IT&D Product Manager, Supplier Management

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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.

In IT and D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.

Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen.

Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

About The Role
IT&D Product Manager - Supplier Management is responsible for all Supplier Management Products within Procurement, ensuring that the end-to-end value for each Product is delivered from ideation to retirement. He/she will develop and maintain a robust understanding of their functional area, aligning product strategy to the wider business functional goals. He/She will be the key point of contact for managing the demands of their business aligned counterparts, acting as a single point of contact for the business to reduce complexity and foster strong relationships. He/She will translate both business requirements into technology solutions and explain complex IT solutions to non-technical resources. He/She will be accountable for the financial performance of their Product, directly reporting all budgetary decisions to their respective Product Group/Product Stream Lead.

Your responsibilities

• Implementation of short term and long-term high-level Product strategy and vision, alongside roadmaps
• Applies product management discipline to full scope of accountability and to each product and proactively manages product life cycle
• Continuous improvement through innovative and data driven practices. Oversees the long-term business capability automation and digitalization roadmap for the business outcomes the products and the product group deliver
• Contributes to maintenance of an IT&D Governance process that enables prioritisation
• Ensures that the integration between products and platforms works
• Security compliance and risk-management of all in-flight projects within their scope
• Coordinates internally with Product Group/Product Stream Managers and Senior Business Stakeholders to define, validate and refine product vision, strategy, definitions and roadmaps
• Acts as the point of contact for the Product and works closely with business stakeholders to rapidly provide value to the business
• Oversees relationships with suppliers and strategic vendors in the delivery of development, testing and support services, influence product roadmaps

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent technical degree
• Microsoft Office Suite to Proficient level.
• Knowledge in Procurement, Procure to Pay
• Knowledge in Data and Analytics tools and processes
• Agile software development methodologies e.g. Scrum, SaFe
• Functional Knowledge of Accounts Payable / Procurement systems integration with ERP systems (SAP and Non-SAP)
• Management of Non-SAP Applications in Accounts Payables, Procure to Invoice and procurement

The skills for success

SAP Knowledge in P2P/Procurement applications like Ariba, SAP MM, MDG-S and corresponding process

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.