Key Takeaways
- Gain hands-on experience across multiple commercial disciplines within Reckitt's Sales team.
- Develop into a future leader through tailored development opportunities and real business challenges.
- The role is based in Slough, Berkshire, with a hybrid working model (3 days office, 2 days home).
- Start date is Monday 6th September 2027, with an Assessment Centre in January 2027.
About the Role
About the Commercial Organisation
You will join a Commercial organisation that sits at the heart of delivering Reckitt's ambition of bringing better health to more hands, every day. Working across Sales, you will help drive growth, shape customer partnerships and bring some of the world's most trusted brands to millions of consumers.
Throughout the scheme, you will gain hands-on experience across multiple commercial disciplines, partnering with leading retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Boots, Home Bargains, Amazon, and more. You'll learn how great brands win in the marketplace, how strategic decisions are made, and how commercial teams work together to deliver sustainable growth.
From day one, you'll be trusted with meaningful responsibilities, encouraged to challenge convention, and empowered to contribute ideas that create value for consumers, customers and Reckitt. You'll experience first-hand how we think big, execute brilliantly, and work together to deliver lasting impact.
About the Sales Future Leader Programme
The Future Leadership Scheme is designed to develop the next generation of Reckitt leaders. Through hands-on experience, real business challenges and tailored development opportunities, you will build the commercial, leadership and enterprise skills needed to accelerate your career and make a meaningful impact from day one.
As a Sales Future Leader, you will:
- Take on real ownership from day one, owning a segment of a brand or channel and making a tangible impact on business performance.
- Partner and build strong relationships across teams and functions, leveraging diverse perspectives to deliver stronger outcomes.
- Develop long-term partnerships with customers, gaining a deep understanding of their business and what matters most to them.
- Take ownership of projects and initiatives, demonstrating accountability and a commitment to high performance.
- Use data, insights and technology to identify opportunities, solve problems and support better business decisions.
- Learn how to balance short-term delivery with long-term value creation for consumers, customers and Reckitt.
- Champion new ideas, embrace continuous improvement and help simplify how we work.
- Lead with integrity, courage and accountability, consistently doing the right thing for our people, partners and consumers.
- Think beyond your immediate role and contribute to Reckitt's long-term success.
Throughout the programme, you'll grow the mindset, skills and behaviours that define great leaders at Reckitt: Thinking Big, Delivering Bigger; Teaming Up to Go Fast; Building to Last; and Doing the Right Thing Always.
What We Are Looking For
- Growth Mindset, Learning Agility & Resilience: Curious, adaptable and resilient, with a passion for continuous learning and the ability to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments.
- Commercial Curiosity: Demonstrates a genuine interest in consumers, customers, brands and market dynamics, with the ability to connect insights to commercial opportunities.
- Collaboration & Influence: Builds strong relationships, communicates effectively and works collaboratively to deliver better outcomes through diverse perspectives.
- Ownership & Delivery: Takes accountability for results, acts with initiative and follows through on commitments with a focus on both immediate impact and long-term success.
- Digital & Analytical Capability: Uses data, technology and critical thinking to solve problems, generate insights and support informed decision-making.
- Execution Excellence: Demonstrates strong organisation, attention to detail and a disciplined approach to delivering high-quality outcomes.
- Challenger Mindset & Leadership Potential: Challenges the status quo, thinks boldly about what's possible, and demonstrates the drive to turn ambitious ideas into meaningful impact through Reckitt's "Think Big. Deliver Bigger." mindset.
Key Dates & Location
- An Assessment Centre will be held in January 2027
- Start date will be Monday 6th September 2027
- This role will be based at our office in Slough, Berkshire. You can expect to work from home 2 days a week and 3 days in the office.
What We Offer
- Inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups.
- Support at every step of their career journey.
- Investment in wellbeing through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program, and life insurance.
- Other benefits in line with the local market.
- Global share plans offering the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes.
- For eligible roles, short-term incentives to recognise and reward outstanding results.
- Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.
