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Supply Planner

City: Sydney

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

We are seeking a Supply Planner to join our ANZ Supply Planning team on a 12-month fixed term contract.

Reporting to the Supply Planning Manager, you will be responsible for managing an end-to-end portfolio of brands, ensuring product availability while balancing inventory targets and supply chain efficiency. Acting as a critical link between Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Commercial teams and Global Planning teams, you'll identify risks, develop mitigation plans and support business continuity across Australia and New Zealand.

This is a highly collaborative role that requires strong analytical capability, excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to make informed decisions in a fast-moving environment.

Your responsibilities

Own supply planning activities for an allocated brand portfolio.
Review and manage Projected Inventory Reports (PIR).
Conduct detailed SKU-level inventory analysis to optimise stock availability and inventory health.
Monitor inbound supply, production schedules and container movements.
Balance customer service requirements with inventory and working capital targets.
Identify root causes of supply constraints and develop mitigation plans to minimise business impact.
Review inventory risks including short-dated and expiry management opportunities.
Maintain accurate replenishment and supply plans.Participate in cross-functional planning forums and stakeholder meetings.
Support New Zealand resupply planning requirements.
Present inventory performance, supply risks and action plans to key business stakeholders.
Utilise SAP, Conexus and reporting tools to generate insights and support decision-making.
Collaborate with local and international planning teams to ensure supply continuity.

The experience we're looking for

Previous experience within Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Replenishment Planning or broader Supply Chain roles preferred.
Strong analytical and numerical problem-solving capability.
Experience working with large datasets and multiple information sources.
Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
Experience with SAP, Conexus or similar ERP/planning systems would be advantageous.
Understanding of inventory management principles and supply planning processes.
Ability to prioritise competing demands and manage multiple stakeholders.
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and engage cross-functional teams.
Experience within FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing or Supply Chain environments is desirable.

The skills for success

Supply Planning, Inventory Management, Analytical Thinking, Problem Solving, Stakeholder Management, Business Partnering, Communication & Influence, Supply Chain Operations, Data Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Planning Systems & Technology, Collaboration

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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