Supply Planner - 12 Month FTC

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

You will form the instrumental force that gets our products to our customers. With a blend of creative problem solving and collaborative working you’ll allow our consumers to live healthier lives and have happier homes.
 

Your responsibilities

You will act as the lead interface to manufacturing sites to resolve supply issues that will impact service to customers

Key Responsibilities/ Accountabilities
 

• Implement and maintain Inventory and Material Management Strategies for all Finished Goods by regular review and optimisation of inventory parameters
• Own Rough Cut Capacity Plan (RCCP) for country Distribution Centre
• Consultation with Production Schedulers regarding availability of production lines, capacity constraints, materials constraints, production challenge etc.
• Weekly TC with factory planners following standard call template
• Ensure orders placed on External Manufacturing based upon agreed lead time
• Conduct regular business and performance reviews with Forecast Managers, Trade Marketing and Manufacturing.  Monthly health check process.
• Identify and manage potential inventory obsolescence to minimise write-offs (finished goods and raw materials)  Prepare monthly finished good and raw materials / pack materials provisions in collaboration with Forecast Manager for approval by Supply Controller.
• Accountable for master data for in SNP
• Proactive review of potential out of stock situations or supply shortages and recommend mitigating actions
• Conduct root cause analysis for supply chain issues/variances and lead corrective action plans to avoid reoccurrence.
• Carry out monthly supply review with factories to convert unconstrained forecast to constrained forecast based on available supply (S&OP process step)
• Quarterly Resource Plan review with key factories
• Monitor actual inventory levels vs. targets

The experience we're looking for

• Graduate calibre, with supply chain or production planning experience within an FMCG
• SNP experience preferred (other demand / supply systems useful)
• Exceptional ability to manage workload and identify priority tasks to meet tight deadlines
• Strong influencing & communication skill
• Ability to build good relationships and challenge constructively and confidently
• Ability to consolidate large volumes of complex information, interpret & communicate to stakeholders.
• Naturally inquisitive and interested in Reckitt
• Confident and capable of operating at all levels and able to resolve conflict situations 
• Competent with Office 365 tools and information systems with advanced knowledge of Excel, Powerpoint & PowerBI preferable
• Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement.
• Able to apply appropriate problem-solving techniques to evaluate and resolve operational issues.

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Management.

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.