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Materials Planner

City: Wilson

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 a Production Planner, you will oversee Finished Goods and the materials required to support efficient production operations. The role may also include purchasing packaging components such as labels, cartons, and other materials essential to packaging activities. Key responsibilities include reviewing MRP data, generating work orders and purchase orders, coordinating product changes, developing production schedules, providing shipping quantities to the logistics team, and partnering with Customer Service and Logistics Centers to prevent order cuts.

You will manage inventory levels across Logistics Centers by adjusting production plans to maintain a 99.65% pack fill rate. The position is also accountable for planning both upstream manufacturing and packaging operations.

Your responsibilities

Review MRP data daily and create/reschedule work orders

Maintain accurate MRP settings: safety stock, lead times, planning fences, order policies, batch min/max
Coordinate finished‑goods requirements to optimize pack fill rate and inventory levels
Partner with Manufacturing, Materials, Logistics, and Planning on product changes and new launches
Plan rework or purges for rejected materials
Work with Demand and Materials Planning on finished‑goods discontinuations
Coordinate bulk availability with bulk planner/scheduler
Align production schedules with packaging‑material availability
Participate in hiring and department goal‑setting
Monitor material availability and schedule test runs for new products
Resolve forecast deviations with Demand Planning
Report weekly out‑of‑stock and distressed SKUs to Demand Planning and Customer Service
Maintain ongoing communication with Demand Planning and Project Management on changes, promotions, and new products

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

The experience we're looking for

AS degree preferred
Minimum 2 years’ experience in manufacturing, planning, or purchasing
Strong business relationship‑building skills
FMCG industry experience preferred
Proficient in MRP systems (Kinaxis strongly preferred)
Solid understanding of Material Requirements Planning
Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills
Knowledge of manufacturing processes and machine capabilities
Strong interpersonal skills; able to lead and coordinate across departments
Proficient with MRP systems, spreadsheets, charts, and graphs
Decisive, self‑motivated, and an effective communicator

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.

US salary ranges

USD $88,000.00 - $132,000.00

Hiring range up to 110K

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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Nearest Secondary Market: Rocky Mount
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