Marketing Portfolio Manager & Change Manager Lead - 9 month FTC

Unlock Your Potential as a Portfolio & Change Manager at Reckitt

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving impactful change within a global organization? Reckitt, a company renowned for its trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands, is seeking a dynamic Portfolio & Change Manager to join its innovative Category Growth Organization. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a purpose-driven company dedicated to making a positive impact on the world.

About the Opportunity

The Category Growth Organization is the engine driving growth for Reckitt's beloved brands. This role is central to ensuring that marketing initiatives are strategically aligned, effectively prioritized, and meticulously delivered. You will be instrumental in fostering a culture of continuous improvement, leading change management efforts to ensure the successful adoption and long-term sustainability of marketing transformation initiatives. This position offers significant exposure to senior leadership and the chance to shape the future of marketing at Reckitt.

Key Advantages for Your Career Path:

• Strategic Impact: Play a pivotal role in aligning the marketing project portfolio with overarching business objectives, directly influencing category growth and societal impact.
• Transformational Leadership: Lead significant change management efforts, developing and implementing strategies that ensure the successful adoption of new operating models and initiatives.
• Broad Exposure: Work across diverse marketing, commercial, digital, and transformation teams, building a comprehensive understanding of a global FMCG business.
• Professional Development: Benefit from Reckitt's commitment to employee growth, including access to the leading-edge Category Growth Organization Academy and extensive opportunities to upskill within a community of 2500 marketing professionals.
• Global Reach: Contribute to the success of world-leading brands with a tangible impact on consumers' lives globally.
• Collaborative Environment: Foster strong relationships and act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, honing your influencing and negotiation skills.

Key Responsibilities at a Glance:

• Portfolio Governance & Strategy: Develop and maintain the marketing project portfolio roadmap, facilitate governance forums, and ensure effective prioritization.
• Project Oversight & Delivery: Monitor progress, risks, and interdependencies across the marketing portfolio, ensuring consistent project management standards.
• Change Management: Lead the development and execution of comprehensive change management plans, including stakeholder engagement, communication, and training strategies.
• Financial & Resource Management: Track portfolio budgets, forecasts, and benefits realization, ensuring financial discipline.
• Performance & Reporting: Provide clear visibility on workstream progress, define and track KPIs, and measure portfolio health and change adoption.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships, coordinate project leads, and act as a consultant and advisor to senior stakeholders.

What Reckitt is Looking For:

Reckitt values potential and experience, recognizing that great candidates may not always meet every single requirement. However, ideal candidates will possess:

• Exceptional Communication & Influence: Confidence in presenting to senior audiences, comfortable influencing and negotiating collaboratively.
• Strategic & Detail-Oriented Approach: Ability to navigate between the big picture and granular details, building strategic plans while diving deep when necessary.
• Robust Project Management Skills: Strong organizational abilities, people management skills, and a proven track record in managing complex projects.
• Analytical & Commercial Acumen: The capacity to distill complex information into clear, actionable insights and demonstrate strong commercial understanding.
• Relationship Building & Coaching: A natural ability to build credibility quickly, foster strong internal partnerships, and coach others effectively.

Skills That Will Set You Apart:

Candidates with experience in areas such as Consumer Insights, Analytical Skills, Brand Strategy, Category Strategy, Presentation Skills, Driving Innovation, Product Sustainability, New Product Development, Storytelling, Creativity, Marketing Optimization, Digital Marketing, Brand Activation, Commercial Acumen, Collaboration, and P&L Management will find this role particularly rewarding.

Why Choose Reckitt?

Reckitt is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee can thrive. You'll be supported throughout your career journey with:

• Comprehensive wellbeing programs, including parental benefits and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Global Employee Resource Groups to foster a sense of community.
• Opportunities for financial growth through global share plans and short-term incentives.
• A pay-for-performance philosophy that rewards outstanding contributions.

Reckitt is an equal opportunity employer, valuing diversity and encouraging applications from individuals of all backgrounds. If you are driven by purpose and eager to make a difference, we encourage you to apply.