Manufacturing Intern

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.

**Manufacturing**:
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**:

- Are you keen to step into the world of manufacturing procurement with a company that's all about nurturing talent and driving innovation? As a Manufacturing Procurement Intern / Trainee at Reckitt, you'll get hands-on experience with the core aspects of our purchasing and supply chain operations. This position is an insight to the inner workings of global manufacturing, where you'll be welcomed into a team that's both inclusive and forward-thinking. If you're looking for a role where you'll be encouraged to grow and make a tangible impact, start your career journey with us**Your responsibilities**:

- Work closely with our procurement team to enhance sourcing, supplier management, and procurement activities.
- Help in scouting and evaluating potential suppliers and support the maintenance of our supplier database.
- Learn and contribute to negotiation strategies, price analysis, and contract management.
- Engage in overseeing inventory levels and assist in managing materials for manufacturing.
- Collect data and conduct market research to aid key procurement decisions.

**The experience we're looking for**:

- Keen interest in procurement and supply chain, with any related experience or education being beneficial.
- A basic grasp of procurement principles, negotiation, and supply chain operations.
- Skilled in using Microsoft Office, with a particular strength in Excel; any additional procurement software knowledge is welcome.
- Strong communication abilities and a drive to learn in a dynamic industry setting.

**The skills for success**:
Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Improve business processes, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Planning, Procurement.

**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.