Director Media Procurement

We are seeking an experienced, influential, and highly strategic Procurement Director to lead Global Media Procurement at Reckitt Ltd. This pivotal role oversees a global media investment covering all paid media channels, media agencies, media technology, measurement partners, and evolving digital ecosystems. Reporting to the Global Director for Indirect Commercial Categories, you will drive value creation, commercial governance, and media effectiveness across the Source‑to‑Contract process. You will lead a high‑performing global procurement team and partner closely with senior stakeholders across Marketing, Media, Finance, eCommerce, Global Brand Teams, and regional business units. This is a high‑impact leadership role charged with elevating Reckitt’s media capabilities, strengthening agency and partner ecosystems, and ensuring our media spend drives maximum ROI, transparency, and performance.

Your responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Category Management
  • Develop and execute global category strategies for Media, covering offline, digital, performance, retail media, data partnerships, and media technology.
  • Expand global spend coverage and optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of Reckitt’s media investment.
  • Define and lead the global media sourcing roadmap, including agency pitch cycles, value tracking, contract governance, and performance frameworks.
  • Balance global standardization of media models with local market flexibility to support brand and commercial growth.
  • Build, lead, and inspire a global team of media procurement specialists, fostering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Manage a global spend of ~£750 million, ensuring delivery of financial and strategic business objectives.
  • Actively contribute to the broader procurement vision by sharing best practices, supporting global process harmonisation, and participating in the development of the procurement roadmap.
• Supplier Management & Negotiation
  • Own and strengthen relationships with global and regional media agencies, audit partners, media measurement firms, retail media networks, and digital platforms.
  • Drive agency commercial negotiations, including compensation models, rate cards, value‑based agreements, and transparency frameworks.
  • Oversee governance of global and regional media agency scopes, MSAs, and contractual protections.
  • Implement Joint Business Plans (JBPs) with priority partners to unlock innovation, performance, and value.
  • Benchmark global media agency performance to maintain competitiveness, accountability, compliance, and service quality.
  • Lead complex negotiations across media technology stacks, data solutions, and measurement capabilities.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Partner with global Media VP, regional Marketing Directors, Media Directors, and Brand Teams to embed procurement into strategic decision‑making.
  • Align procurement strategy with Marketing, Finance, eCommerce, and Insights to shape the future of media investment.
  • Collaborate with Global Brand Teams on major media strategies, annual planning cycles, and transformation initiatives.
  • Support business strategy across digital acceleration, retail media growth, precision marketing, and effectiveness measurement.
  • Build strong and trusted relationships with cross‑functional leaders including Legal, IT&D, Finance, Marketing, and Executive Leadership.
  • Provide expert guidance on media procurement, agency ecosystem design, and long‑term sourcing strategies.
• Market Intelligence & Risk Management
  • Maintain a deep understanding of global media markets, agency dynamics, regulatory environments, and emerging technologies.
  • Anticipate changes in media consumption, audience trends, data privacy, and platform economics to inform agile sourcing strategies.
  • Develop and maintain risk management frameworks to safeguard business continuity, data integrity, and transparency across the media value chain.
• Performance Reporting & Compliance
  • Define and monitor KPIs related to media value, agency performance, commercial savings, operational excellence, and governance.
  • Ensure full compliance with global procurement policies, contracts, audits, and ethical sourcing standards.
  • Oversee media financial stewardship including audit processes, transparency reconciliation, and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Procurement Leadership & Digital Enablement
  • Act as a champion for Procurement, influencing major strategic decisions with strong commercial and media insights.
  • Drive adoption of data, automation, and digital procurement tools to enhance visibility and speed in media‑related sourcing activities.
  • Leverage tools such as SmartBuy, eSourcing, Spend Cube, media audits, and value‑tracking dashboards to elevate decision quality and execution.

The experience we're looking for

• 10+ years of senior‑level procurement or commercial experience, with strong expertise in Media, Marketing Procurement, or Media Agency Management.
• Proven track record in developing and executing global media or marketing category strategies.
• Experience managing large‑scale budgets (£500m+) in complex, matrixed, multinational environments.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities with the ability to inspire teams, communicate with impact, manage ambiguity, and drive accountability.
• Strong financial, analytical, and commercial acumen, with a deep understanding of media economics, agency models, and measurement frameworks.
• Skilled in stakeholder management at senior leadership levels.
• Fluent in English (oral and written); international experience and cross‑cultural fluency preferred.
• Proven ability to work within a global procurement environment, share best practices, and contribute to shaping the enterprise procurement vision, standards, and long‑term roadmap.

The skills for success

• Supply Chain Management
• Business Partnership
• Collaboration and partnership building
• Relationship Management
• Business Acumen
• Productivity management
• Improve business processes
• Advanced Analytics
• Data Analytics
• Distribution Logistics
• Logistics Management
• Management Third‑party Logistics Providers
• Supply Chain Planning
• Vendor Negotiation
• Contract Negotiation
• Category Management Expertise
• Supply Management
• 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.