City: Slough
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 Chain
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
The Embellishment Team Lead provides senior leadership across embellishment led New Product Development (NPD), Existing Product Development (EPD), and promotional activity for the NEU business. The role is accountable for setting direction, leading cross‑functional delivery, and ensuring embellishment projects deliver against service, cost, gross margin, sustainability, and strategic business objectives.
Operating as the senior escalation point, the role drives alignment across Marketing, Commercial, Planning, Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, and external partners, enabling efficient, on‑time launches while continuously improving capability, cost structure, and ways of working.
Your responsibilities
* Lead strategic NPD/EPD initiatives in embellishment from concept to flawless launch, influencing innovation, sustainability, and financial performance across the NEU region.
* Partner with senior cross‑functional leaders across Planning, Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Procurement, and Supply Chain to shape priorities and steer key business decisions.
* Drive productivity and cost‑efficiency, leading initiatives that boost operational performance and strengthen partnerships with co‑packers and packaging suppliers.
* Oversee packaging development and risk management, ensuring manufacturability, sustainability, and reduced obsolescence across the product lifecycle.
* Empower and develop talent, fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and high performance within the embellishment function.
The experience we're looking for
* Strong Supply Chain foundation (including basic logistics & planning excellence) with proven experience in FMCG and cross‑functional collaboration.
* Solid analytical and financial acumen, capable of interpreting data, assessing ROI, and supporting business‑critical decisions.
* Effective relationship‑builder and communicator, able to influence stakeholders and navigate complex environments.
* Intermediate project management capability, with the ability to lead initiatives end‑to‑end; advanced PM or manufacturing experience is a strong plus.
* Demonstrated leadership behaviours, including ownership, accountability, and the ability to drive alignment across teams.
The skills for success
* Strategic Project Leadership
* Cross‑Functional Collaboration
* Operational & Cost Efficiency
* Packaging & Technical Expertise
* Stakeholder Influence & Communication
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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