Planner - EMO
We are Reckitt
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
Are you ready to become the cornerstone of our supply chain, ensuring our customers get what they need when they need it? As a Planner - EMO (External Manufacturing Organization) your expertise will drive our production, purchasing, and provide invaluable insights into our supply dynamics. In this strategic role, you are the maestro of data supporting our Power Brands like Finish, Durex, Strepsils or Nurofen. Join us and be part of a dynamic team where your passion for excellence will shape the future of our global supply chain.
Your responsibilities
• Working with our European External Manufacturers to ensure continuity of supply and maximize service to market.
• Working with market Demand Planners to ensure that there is right forecast enrichment done which reflects the latest demand.
• Providing governance around demand & supply balancing with a holistic, un-biased viewpoint managing all stakeholders.
• Leading and streamlining the communication between markets and sites.
• Proactively managing the service to the markets and management of the mid-term horizon.
• Ensuring the best visibility of service level projections for markets.
• Setting up inventory targets and manage their execution.
• Scenario planning: conducting ad-hoc cost/ benefit analysis on various options to balance supply and demand, to be presented to category / regional leadership and in various forums.
• Working closely with Manufacturing and Demand Planning teams to optimize the end-to-end supply chain in terms of cost, efficiency, go-to-market lead time reduction.
The experience we're looking for
- Solid knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes (connecting Demand, Supply and S&OP), ability to understand and explain complex issues/datasets & to propose solutions.
- Supply planning experience.
- Ability to challenge constructively and confidently.
- Strong ability to develop high profile, influential and collaborative relationships across teams, functions and layers.
- Good understanding of ERP/Supply & demand planning software (SAP ECC/APO, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, JD Edwards).
- Good understanding of sales forecasting process and its challenges.
- Fluent spoken & written English.
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, External Manufacturing, End to End Supply Planning, Supply Planning.
What we offer
Equality
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