leadership to ensure all Reckitt workplaces maintain robust compliance and risk management systems aligned with Reckitt’s ambition to be a world-class H&S organisation.

• Global Sites:
  All commercial offices, and leased office facilities worldwide.
• Key Interfaces:
  Global H&S Director, Global Facilities Director, Regional Head of H&S, Commercial Leaders and the relevant SVPs.

• Maintain the global risk register for commercial sites.
• Identify and elevate “Sites of Focus” (SOF) globally based on H&S performance and risk exposure.
• Conduct “deep dives” (e.g. fire safety, ergonomics, asset management, workplace wellbeing, contractor safety, emergency response, and crisis management situations i.e. following an incident).
• Develop the risk profile for the role and implement programs accordingly.

• Partner with Global Workplace Facilities and Real Estate Management to ensure all Reckitt office facilities are compliant with local H&S and fire safety regulations.
• Oversee H&S assurance for all commercial and field based environments, including regional head offices, field-based teams, and leased spaces.
• Develop and maintain global H&S requirements for facilities management, including contractor control, building safety, accessibility, and security interfaces.
• Ensure workplace wellbeing, ergonomics and occupational health risks are effectively managed in all office and remote work settings.

• Serve as the primary H&S business partner to the Commercial Leaders and Facilities Leadership.
• Provide regional leadership teams with updates on global standards, audit outcomes, and improvement actions.
• Embed H&S considerations into facilities and real estate decision‑making (office moves, refurbishments, and capital projects).

• Lead the audit program for the defined areas of responsibility, including planning and execution for all commercial sites within scope.
• Deliver consistent governance through remote and virtual assurance methods where applicable.
• Update scorecards and dashboards for leadership visibility and continuous improvement.

• Support serious incident investigations across all commercial sites…