Procurement Manager - Marketing Content Production

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.

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.

Step into a role where you can make a meaningful impact on a truly global scale. We’re looking for a motivated, organised, and forward‑thinking Category Manager to help shape and elevate our procurement agenda. In this position, you’ll lead procurement activities for a defined area of our global category, primarily focused on Content Production and Medical Marketing, working closely with the Global Category Lead to drive sustainable, value‑led strategies.

You’ll take ownership of a diverse portfolio spanning 68 countries and more than 10 strategic suppliers, nurturing a high‑performing ecosystem that fuels innovation, unlocks new capabilities, and supports business growth. With a strong blend of autonomy and collaboration, you’ll guide supplier performance, commercial governance, and price efficiency, ensuring the best outcomes across cost, quality, service, innovation, and speed to market.

This role offers the opportunity to partner with regional procurement teams, lead strategic initiatives, and champion new ways of working. As a key change agent, you’ll help embed sustainable procurement practices across the organisation while delivering year‑on‑year value through thoughtful sourcing, supplier‑led innovation, and strategic negotiation.

• Own and manage the category sub section end to end, consolidating spend and delivering a holistic, value led category strategy in partnership with the business.
• Drive sustainable value across cost, net working capital, quality, service, innovation and risk through effective category planning and stakeholder collaboration.
• Design and execute sourcing and supplier strategies that leverage global scale, ensure supply resilience and create competitive advantage.
• Lead strategic supplier relationships and commercial frameworks, ensuring consistent performance, continuous improvement and preferred customer positioning.
• Monitor market trends and emerging innovations, translating insights into actionable opportunities for the category.
• Embed sustainability, DE&I and responsible sourcing objectives into category strategies and supplier engagements.
• Govern category performance through robust metrics, risk management, commercial oversight and timely, transparent reporting.

• Degree qualified (bachelor’s or equivalent) in Marketing, Finance, Business or other relevant discipline; specialisation or professional experience in Procurement or Marketing would be preferred.
• Significant work experience (typically 7+ years) in indirect procurement (preferably marketing procurement), marketing operations, or agency management within global organisations or creative agency environments.
• Demonstrated Experience leading cross‑functional sourcing and commercial projects in complex, matrixed environments.
• Strong understanding of the elements of creative agency pricing/operations and how to…