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.

About the role

The Connected Planner Analyst is a supply chain professional responsible for ensuring efficient and effective planning processes. They bridge the gap between demand and supply, optimizing inventory, service levels, and cost management, serving as the representative of the Region. As the face of the Connected Planning Team, collaborate across functions, regions, and layers.

ESSENTIAL HOME

With a trusted portfolio of world-class Air Care, Surface, Laundry and Pest Control products, the Essential Home team’s purpose is to Make a House Your Home. Fuelling this newly formed business and leadership team is a diverse and inclusive culture for all. Together, we’re shaping a team with a founder mentality: that listens and learns, and that is entrepreneurial, agile, and action oriented.
With high-quality brands such as Air Wick, Cillit Bang, Calgon and Mortein, now is an exciting time to join a dynamic company full of purpose, pace and energy, that will create a truly unique learning and career opportunity for all.

Your responsibilities

The key accountabilities of the Connected Planner are to ensure internal and external customer demands and finished goods inventory targets are met by working closely with factory planning contacts. Consolidating customer requirements and aligning production and delivery schedules based on agreed customer demands and production capabilities with factories. Utilising Reckitt’s Planning systems to manage external production capacity and feed supply risks and opps into the market IBP process. Additionally, the Connected Planner Analyst proactively manages service levels, and takes decisive actions regarding distressed SKUs to prevent stockouts. Reviewing stock tunnel reports for markets, setting and executing inventory targets, and conducting scenario planning for supply-demand balance are also part of their responsibilities. RCCP tracking as well as effective projects management are part of weekly drumbeat for Connected Planning in order to deliver desired targets. Their ability to negotiate targets, track key performance indicators, prepare different supply analysis and foster collaborative relationships across teams and functions contributes significantly to the organization’s success.

Your responsibilities

• Short-, mid- and long-term production plan aligned to market demand
• OOS & Distress action plan definition and communication
• Inventory tunnel reporting and optimisation for the copackers in scope
• Adherence to inventory targets
• Scenario analysis for decision-making

The experience we're looking for

Functional:

• Previous experience in Planning or Procurement
• Resource Planning and Inventory Management
• Effective risk management and issue resolution

Technical:

• MS Office & ERP software literate, Rapid Response knowledge preferred
• Data Analysis and Reporting (PowerBI, Excel)
• Root Cause Analysis Techniques

Behaviour:

• Effective Communication
• Result-Oriented and Resilient
• Collaboration and Relationship Building
• Logical Thinking and Problem-Solving

The skills for success

Supply Chain, Planning, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Management, Inventory management, Data Analysis, Reporting

What we offer

Equality