Connected Planner Africa

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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 Connected Planner is a critical supply chain professional responsible for ensuring efficient and effective planning processes. S/He bridges the gap between demand and supply, optimizing inventory, service levels, and cost management, serving as the representative of the Category/Region. As the face of the Connected Planning Team, S/He collaborates across functions, regions, and layers.

**Your responsibilities**:
The main purpose of the Connected Planner is to enable sustainable best-in-class service levels, cost management, and optimal inventory through efficient tools, transparent communication, and cross-functional alignment. The Connected Planner holds several critical accountabilities within the supply chain domain. The role encompasses full ownership of supply plans for a specific category/region, spanning both internal and external manufacturing. S/He collaborates globally with Site Planning Leads to ensure seamless supply continuity and maximize service levels to the market. Additionally, the Connected Planner chairs supply review meetings specific to their category/region, proactively manages service levels, and takes decisive actions regarding distressed SKUs to prevent stockouts. Producing stock tunnel reports for markets and sites, setting and executing inventory targets, and conducting scenario planning for supply-demand balance are also part of their responsibilities. Their ability to negotiate targets, track key performance indicators, and foster collaborative relationships across teams and functions contributes significantly to the organization’s success.

**Key Outputs**
- Accurate supply plans
- Seamless supply continuity
- Clear stock tunnel reports
- Adherence to inventory targets
- Scenario analysis for decision-making

**Metrics**
- Service levels (e.g., fill rate, on-time delivery)
- Inventory turnover
- Forecast accuracy
- Distress SKU management

**Key Stakeholders**
- Collaboration across markets, factories, and copackers
- Reporting and alignment to Connected Planning Leads
- Leveraging disruptive concepts with Centre of Excellence Teams
- End-to-end supply chain optimization with Manufacturing and Demand Planning Teams

**The experience we're looking for**:
**Functional**:

- Supply systems/tools knowledge
- Demand/supply planning expertise - 2-5 years of experience in supply planning in FMCG business
- Capacity planning or Forecasting understanding
- Governance and stakeholder management

**Technical**:

- SAP, Kinaxis RR and JDE ERP systems familiarity
- Analytical abilities for complex data
- Presentation and reporting proficiency

**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 recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

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