Reckitt—IT&D SAP Solutions Director

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Description: 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. ​Information Technology & Digital​ In IT and D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products. Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen. Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches. About the role The IT&D SAP Solutions Director is a vital strategic leader bridging the gap between Global Operations (Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement) and the technical SAP ecosystem. This role drives the roadmap for enterprise resource planning, ensuring that the SAP landscape is not just a system of record, but a driver of operational excellence and real-time visibility. Your responsibilities - Leading a global team of architects and functional leads, this role leverages S/4HANA, BTP, SAP ECC and integrated AI to streamline the "Core" of the business. - Defining the multi-year roadmap for SAP migrating from JDE to SAP ECC and to S/4HANA) to ensure scalability and reduced technical debt. - Identifying opportunities to standardize business processes across global regions to eliminate "shadow IT" and custom-code bloat. - Exploring Business Technology Platform (BTP) capabilities, including AI-driven forecasting and automated financial closing. - Architect end to end SAP solutions, ensuring robust integration across core modules (FICO, SD, MM, PP, QM, PM, PS) and connected platforms such as BlackLine, HighRadius, OneSource, Concur, Kinaxis, SAP SAC, HFM & WMS systems. - Manage global vendors, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), and offshore delivery teams, driving accountability and adherence to SLAs and quality standards. The experience we're looking for - 18+ years of experience in building high-quality SAP solutions through disciplined project execution, including estimation, resource planning, scope control, testing strategies, and change management. - Deep understanding of end to end manufacturing processes including planning, production execution and quality management with proven ability to design and deliver SAP solutions that optimize manufacturing efficiency and operational performance. - Proven capability to govern system design and configuration, enforce development standards, and minimize technical debt across markets and functions. - Strong experience collaborating with global process owners and regional teams to deliver compliant global solutions and country-specific localizations. - Demonstrated success leading end to end S/4HANA migration programs in the role of Solution Architect. - Proven experience delivering SAP solutions involving Vistex and Trade Promotion Management, ensuring accurate pricing, rebates, incentives, and trade spend governance. - Deep understanding of IT General Controls (ITGC), IT Application Controls (ITAC), and audit requirements within validated or compliance-driven environments. - Ability to drive performance excellence in BAU operations, Continuous improvements, business enhancements, global business Processes, including monitoring KPIs, managing NPS/SLA adherence, and ensuring 99.9% availability for Platinum-tier systems. The skills for success SAP Solution Design, SAP Implementation, Business Processes, Functional Expertise , Functional Architecture, SAP Digital Transformation, SAP FICO, SAP Supply Chain, S/4 HANA, Migration, Manufacturing process, End to End SAP Implementation 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.