Job Description

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

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 Logistics Specialist is responsible for supporting warehouse and distribution operations, ensuring an appropriate level of service for customers. This role collaborates with logistics operators, transport companies, and other departments to monitor inventory, resolve operational issues, and implement improvements. The Logistics Specialist is also responsible for reporting operations, conducting audits, and overseeing disposal and inventory processes.

Your responsibilities

Monitoring warehouse and distribution operations, ensuring an appropriate level of service for customers.
Preparing and verifying customs, sanitary, and veterinary documents, ensuring compliance with regulations in coordination with the responsible planning and regulatory departments.
Coordinating inventory levels with logistics operators and resolving discrepancies.
Supervising timely and quality-compliant distribution to customers.
Collaborating with transport companies (conducting regular meetings, discussing results and arising issues).
Reporting operations and agreed KPIs.Proposing solutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Preventing operational problems, collaborating with other departments to implement appropriate solutions.
Supervising the disposal process of finished products.
Overseeing the inventory process.
Participating in additional projects within the supply chain area.
Reporting operations conducted on OTC to ZSMOPL.
Conducting regular internal transport and inventory audits.
Reporting waste introduced to the market.
Controlling the flow of Chep and Euro pallets.

The experience we're looking for

Experience working in an international environment, preferably in a similar position.
Higher education, preferably in Logistics or Supply Chain Management.
Communicative English skills (minimum B2 level).
Ability to work in a team, good communication skills.
Proficiency in Excel at least at an intermediate level.
Ability to implement changes.
Category B driving license.
Knowledge of SAP program.
Experience in pharmaceutical logistics will be considered an additional advantage.

The skills for success

Effective business partnering and stakeholder management.
Ability to build collaborative relationships across functions
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
Process improvement and continuous improvement mindset.
Data-driven decision making.
Focus on productivity, efficiency, and operational excellence.

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.

About Reckitt

Every day, in everything we do, our purpose is to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. And we have a fight on our hands. A fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Each of our products is designed to do exactly this. Our well-loved brands have been making a difference to people’s daily lives around the world for more than 200 years. Brands including: Durex, Dettol, Enfamil, Nurofen, Strepsils, Gaviscon, Mucinex, Nutramigen, Lysol, Harpic, Cillit Bang, Finish and Vanish.

By 2030, our ambition is to reach half of the world, every year. We’re a growing global community of over 43,000 people on a journey of transformation and sustainable growth. Together, our success will continue to positively impact communities everywhere, for a healthier planet and a fairer society.

Want to learn more about us? Visit reckitt.com

Industry

Manufacturing & Production

Company Size

10,000+ employees

Headquarters

Slough, GB

Year Founded

Unknown

Website

reckitt.com

Social Media

Logistics Specialist