Regional CP & EMO Planning Capability Excellence Senior 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

Reckitt is currently expanding its central planning functions as part of the Global Hyderabad Hub and is looking for individuals to help take the next step in the central planning maturity. Regional CP & EMO Planning Capability Excellence Senior Manager is part of the Regional Centre of Excellence team and plays a pivotal role within our supply chain process. We are looking for individuals who can bring in a fresh perspective on our operating model and implement industry’s best practices into the daily life of planners across Reckitt. Strong interpersonal & stakeholder management skills will be vital in this role, in order to bring a vision of central planning functions to life.

Your responsibilities

Collaborate closely with connected planners & external manufacturing planners to provide guidance, training, monitor process execution

Engage with cross-functional teams to align central planning processes with overall supply chain goals, ranging from materials management, production planning, RCCP, inventory management to demand planning

Support the global team in establishing global SOPs for the Connected planning & EMO function in alignment with Regional Senior Leadership

Execute the implementation of the SOPs within the region and measure the adoption of it, while governing process exceptions based on business needs

Define the long-term roadmap for central planning function evolution, including the way of collaborating with markets and factories in order to maximise Reckitt’s Supply function efficiency

Track and define the continuous improvement agenda on planning processes

Work with IT and Global CoE team to configure and optimize planning tools

Become a business representative in the process of defining priorities for system and process enhancements by collecting needs, assesing business cases and supporting the implementation

Be a reliable business partner by helping the Area to achieve the service, inventory and Supply chain losses KPIs by monitoring process adherence and advising on how to improve

The experience we're looking for

Minimum 5-7 years demand/supply planning experience

Solid knowledge of central supply/demand planning operations within a regional/global scope, with managerial experience overseeing multiple sites/markets

Ability to understand and explain complex issues/datasets + propose solutions

Ability to challenge constructively and confidently

Strong ability to develop high profile, influential and collaborative relationships across teams, functions and layers.

Good understanding of ERP/Supply & demand planning software (SAP ECC/APO, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, JDA)

Good understanding of demand, supply and production planning processes and their challenges

Fluent spoken & written English

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.