LOGISTICS SPECIALIST

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 You’ll work closely with the wider supply chain function and our supply chain partners (3PLs and warehouse) ensuring KPI’s delivery (service and cost).
You’ll work closely with Customer Services, Supply Planners, Logistics managers, Supply Finance and our selected 3PLs.
You’ll be involved in Warehousing, overflow operations, operational performance review and budgeting, logistics projects.
Your responsibilities Work with external teams from our 3PLs/warehouse/ transport partners to overcome challenges and facilitate a can-do mentality Be a proactive resource in process improvement initiatives by challenging accepted principles and focusing on adding value to the business Identify initiatives to improve the operation and deliver on cost reductions and operational efficiencies Ensure inventory is synced between ERPs Reconciliation post operations at end of month Investigates logistics problems, finds root causes, and develops solutions Manages and oversees the damages process with finance, destruction provider and 3PL ensuring accurate reporting, disposal compliance and gross adjustment reporting and transaction integrity Manage overflow inventory with a focus on 100% delivery and minimized costs Key user of SAP for the logistics department trouble shooting system issues and ensuring system integrity Supporting the review and analysis of monthly operational spend Manage invoice validation and provide ad hoc administrative support Ensure operational excellence to standard operating procedures Ability to source, interpret and analyse data for business decision making The experience we're looking for Degree preferably in Logistics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance or related area 2+ years’ experience preferably in FMCG In depth understanding of warehousing & transport operations Demonstrable Business / Systems analysis experience.
High level of analytical and system skills - Strong quantitative and analytical skills and advanced IT literacy- specifically Excel Experience of ERP systems beneficial, e.
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SAP and ideally an understanding of warehouse management systems functionality and how they interface with an ERP system Project management skills Fluent in Italian and English The skills for success Supply Chain Management, Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Improve business processes, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Management Third-party Logistics Providers.
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.