Assistant Activity Manager ( 2 year contract)

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead new product introductions and existing product development initiatives across the Supply organization. This role partners closely with local and regional stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives.

The successful candidate will provide leadership and end-to-end project management across key Product Supply functions, including Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Procurement, driving cross-functional collaboration to achieve operational excellence and business growth.

Your responsibilities

• Lead projects from initiation through to successful completion, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives, timelines, and budgets.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, and communication plans.
• Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including R&D, Quality, Procurement, Manufacturing, Planning, Logistics, and Marketing, to ensure seamless project execution.
• Communicate project goals, progress, risks, and expectations clearly to project teams and stakeholders.
• Manage project scope, resources, timelines, dependencies, and critical paths to ensure successful delivery.
• Assign responsibilities and drive accountability across project teams.
• Identify, assess, and resolve project issues, risks, and conflicts in a timely manner.
• Monitor project milestones and deliverables, ensuring progress remains on track.
• Prepare and present project updates, status reports, business cases, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership.
• Proactively manage changes, anticipate potential challenges, and implement effective mitigation and contingency plans.
• Drive the rapid execution of key projects, ensuring business commitments, target timelines, and expected operational and financial benefits are achieved.
• Foster strong cross-functional collaboration to support continuous improvement and successful product delivery.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a multi-functional Supply or Operations environment within an international organization.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering projects and business results.
• Project Management experience, preferably within the FMCG industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional and/or multinational projects.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance business objectives and operational priorities.

The skills for success

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Strong problem-solving, planning, and organizational capabilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities and drive projects to successful outcomes.
• Well-organized and results-oriented, with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes within agreed timelines.

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.