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Reckitt Project Manager in Toronto, Canada
Project Manager
City: Toronto
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
Are you ready to bring our new product initiatives to life? As a Project Manager within Reckitt's vibrant team, you'll be at the forefront of crafting and launching innovative products that will enhance and enrich lives across the globe. With a leading role in strategic product development, your vision and skills will have a direct impact on furthering Reckitt's legacy. This role offers not just a job, but a path to grow and refine your leadership across cultures and borders, making a tangible difference in our diverse market.
Your responsibilities
Create project launch plans in line with business requirements and physical capabilities.
Establish core project teams and assign tasks to appropriate stakeholders.
Coordinate communication between the factory and commercial business.
Ensure smooth product launches, delivering the right product, in the right quantity, at the right time.
Manage product changeovers, minimizing obsolete stock and maximizing availability.
Effectively manage residual stocks and packaging during product changeovers, communicating issues to key stakeholders.
Manage changes in manufacturing, ensuring zero risk to supply.
Manage SKU complexity, setting targets with senior management and ensuring compliance.
Oversee the SKU approval meeting process, setting agendas, and ensuring feedback is actioned.
Ensure new products are set up in the appropriate systems for launch.
Lead continuous improvement or supply chain projects as needed.
The experience we're looking for
University Degree, preferably in Business, Engineering or a Supply-related area.
3-5 years of supply chain experience, preferably in a fast pace CPG environment.
Experience managing supply chain or new product development projects. Understand basic product development, regulatory requirements, planning and manufacturing processes.
Demand planning experience preferred.
Experience working with global manufacturing locations.
Strong project management experience with a proven track record of results. PMP certification preferred.
Ability to motivate and drive cross-functional teams.
Strong communication skills with project teams.
Ability to anticipate and evaluate risks, plan contingencies, and resolve issues.
The skills for success
Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Management.
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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