• Buyer

    Reckitt (Parsippany, NJ)


    Buyer

     

    City: Parsippany

     

    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

     

    Want to negotiate a better deal? As a Buyer with Reckitt, you’ll have the freedom to build lasting partnerships with a measurable impact on your business.

    Your responsibilities

    + Develop and Implement sourcing strategies for Category

    + Optimize Cost and Working Capital

    + Secure Supply and Enhance Delivery Performance

    + Improve Quality and Service Levels

    + Manage relationships with vendors and other internal stakeholders

    + Source innovation and support organizations’ sustainability measures.

    + Set up Sourcing events

    + Lead RFQs for New Projects

    + Perform data manipulation and analysis using Excel

    + Provide recommendations

    + Improve Processes: Reckitt embraces change and improvements, Buyer will be able to propose new ways of working and implement them

    The experience we're looking for

    + BS, BA or MBA degree in engineering, business, or other appropriate field, ideally with a specialty in Purchasing or Supply chain management

    + 2+ years of relevant work experience

     

    The skills for success

     

    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.

     

    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.

     

    US salary ranges

     

    USD $76,000.00 - $114,000.00

     

    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.

     

    **Nearest Major Market:** New York City

    **Nearest Secondary Market:** Newark

    **Job Segment:** Nutrition, Counseling, Healthcare