Digitalization Manager

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.

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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

The Digitalization Manager plays a key strategic role in leading the factory’s digital transformation journey. This person is responsible for shaping and executing the site’s digital roadmap, with a strong focus on building and improving digital tools that make data collection more efficient, enable deeper analysis, and boost overall production performance.

In this role, you connect operational requirements with technical solutions, ensuring that digital initiatives truly support day-to-day manufacturing needs. You also ensure that all digital systems are secure, reliable, and aligned with the factory’s long-term strategy and budget commitments.

Your responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Budget Management
  
  • Define and lead the overall Digitalization Roadmap for the manufacturing site, ensuring alignment with global corporate strategies.
  • Formulate and manage the annual budget for digitalization projects, ensuring optimal resource allocation and ROI tracking.
  • Oversee the full project lifecycle from requirement gathering and conceptual design to implementation and scaling.
• Tool Development & Data Analytics (Power BI Focus)
  
  • Design, develop, and maintain advanced digital tools and dashboards, primarily leveraging Power BI, to drive real-time visibility into manufacturing KPIs.
  • Translate complex manufacturing requirements into scalable digital solutions that facilitate cost optimization and waste reduction.
  • Ensure the "visibility of truth" by automating data collection to expose daily production issues promptly.
• System Stability & Cybersecurity
  
  • Guarantee the high availability and technical stability of all deployed digital tools within the manufacturing environment.
  • Establish and enforce cybersecurity protocols for all manufacturing-led digital applications to protect intellectual property and operational integrity.
  • Regularly audit tool performance and security to prevent downtime or data breaches.
• Capability Building & Digital Culture
  
  • Develop and lead internal capability-building programs to upskill the factory workforce in digital applications and data-driven decision-making.
  • Act as a change agent, fostering a culture of innovation and digital literacy across all production departments.
• Stakeholder Management & Collaboration
  
  • Partner closely with internal customers (Production, Quality, Logistics) to understand pain points and deliver tailored digital support.
  • Communicate project progress and technical roadmaps effectively to the Manufacturing Excellence Manager and senior site leadership.

The experience we're looking for

• Manufacturing Background: Solid experience in a manufacturing environment (5+ years preferred), with a deep understanding of production processes, workflows, and Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Power BI Expert: Professional-grade skills in Power BI (DAX, Power Query) are mandatory. Experience with SQL or other data management tools is highly valued.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related technical field.

The skills for success

• Language: Professional fluency in English is required as the working language.
• Leadership & Behavioral Competencies
  
  • Strong Leadership: Ability to lead cross-functional projects and inspire teams to adopt new ways of working.
  • Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional ability to translate technical concepts into business language and collaborate across various levels of the organization.
  • Challenge the Status Quo: A proactive mindset with the courage to challenge existing processes and propose transformative digital improvements.
• Project Management: Proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and stakeholders in a high-pressure multinational environment.
• Analytical Mindset: Proven ability to transform "raw data" into "business stories" that lead to measurable improvements in cost or productivity.
• Work related certificate requirements:
  
  • TPM / Lean manufacturing is preferred.
  • Conflict Management / Organization management
  • Decision-Making / Critical Thinking / Problem solving skills
  • Stakeholders management
  • Data Processing & Reporting Skills
  • Deadline-Oriented & Good budget management development
  • Excellent Communication Skills

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.