Global Demand Planning Capability 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. 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

The Capability Team is in place to ensure the evolution of process and technology and ensure Reckitt is getting the most out of its recent technology investment. They are process experts, leading continuous improvement and standardisation. They are accountable for the capability build/upskilling of demand planner by supporting regional COE teams in the training process.

• Take ownership for the Demand Planning process area within supply chain planning, providing both process and tech best practice
• Responsible for the business process documentation related to demand planning
• Accountable for training, coaching and capability building for all regional COE team
• Accountable for the onboarding of new resources. Design training materials regarding their respective process
• Assess respective processes for opportunities for continual improvement e.g. Improve baseline forecast accuracy, enrichment accuracy and consensus accuracy through best practice
• Ensure 24 month horizon and NPDs are forecasted accurately
• Global DP Capability manager plays a role of product owner for Maestro DP and as such is involved in the PI Planning (planning of activities related to development of system enhancements), collecting and evaluating user stories raised by the users in the markets and in the hubs and play a role of bridge between the end/super users and the system architects.
• Conduct on-site / in-market / in-hub visits to ensure the process is being carried out correctly and consult on how it can be improved e.g. Demand capability will have ownership of the process both in the IMEX and the Hub and be responsible for troubleshooting issues across the E2E.
• Support the preparation for financial planning snapshots
• Troubleshooting system / Minor configuration of system

• Minimum 6+ years of relevant experience in Demand Planning.
• In-depth knowledge of planning processes in FMCG industry or similar
• Good understanding of the planning/forecasting system (Kinaxis, SAP APO, or similar)
• Actual planning experience in business (8 years in various planning roles, specifically in demand planning)
• Strong interpersonal skills with a passion for development
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong ability to develop high profile, influential and collaborative relationships across teams, functions and layers
• Strong presentation, communication and inter-personal skills

Demand Planning, Supply Planning. SCM, Kinaxis Rapid Response, SAP APO, Supply Chain Management, Forecasting, Supply Analytics, Supply Transformation

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.