Job Opportunities at Reckitt

About the role

• We are seeking a dynamic Legal Counsel to join our team in the fast-paced FMCG industry, where every decision you make matters. With your legal expertise, you will protect and empower a global organisation that's dedicated to making a difference. It's not just about the law; it's about being part of a team that inspires you to be the best.This role provides critical legal support to the legal team and across multiple business functions, ensuring compliance and enabling commercial success. Are you ready to make an impact where it really counts?

Your responsibilities
Summary

• Provide legal advice on commercial, corporate, and manufacturing regulations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate supplier, procurement, and cross-border agreements.
• Monitor compliance with statutory and industry-specific obligations.
• Review advertising content, product claims, and packaging for regulatory compliance.
• Manage any litigation portfolios and coordinate dispute resolution.
• Deliver legal training and support cross-functional projects, including manufacturing expansions and audits.

The experience we're looking for

• LLB Degree and admission as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
• 5–7 years post-admission experience; in-house familiarity with Manufacturing and FMCG industry experience preferred.
• Provide legal advice on commercial, corporate, and manufacturing regulations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate supplier, procurement, and cross-border agreements.
• Monitor compliance with statutory and industry-specific obligations.
• Review advertising content, product claims, and packaging for regulatory compliance.
• Manage any litigation portfolios and coordinate dispute resolution.
• Ability to communicate complex legal information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Deliver legal training and support cross-functional projects, including manufacturing expansions and audits.
• Committed to continuous improvement; a brilliant legal mind who is always seeking better ways to serve.

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About the role

• We're looking for a FP&A Manager – To provide robust financial support and challange the FP&A and category controller and Marketing Executive team in the specific areas of Brand P&L Perfomance , New Prodcuct Development Financials, Marketing spend control, financial Analysis and Profitability analysis.This is to provide the necessaty financial appraisal, analysis and insight into matters relating to Marketing activitu and associated return on investment across all existing and proposed product ranges. The rolw is a commercial partnering role focused on supporting the successful delivery of profitability targers.The ideal candidate will be commercialy astute qualified accountant with expirience in an FMCG enviriment,possesing strong in anylysis and excellent communication and influencing skills.Your expertise in FP&A and  proactive approach will guide us through the complexities , turning challenges into strategic advantages

Your responsibilities

• Review and Close Monthly P&L ensuring full and accurate reporting of Balance Sheet and P&L by Brand; analysing Spend by Brand to communicate and challenge variance to Budget/ Last Year;
• Closing & Reporting the month end P&L by Brand analysing Net Revenue/ Gross Margin by Brand to communicate and challenge variance to Budget/ Last Year.
• Manage Marketing spend in line with Budget challenging the relevant budget holders to deliver Budget P&L and appropriate ROI on investments;
• Track and control Bonus Pack/ Sample spend to be within Budget; 
• Ensure robust internal control processes are in place on Marketing Spend, enforcing NO PO/ NO PAY policy ensuring all activities authorised pre commencement.
• Provide timely and accurate month end reporting packs with insightful analysis
• Identify and understand business challenges; propose and create solutions.
• Partner directly with the local and area finance teams to collaborate on metrics, goals, and business reviews.
• Dive deeply into financial data and become a subject matter expert to provide additional insights.
• Work on projects and initiatives that impact the entire organization
• Create presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify required action items, and effectively frame decisions to be made.
• Identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year expenses, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.
• Work towards simplifying and standardising reporting decks in an effort to always improve accuracy, time spent on preparing decks and quality of information provided

The experience we're looking for

• The ideal candidate will be a commercially astute qualified accountant with experience in an FMCG environment
• CA / CIMA or ACA qualified. Min 2 year qualified
• General knowledge of accounting/financial/operational principles
• Experience developing financial reports and metrics
• Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management levels
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment
• Strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills
• Superior attention to detail and ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining a view of the big picture
• Demonstrated ability to influence others through effective verbal and written communication
• Well rounded experience in both Supply and Commercial
• Proven track record of inspiring change or implementation of new ideas
• Clear understanding of various business processes

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About the role

• Immerse yourself in the energising atmosphere of Reckitt as our  Procurement Manager. Take the lead in managing a significant procurement portfolio and make an impact in how we negotiate, source, and strategize. Your decisions will not only drive efficiency and savings but will shape the overarching procurement experience.As the Procurement Manager you will be responsible and accountable for the delevery of all the Direct activivities and Inderect Supply in South Africa. This role includes management responsibilities and Strategic sourcing and cost optimisation of packaging ,raw material or services in South Africa to dtive margin in the reagion, Manage a team of Buyers to develop,implement and improve purchasing tools and techniques ,driving results in Cost of Goods Sold(GOGS),Gross Margin(GM) and Net Working Capital(NWC).High level contracting activities,developmental and supply of products,intellectual property and thirdparty investment.If you're looking for a space to exercise your autonomy, showcase your negotiation expertise, and foster your management capability, this is the opportunity for you.

