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Sr. Demand Planner

City: Parsippany

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 Sr. Demand Planner, you will own the end-to-end demand planning process for AirWick. You will have the significant responsibility of crafting accurate demand forecasts thru the creation, maintenance and presentation of the SKU/customer-level forecast, including ownership of the Brand and Demand Review, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver accurate demand signals and support business growth.

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

Your responsibilities

Lead the monthly demand planning cycle utilizing the IBP process, ensuring timely and accurate forecasts at multiple levels (SKU, category, channel)

Analyze historical sales trends, market intelligence, promotional plans, and seasonality to improve forecast accuracy.

Lead the Demand Review step of the IBP process, ensuring cross-functional alignment and accountability through collaboration with Sales, Finance and Marketing.

Perform root cause analysis to continuously improve fill rates, reduce waste, and achieve key KPIs by collaborating closely with Supply Planning.

Drive continuous improvements through data-driven analysis and supply/demand process enhancements through Integrated Business Planning.

The experience we're looking for

Experience: 6-8 years in Demand Planning—preferably FMCG/CPG environments—with proven track record leading the S&OE/IBP process.

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field; advanced degree preferred

Analytical Excellence: Strong capabilities using advanced Excel, planning systems (e.g., SAP ECC, Kinaxis Demand Planning), and Power BI.

Leadership: Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Problem Solving: Skilled in root cause analysis, demand supply balancing, and responsive decision making.

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.

US salary ranges

$109,000.00 - $163,000.00

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.

Nearest Major Market: New York City
Nearest Secondary Market: Newark
Job Segment: Nutrition, Counseling, Healthcare