Trainee Procurement

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.

**Procurement**:
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**:

- Ready to kick-start your career in Procurement? Reckitt is on the hunt for a passionate and proactive Intern / Trainee to dive into the bustling world of sourcing and supplier management. This is your chance to join a committed team that prides itself on making a positive impact through innovative solutions. Gain invaluable experience, develop your procurement skills, and contribute to projects that matter. If you're eager to learn and ready to contribute to our mission of improving lives, we want to hear from you.**Your responsibilities**:

- In summary, you'll:

- Engage in diverse sourcing, supplier management, and purchase activities with the guidance of our experienced procurement team.
- Help identify and assess future partners and maintain accurate supplier information.
- Learn the intricacies of negotiation, pricing analysis, and contract management alongside industry experts.
- Contribute to inventory management, ensuring optimal supply levels for our product categories.
- Support with market research and analysis to inform strategic procurement decisions.
- Work collaboratively across the company to understand and support the resolution of procurement challenges.

**The experience we're looking for**:

- A demonstrated interest or background in procurement, supply chain, or purchasing.
- A foundational grasp of procurement principles and negotiation, with a keen interest in supply chain operations.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and open to learning new procurement software.
- Strong communication abilities, a thirst for knowledge, and a desire to thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
- A collaborative nature, ready to both learn from and contribute to the team.

**The skills for success**:
Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Improve business processes, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Planning, 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.

**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.