Job Vacancies at Reckitt

About the role

Builds strong brands, which will delight target consumers and generate strong business results. Contributes to the development and execution of the brand(s) innovation pipeline. As an integral member of a dynamic marketing team, you will be given extensive and diverse responsibilities across the full marketing mix and will play a key role in developing the overall category strategy. Marketing at RB is challenging and rewarding, based on consumer insights, strong innovations and purpose. It is also a proven discipline and has developed senior leaders across the business especially those with entrepreneurship values and personal drive for achievement.

Your responsibilities

• Leads the development of strong and functionally (trade marketing, media, supply, sales and finance) aligned brand plans. Ensures execution of plans; tracks and monitors plans to deliver financial and share targets. Monitors the impact of plans on brand performance and brand health.
• Contributes to the building and development of innovation and renovation pipelines. Applies efficient, effective, and flawless Project Management to Innovation & Renovation (I&R) projects in partnership with Consumer Insights, R&D, Finance, Trade Marketing and Sales.
• Consistently analyses brand performance KPIs (Net revenue, Gross Margin, Market Share, Penetration and Brand Health tracking). Translates them into actionable business opportunities in the form of business development initiatives (BDIs) and new product launches (NPDs)
• Understands the omnichannel environment and contributes to the creation of attractive and rewarding brand experiences across various touch points.
• Develops updates and ensures implementation of digital strategy for the brand in alignment with key local, regional, and global stakeholders.
• Accountable for tracking marketing budget and demonstrates understanding of the impact of Marketing and Trade investments on the brand.
• Works in partnership with communication agencies and ensures all brand communications contribute to enhancing the brand’s equity and company's reputation.

The experience we're looking for

• Should have a minimum 5 years of experience in marketing and has experience in managing local brands within the FMCG environment.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in business management and marketing with excellent record of accomplishment
• Full understanding of key drivers of brand/product P&L and how to action them.
• Solid experience in new product/brand launches or renovations. Experience in working and engaging with cross-functional teams: Supply Chain, Trade Marketing and Sales department to ensure on time and in full execution.
• Strong understanding of market research, insight, and ability to leverage into brand development and/or activation strategies.
• Good understanding of offline and online media touch points and the role they play in the consumer engagement funnel.
• Understanding of digital and eCommerce landscape. Proven record of accomplishment in delivering strategic digital marketing campaigns advantageous
• Able to manage complex projects across new launches & communication projects.
• Strong 4P fundamentals understanding of the South African modern & traditional trade. Candidates with experience in Trade Marketing will be given preference.
• Self-starter, with strong sense of urgency & ownership, an independent thinker, with strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to thrive in a cross functional environment.

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About the role

The Finance Control Champion role is to ensure successful delivery of the Controls Transformation programme by acting as a link between the market and the Global Internal Controls team. The Control Champion is responsible for various Controls activities and assists local management in establishing and maintaining robust and effective internal controls for Reckitt.  The Control Champion will play a key role in evaluating and improving the effectiveness of the Reckitt’s processes and controls.

The role will support the Finance Controller in various other deliverables including statutory and governance compliance, planning and forecasting and closing of month end.

Your responsibilities

Controls Transformation Programme

• Develop and maintain the remediation plans including driving, prioritising and coordination of action plans
• Support local management, controls owners and operators with remediation of identified controls gaps
• Support local market leadership with understanding and evaluating impacts of changing control requirements to their control environment
• Provides guidance to senior management, process owners and control owners on relevant internal control matters including control design and documentation requirements. 
• Collaborate with Control owners and operators, Regional Assurance team and Global Control Transformation team  on various initiatives for successful implementation of UK SOX controls
• Status reporting to market leadership and programme team

Financial Control support

• Tax compliance including provisional and income tax returns, employee related tax returns and dealings with SARS as required
• Review of annual financial statements and support the finance manager to ensure AFS filing deadlines are met
• Assist market with technical accounting issues and ensuring financial reporting is in line with IFRS and Reckitt internal policies
• Support month end close process including net working capital and balance sheet flux analysis
• Planning and Forecasting of Net Working Capital and Commercial Fixed costs

The experience we're looking for

• Chartered Accountant with at least 5 years of experience
• Big 4 articles and FMCG experience advantageous
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of internal controls. US SOX experience advantageous
• Up to date on latest accounting standards, IFRS reporting requirements and tax legislation
• Experience in leading projects
• Intermediate experience with Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
• Commercial understanding of corporate and operational business issues.
• Ability to practically implement accounting theory and stringent internal controls in commercial and manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of other core finance end to end business processes (P2P, O2C, R2R, Inventory)
• Capable of building strong working relationships as business partnering across the business will be required
• Works with a spirit of continuous improvement and innovation, creatively open to new ideas and methods
• Good organizational skills, ability to move from one task to another efficiently
• Good communication skills both written and oral (in English)

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Document Controller

The Document Controller ensures site Document & Record Control requirements are implemented and reviewed to ensure full compliance to Internal and Global Requirements whilst introducing innovative ways to continuously improve the manufacturing and supply operations.

The major responsibility of the role is to effectively coordinate document and record management related activities in supply, whilst supervising the introduction, maintenance, and improvement of the corresponding.

• Ensuring documentation compliance to local and global requirements and that the factory remains audit ready 356 days a year.
• Ensuring compliance to the relevant internal & Global RB SOP’s/Policies as well as local and international standards/regulations.

About the role

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE

• A formal degree or diploma in BSc/ Diploma Science, Food Science, ND: Food Technology,
• Biotechnology, Analytical Chemistry.
• 1 to 2 years’ experience in Quality functions implementing systems.
• 1 to 2 years document management/ control experience
• Good Computer literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc).

KEY COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Computer literate including advanced excel skills.
• Must have experience working in an environment with strong quality management processes in
• place (experience with ISO 9001).
• Must have experience working in an environment with strong health and safety processes in place.
• Must be able to create training modules with assessments and can deliver training to all levels
• within the organization.
• Must have a good understanding of record keeping.
• Must have strong teamwork skills.
• Must have excellent communication skills, listening, writing and oral skills.
• Must be committed to customer Service, continuous improvement