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Demand Planner - East Africa

Reckitt

Nairobi, Kenya

Posted on Jun 24, 2025

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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

Dive into the dynamic world of supply chain management as a Junior Demand Planner at Reckitt. This is your chance to apply your analytical skills and business accumen to make impactful decisions that drive our brand forward. Be at the core of ensuring our products not only meet but exceed customer expectations. Your role is essential to the smooth delivery of our leading consumer products, and you'll have the opportunity to tackle meaningful projects that improve our processes and efficiency.

Your responsibilities

Support monthly S&OP cycle meetings through utilizing distributor data and forecast validation to
calculate a future view shipment plan total company.
Own data, tools and processes and drive until it's fully aligned within the company.
Support business with clear understanding of performance of owned brands/categories
Highlight risks & opportunities and fully support commercial business to deliver the targets aligned.
Ensure inventory levels are at optimum level without risking customer service.
Manage product life cycle and support SKU Complexity reduction.
Track and drive improvement of core KPIs across East Africa.
Drive continuous improvement of planning processes and tools to positively impact on all set KPI's
Maintenance and distribution of all related and applicable planning reports and scorecards
Support the S&OP process as analysis and ensure coordination of key meetings and deadlines.

The experience we're looking for

An aptitude for building strong, productive relationships.
Experience with planning systems and an affinity for technology.
Excellent numerical and problem-solving skills.
An eagerness to learn and grow within supply chain planning and logistics management.
A proactive attitude towards business process improvement.
Advanced in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Must be highly analytical and data-driven.
High attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Organized and able to prioritize effectively.
Able to work in a fast-paced environment.

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business accumen, 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.

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.