Demand & Supply Planner

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

As Demand & Supply Planner, your overall objective is to manage the demand and supply chain in order to ensure the products availability while maintaining an optimal stock level. The role requires close cross functional interaction with Customer Service, Sales, Logistics and Finance and Marketing.

Your responsibilities

• Providing 52-week demand to factories
• Owner and organizer of the monthly Forecast Meetings with sales and marketing analyzing data and proposing forecast updates
• Responsible for finished goods inventories and developing / implementing projects to reduce inventory levels
• Overall management of the incoming goods, supply chain, using business enterprise system
• Responsible for external co-packer supply
• Managing accurately the Rapid Response, ECC, BW systems input data. 
• Managing effective relationships with increasing numbers of suppliers/distributors
• Ensure product availability, no out-of-stocks
• Maintain Pack Fill and Order Fill rates at company standards
• Update forecast in Rapid Response, 12 months rolling forecast at least, create promo codes, update cross-references

• Ensure data in system are correct and updated
• Planning and analysing the weekly production schedule
• Uploading forecast in Rapid Response on a weekly basis
• Managing SKU’s portfolio (NPD’s/EPD’s/ Promotional items)
• Follow-up on new product launches from decision to arrival in DC
• Fill in Product Change Management file with the SKU changes, logistical data and transition dates estimations
• Acquiring logistics data from factory
• Maintains parameters in ECC and Rapid Response for new SKUs and EPDs and updates forecast in Rapid Response once code exists in local system
• Monitor and coordinate with factories, regional QI, local logistics and regulatory teams the COA release process to make sure the products are released on time

• Maintain lowest possible inventory level, without risk in Service to customers
• Creates inventory and provision file for RO/BG  and engages with sales and marketing for solutions to deplete the stocks (meetings organized by supply planner)
• Challenge SNP parameters (MOQ's, coverage, etc.) with factories, in order to achieve lowest inventories possible
• On a weekly basis, inform sales and customer service about product availability of all products, remaining promotions and timing of new launches
• Weekly OOS/Distress report
• Providing trainings to newcomers

The experience we're looking for

 

• Good knowledge of supply chain model, supporting for a good understanding of possible issues/opportunities
• Experience in a similar position in a fast-paced environment
• Good understanding of planning systems
• Proactive approach with the ability to take ownership
• Ability to effectively manage projects and relationships with local partners, contractors
• Fluent Romanian and English

The skills for success

• Results oriented, entrepreneurial and self-motivating
• Tenacious and resilient, driven to achieve even when faced with obstacles
• Possess Reckitt values such as Achievement, Teamwork, Entrepreneurship and Commitment
• Flexibility in thinking and pragmatic problem-solving 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.