About the role
In this role, you will be responsible for the management of base business protection projects and programmes from development until launch in the market. You will be working with multi-functional project teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope. You will be responsible for building and managing project timelines, estimating and managing budget and resources, managing risks, monitoring progress and communicating status to upper management.
- Your role will focus on the delivery of strategic programmes within the Germ Protection Category, working with the cross functional teams to deliver all aspects of the programmes whilst ensuring portfolio interdependencies are mapped enabling
- flawless execution.
Your responsibilities
- Lead and manage multiple product and business protection projects across the portfolio.
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, resource plans, risk assessments, and governance documentation.
- Coordinate and influence cross-functional teams to deliver agreed project outcomes.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate risks, dependencies, and critical project paths.
- Monitor project performance, drive accountability, and ensure timely issue resolution.
- Provide regular project updates, reporting, and escalation to senior leadership and governance forums.
- Support portfolio planning, prioritisation, and execution activities.
- Maintain accurate project data within corporate project management systems.
The experience we're looking for
- Strong project management expertise, including proficiency in Microsoft Project.
- Degree in Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years' experience managing product development projects within FMCG; health sector experience is advantageous.
- PMP or other project management qualification preferred.
- Excellent planning, stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
- Strong problem-solving abilities, organisational skills, and resilience in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive, results-oriented project manager who thrives in dynamic environments.
- Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and leading cross-functional teams.
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical and decision-making skills.
- Effective communicator and change agent who can navigate ambiguity and drive execution.
- Collaborative, consumer-focused, and motivated by delivering business outcomes.
The skills for success
Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business Acumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, R&D, Change Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Intellectual Property, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing.
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.
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