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Custom Manufacturing Planner

City: Nutley

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

The Custom Manufacturing Planner will be responsible for end-to-end supply planning of all displays, special packs and embellished products for the respective brand. This includes inventory planning, production planning, new product planning, planning product line assembly and components to meet changing monthly forecasts to achieve Customer Service and Inventory goals.

The Custom Manufacturing Planner will also review and act upon order release, action exception messages generated, and coordinates Bills of Materials in an MRP environment. The planner will work closely with demand planning, sales and marketing to finalize the custom product requirements and execute the plan in close coordination with both internal and external embellishment partners.

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time!

Your responsibilities

Develop and manage master production schedules using Kinaxis/SAP, aligning forecasts, inventory, and service targets while adjusting short-term plans based on daily sales activity.
Coordinate with supply planners and suppliers to ensure availability of finished goods, components, and raw materials, including placing purchase orders and supporting special pack production.
Oversee MRP demand alignment and system data accuracy, ensuring timely delivery of finished goods and components for custom manufacturing.
Monitor capacity, inventory health, and constraints across logistics/embellishment centers, including inventory corrections and managing slow-moving or obsolete stock to mitigate risk.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or a related discipline.
Previous planning experience / experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods strongly preferred.
Proven experience working with quality systems and related SOPs and work instructions.
Demonstrated project management skills and be able to multitask in a fast-paced work environment.
Strong software skills in all MS office software such as Excel, Word and Outlook in addition to strong skills using SAP systems.

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Management Third-party Logistics Providers, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Management, Procurement.

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.

US salary ranges

USD $81,000.00 - $121,000.00

US pay transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year. Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

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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