Global Business Process Owner MES - Hygiene

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

The Manufacturing Execution System [MES] Product Owner for Hygiene defines the strategic 
vision and roadmap for the Reckitt’s MES platform [based on AVEVA ], ensuring alignment with 
the organization’s operations digitalization strategy. This role drives business value by
building purpose fit MES capabilities, cultivating strategic vendor relationships, and 
overseeing the full product lifecycle from ideation, deployment to continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities

• Builds MES strategy and defines features in line with operational goals and compliance 
standards.
• Owns the MES product vision, strategy, and roadmap to manufacturing, quality, and
broader supply chain teams.
• Ensure s MES scalability , deep integration with but not limited to ERP, PLM, and shop -floor 
systems and regulatory compliance.
• Develop business cases for investment, publishes and tracks value realization.
• Manage budgets, timelines, and resource allocation for MES projects.
• Monitor MES performance and user adoption, driving continuous improvement.
• Engage with vendors and monitor industry trends for solution upgrades to enhance MES 
capabilities.

The experience we're looking for

• Lead MES strategy, architecture, and deployment within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Manage MES vendors and support continuous improvement of AVEVA MES solutions.
• Use MES data and KPIs to drive operational performance and strategic decision-making.
• Support Industry 4.0 initiatives including IoT, AI, and cloud-based manufacturing solutions.
• Partner with operations teams to optimize high-speed batch processing and packaging activities.
• Contribute to budgeting, ROI analysis, and cost optimization for MES initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with relevant manufacturing and regulatory standards, including CFR21 and ISO requirements.

The skills for success

• Strong strategic and data-driven mindset.
• Experience in FMCG/CPG manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of MES systems and digital manufacturing technologies.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking capabilities.
• Effective stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Collaborative and team-oriented approach.
• Background in chemicals, household care products, or supply chain operations is an advantage

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.