Assistant Demand & Supply Planning Manager

Assistant Demand & Supply Planning Manager

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.

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 Demand Planner for large markets or Demand Planning Manager for smaller markets at Reckitt, 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, understanding and interpreting market trends to predict demand with precision.

Your responsibilities

• Generate forecasts by reviewing historical trends, promotion calendar, and activities available from the commercial team.
• Drive discussion in meetings with the commercial team within the S&OP process to produce unbiased forecasts, gap identification or closure with sound facts and communicate supply constraints or business risks.
• Challenge forecasts when necessary based on trend analysis, MAPE & BIAS data, promotional and media phasing.
• Update, produce, and publish reports including the monthly forecast accuracy report, S&OP Gap initial and final reports. Provide SKU volumes to Finance for Business Forecasts and Plan.
• Ensure out of plan issues are communicated in advance using the S&OP process to allow business alignment with relevant action points to address the issues.
• Ensure agreed forecasts are communicated to suppliers/intercompany source points via company defined system (such as SNP, RapidResponse) for stock planning.
• Plan replenishment of product to maintain supply service levels.
• Work with warehouse/logistics to ensure stock arrival and availability.

The experience we're looking for

• University degree related to the field of Supply Chain or Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in supply/demand planning and determine priorities in a highly pressured working environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge on SAP APO, SNP is a must.
• Highly analytical and fact-based decision making.
• Able to work independently, think logically, challenge status quo, and consistently seek to improve current way of working.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a rapid change environment.
• Good understanding of the FMCG nature and business.
• Good interpersonal skills and strong command of both written and spoken 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.

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 recognize, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results.

Equality

We recognize 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.