Project Manager - SKU Enrichment and Product Change (Essential Home) (Derby, Derbyshire, GB, DE1 0BW)

Essential Home, with a trusted portfolio of world-class Air Care, Surface, Laundry and Pest Control products, aims to Make a House Your Home. The team fosters a diverse and inclusive culture, shaping a team with a founder mentality that listens, learns, and is entrepreneurial, agile, and action-oriented.

This position is a 12-month fixed-term contract. As a Project Manager for SKU Enrichment and Product Change, you will be the key factory contact for new product launches, graphics updates, and BOM modifications in various systems. You will maintain documentation in Optiva, support minor formulation changes and packaging trials, and provide general support to the NPI department in line with site priorities.

Your responsibilities include:

• Proactively leading projects related to new product launches and changes to the existing product portfolio.
• Driving the creation and amendment of documents on Optiva/Brandworks/SAP.
• Maintaining up-to-date Finished Goods BOMs in various systems.
• Supporting the artwork and graphics management process, including outer case text.
• Interpreting and verifying information provided by customer markets.
• Challenging markets on products that will bring unnecessary complexity.
• Finding opportunities for departmental process improvements.
• Supporting the reporting of departmental KPIs.
• Undertaking other duties, training, and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required.

The experience we’re looking for:

• A technical, science or IT background is preferred, with A-Level standard qualifications (or equivalent), ideally including a numerical subject.
• Strong logical thinking and high computer literacy, with proficiency in Excel and a good understanding of Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI.
• Experience in planning/vendor scheduling, project management, or the print/graphics industry is advantageous.
• Keen attention to detail and the ability to handle and organize large volumes of data methodically.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs and timelines, with a proactive and self-motivated approach.
• Strong initiative and ability to work independently, while also motivating others and driving timely delivery.

The skills for success include:

• Supply Chain Management
• Business Partnership
• Collaboration
• Partnership building
• Relationship management
• Business acumen
• Productivity management
• Improving business processes
• Advanced analytics
• Data analytics
• Manufacturing excellence

What we offer:

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, we support our people at every step of their career journey. 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 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 feel 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.