Demand Planning Manager - Slough, Berkshire

ZipRecruiter; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Job Description

Demand Planning Manager - Slough, Berkshire, GB, SL1 1DT
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 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 helps us improve the efficiency, quality, and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develops new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

You’ll be responsible for managing the overall Demand Planning process for the Hygiene Business with end-to-end ownership of all forecasting, replenishment, and embellishment activities.

You will own and drive the S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) process, co-ordinate cross-functional inputs from all departments to generate a 1-number business forecast and develop the improvement SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) level forecast accuracy. You will own the portfolio management process which involves delivering excellent service at optimal inventory levels and the successful entry and exit of products with our customers. You will be supported by two teams led by an S&OP Team Leader and a Supply Planning Team Leader and will be responsible for the leadership and development of talent within this department.

Your responsibilities

1. Own the running and continuous improvement of the IBP process across the Reckitt Core.
2. Own and develop the forecasting capabilities within the business and IBP teams.
3. Expert user of various demand & supply planning systems & data sources.
4. Good knowledge of forecasting systems like Kinaxis, OMP, SAP APO, etc.
5. Lead & chair the Demand Review Cycle liaising with all functions involved in the monthly IBP cycle.
6. Partner with global hubs and demand analysts to manage low touch SKUs and drive adoption of statistical models.
7. Deliver exceptional service to our customers via the maintenance of a high Pack Fill Rate while ensuring we are holding optimal inventory.
8. Deliver against business Net Working Capital targets and Commercial Fixed Costs targets through the development and execution of inventory improvement plans.
9. Minimise business risks of Supply Chain losses by ensuring robust Inventory Health and SLOB (Slow Moving or Obsolete Stock/Inventory) management process.
10. Manage the delivery of effective embellishment operations and the key relationship with the embellishment supplier.
11. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners such as sales, finance, marketing, and factories.
12. Build a strong planning team which will feed as a talent pipeline to the wider supply organisation.

KPI's

1. Pack Fill Rate
2. Forecasting accuracy %
3. Forecast Value Add
4. Identify no & low touch SKUs
5. Inventory Value & Weeks of Cover Targets
6. % of Inventory as SLOB
7. Portfolio Health via Complexity management
8. Talent Retention and Development

The experience we’re looking for

Critical Experience:
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a supply chain role with experience in leading/running a company S&OP process.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a line management role. This is a second rotation Band B position.

Other Experience:
Able to collaborate across functions and influence without authority. Adept at forging strong relationships and building effective partnerships. Strong analytical skills with experience in supply chain planning and advanced data analysis.

Committed to continuous improvement and excellence in business processes.

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 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 medical condition, citizenship, national origin, faith, family status and caring responsibilities, gender identity, sexual orientation, expression, and transgender status, protected veteran status, size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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