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Connected Planning Manager

City: Hyderabad

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 the lifeblood of our supply chain excellence, we're seeking an insightful Demand Planner to join our vibrant Reckitt team. You will have the significant responsibility of crafting accurate demand forecasts within a bustling large market, ensuring our products meet the hands of our consumers efficiently. Your role bridges the gap between sales surges, marketing campaigns, and our dedicated supply and manufacturing teams by translating complex data into action. We're looking for someone who thrives on collaboration, embraces challenges, and communicates with clarity and conviction.

Your responsibilities

The main purpose of the Connected Planner is to enable sustainable best-in-class service levels, cost management, and optimal inventory through efficient tools, transparent communication, and cross-functional alignment. The Connected Planner holds several critical accountabilities within the supply chain domain. The role encompasses full ownership of supply plans for a specific category/region, spanning both internal and external manufacturing.

Key outputs
Accurate supply plans
Seamless supply continuity
Clear stock tunnel reports
Adherence to inventory targets
Scenario analysis for decision-making

Metrics
Service levels (e.g., fill rate, on-time delivery)
Inventory turnover
Forecast accuracy
Distress SKU management

Key Stakeholders
Collaboration across markets, factories, and copackers
Reporting and alignment to Connected Planning Leads
Leveraging disruptive concepts with Centre of Excellence Teams
End-to-end supply chain optimization with Manufacturing and Demand Planning Teams

The experience we're looking for

Functional:
Supply systems/tools knowledge
Demand/supply planning expertise – 2-5 years of experience in supply planning in FMCG business
Capacity planning or Forecasting understanding
Governance and stakeholder management

Technical:
SAP, Kinaxis RR and JDE ERP systems familiarity
Analytical abilities for complex data
Presentation and reporting proficiency

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Relationship management, Business acumen, Productivity management, Logistics management, Project management, Improve business processes, Advanced analytics, Data analytics, Manufacturing excellence, Ecommerce, Demand planning.

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.

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