Cell Leader in Nottingham

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.

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.

About the role

As a Cell Leader, you will hold ultimate accountability for all activity and performance within the cell. You will ensure the team not only meets today’s targets but also has clear, robust plans in place to deliver the results of tomorrow. Acting as the figurehead for the cell, you will lead FIT reviews, represent the area during site visits, and take full ownership of the cell’s 90‑day plans. This is a key leadership position with both direct and indirect reports. A significant part of the role focuses on people upholding standards, maintaining a strong and healthy team culture, and ensuring consistent high‑quality performance. You will be responsible for coaching, developing, and growing talent within the cell, helping to develop future leaders of the organisation.

Your responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of the Operations Cell, ensuring delivery of all KPIs and high standards in Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, and People.
• Lead daily management activities, including FIT reviews, coaching, and supporting the team through structured problem‑solving.
• Drive continuous improvement through 90‑day improvement plans, 6‑step/PDCA cycles, and implementation of improvement‑focused initiatives.
• Provide day‑to‑day leadership of the cell, ensuring clarity of priorities, strong performance, and a healthy team culture.
• Set high standards for safety, quality, housekeeping (5S), cleaning, and operational excellence, modelling expected behaviours for the team.
• Take accountability for creating a high‑performing, highly engaged team with strong ownership for performance.
• Build and maintain strong cross‑functional relationships to support delivery and collaboration inside and outside the cell.
• Deliver critical KPIs across Safety, Quality, Customer Service, Cost, and People metrics.
• Reduce incidents, support investigations, and ensure corrective actions are implemented effectively.
• Lead and coach team members to build skills, ownership, and capability, ensuring strong succession planning.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, providing meaningful feedback, coaching, and development support.
• Hold high‑quality team briefings and ensure timely communication flows throughout the team.
• Lead forward‑looking planning, including vision setting, labour planning, and cost‑effective deployment against R&CP.
• Champion site initiatives such as ECRS, 5S, and other continuous improvement activities.

The experience we’re looking for:

• Experience in a manufacturing or pharmaceutical operations environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, inspire, and develop high‑performing teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing KPIs across Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, and People.
• Proven track record of delivering improvement projects using tools such as PDCA, 6‑step problem solving, or lean methodologies.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, engage, and drive accountability.
• Ability to build effective relationships across departments and work collaboratively at all levels.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to balance short‑term activity with longer‑term improvement planning.
• Strong analytical and decision‑making capability, with the ability to interpret data to drive actions.
• High levels of self‑motivation, resilience, and the ability to adapt in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Confidence working with systems, reporting tools, and performance dashboards.

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.