Your responsibilities

• Proven track record as an excellent negotiator with experience managing significant financial responsibilities.
• Strategic planning: Develop and implement the sourcing strategy for contract manufacturing to align with business goals & market requirement.
• Supplier management: Identify, evaluate, and select reliable suppliers.
• Manage ongoing relationships and performance through quarterly scorecard.
• Support compliance and Quality team to ensure full engagement to Human Right and Quality Management System.
• Ensure suppliers adhere to all quality standards, procurement policies, BBBEE legislation and legal requirements.
• Contract negotiation: Lead contract negotiations to ensure clear terms between the parties. 100% of contract implementation.
• Cost optimization: Drive productivity by implementing robust costcontrol measures (cost model required) and risk management processes.
• Full delivery of Forecast and Plan expected, Alignment required with global team.
• Process improvement: Continuously develop and implement bestpractice procurement processes and systems.
• Stakeholder collaboration: Work with internal departments like R&D, production, and finance to meet business needs & on time productivity delivery.

TRAINING ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

Head of department/ line manager:

• Accountable for ensuring that all employees reporting to you involved in any process, operation or activity at any stage of a Reckitt product lifecycle receive the appropriate level of training, that training is appropriately assessed, and records of training are maintained
• Responsible for ensuring the Training Matrix is up to date and any gaps, updates to processes are reported on the KPI reports sent to Local Area Manager in the designated timescale dependent on the criticality of the training

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelors degree in relavent fields like Business,Supply Chain management ,Finance  or Economics
• 10 years of experience in Procurement. Experience in leading medium to large teams (FMCG)with a range of seniority levels and in Senior stakeholders' management is required.
• Very good communication skills & experience to manage various type of stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to interpret financial information.
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organization skills.
• Integrity and business acumen. Must be able to take control and be accountable.
• An energetic selfstarter with the resilience, pace, interpersonal flexibility and comfort with ambiguity to succeed within the evolving and sometimes demanding contexts;
• Ability to be flexible/adaptable in the face of changing priorities
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities and support programs;
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools.

KEY COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Educated to a high standard, with significant successful experience in purchasing commodity materials within a multicountry environment.
• Achievement focused and able to work in a direct and often pressurized environment.
• Significant experience in negotiating and influencing at senior levels.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen when identifying business issues/opportunities.
• SelfMotivated,
• High level of Integrity and Ethics,
• Proactive and Creativity when it comes to problem solving and conflict solving.
• Confident decision making.
• Actionorientated and energetic, with a focused and pragmatic approach to problem solving  driven to achieve even when faced with obstacles.
• Strong interpersonal skills capable of building and influencing strong working elationships across wide and diverse teams.
• Ambitious and motivated to take on responsibility in an organisation that provides a high level of autonomy and individual responsibility.
• Maintain an understanding of innovation needs/pipeline to identify potential procurement needs.
• Delivering sustainable results in highly volatile feedstock markets and cyclical chemical and packaging industries.
• Balancing the diverse needs of countries, regions and supply sites and managing remote relationships with these groups.

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About the role

• As an Assistant Brand Manager at Reckitt, you'll nurture our brands with creativity and strategic insight. We're seeking a dynamic marketer to collaborate on exciting brand journeys, turn insights into action, and deliver memorable marketing campaigns. Your mission is to grow your brands with your marketing flair and a commitment to excellence. Be part of a vibrant, diverse team where your passion for brands will lead to meaningful impact and career advancement.
• The role of the Assistant Brand Manager is to apply strategic, analytical, process and marketing skills to collaborate on the development and delivery of major projects to drive brand equity success. This role will have the opportunity to work with one of the world’s most recognized brands while contributing towards innovation, market entry, expansion, and growth.
• The Assistant Brand Manager is responsible for providing support towards delivering on project(s) which collectively relates to assisting with managing resources, schedules, financials and adhering to stage quality and control guidelines throughout the full development life cycle

Your responsibilities
In summary, you'll:

Contribute to developing the vision and strategy for our brands, elevating our market presence and profitability. 

• Support marketing plans & manage marketing budgets for a given brand within category
• Providing regular brand tracking information to monitor market performance
• Developing and executing annual marketing plan activities, including local media strategy /plans for a given brand within a category, responsible for ensuring successful implementation of the plan
• In close co-operation with the Trade Marketing function, identify trade needs / opportunities, develop pricing and distribution strategies in line with trade promotions for brands.
• Supporting the execution of products launches and contribute to innovation by delivering product development programs to further margin growth
• Supporting implementation of portfolio strategy to support overall business strategy relating to the activation of brands, support market strategy and partner with media / consumer and market insights to implement media strategy and plans.
• Lead initiatives to enhance product pipelines and fund innovative launches, executing with precision and creativity.
• Manage and coordinate daily brand operations, ensuring seamless execution of marketing strategies.
• Lead a cross-functional team to carry out strategies for advertising, packaging, and promotions while keeping an eye on operational efficiency.
• Handle the marketing budget, monitoring spending to ensure optimal return on investment and brand growth.

The experience we're looking for

• Qualified Bachelors Degree in Business Commerce/Marketing
• Proven FMCG and/or Pharmaceutical brand marketing experience of at least 2-3 years.
• Agile digital marketing acumen, with an ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Equally proficient in offline and online branding strategies and approaches
• Experience in working with teams on successful project management and time management skills proactive approach, comfortable with both autonomy and collaboration.
• Robust analytical abilities to dissect market trends and brand performance.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication talents.
• Experience in FMCG or Consumer Health and a proven track record in Brand Management