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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
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, a