NA Category Technical Director

NA Category Technical Director

City:
Nutley

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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 helps us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develops new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

To lead technical and industrial engineering strategy and execution across multiple manufacturing sites within the designated Area, connecting global category priorities to site-level delivery through standardised, repeatable processes that enable innovation scale-up, resilient supply, and industrial engineering excellence
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The role builds and governs technical capability at sites –
establishing Technical & Industrial Engineering teams where they do not formally exist, embedding performance-oriented industrial engineering principles and ensuring Site Leadership Teams embrace the Operating Model – while enabling data-driven decisions and portfolio resilience to support growth.

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

• Leadership of Area Technical & Industrial Engineering function, overseeing multiple Site Technical Managers, Industrial Engineers and Technical Leads.
• Develop Industrial Engineering and Technical capabilities of the Technical teams in sites without an established technical function, coach and influence Site Leadership Teams to adopt best in class methodologies.
• Accountability for NPD scale-up, technology transfer
  , and industrial engineering initiatives across Area sites. Delivery of TT2 to all the success criteria aligned with the factory/business needs.
• Governance of validation standards
  , technical compliance, and process optimization.
• Influence Area Cap Ex strategy and long-term manufacturing footprint in line with the Category Strat Plan.
• Act as the
  Single Point Of contact (SPOC) to Category Supply VP/Directors within the Area to communicate, deploy and deliver to the Category Strategy into the Area and translate the Area needs to the Category

• Translate category technical strategy into Area deployment plans.
• Build Technical capability at sites building the technical leadership.
• Lead Technology Transfer & NPI/EPD rollout across the Area.
• Deploy standardized inputs and repeatable logic for decision-making.
• Ensure validation compliance across Area sites.
• Drive portfolio resilience and BCP for raw materials.
• Accelerate process optimization and competitiveness.
• Partner with Area Leadership to secure alignment and resources
• Balancing global standardization with local adaptability
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• Building new Site Technical teams and embedding new ways of working within their respective Site Leadership Teams.
• Partner with Area Leadership to secure alignment and resources
• Overcoming fragmented supply‑chain data and embedding scalable decision frameworks.

• Extensive technical leadership in FMCG/pharma manufacturing (10+ years).
• Deep knowledge of industrial engineering, technology transfer, and regulatory standards.
• Proven ability to build teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Track record of embedding…