Regional Factory Planning Capability Excellence Expert

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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**:

- Factory Planning Capability Owner role plays pivotal within supply chain process by assessing respective processes for opportunities for continuous improvement and standardisation, and taking the ownership for the Factory Planning process area within supply chain planning, providing both process and tech best practice. Factory Planning capability owner is responsible for the capability build/upskilling of planners within the region of their responsibility.

**Your responsibilities**:

- Factory Planning Capability Owner is the driving force behind optimizing planning processes within the factories. Is responsible for Standard Operating Procedures creation, sign off and deployment across the region of responsibilty.
- Drives continuously to enhance planning performance metrics, from production compliance to on-time delivery.
- Serves as a bridge between process expertise and technological implementation, maximizing the benefits of recent technology investments. Factory Planning Capability Owner’s accountabilities span process leadership, capability building, efficient planning, troubleshooting, and minor system configuration.
- Collaborates with factory planners, supply chain teams, and technology experts to drive excellence in production & materials planning, assesses current process maturity level in each location and prepares plans on how to bring the maturity level to the maximum possible efficiency and compliance to the global standards.
- Collaborate with Connected Planning, Production planners, and Operations Teams to ensure smooth processes
- Collaborate closely with factory planners to provide guidance, training, and troubleshoot issues
- Align on SOPs for the Factory Planning Area with Senior Leadership and establishing strategic priority for the FP community
- Work with IT and system experts to configure and optimize demand planning tools

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

- With 6+ years of relevant experience and in-depth knowledge of E2E planning processes.
- Practical experience in production and supply planning & Factory Planning within the FMCG industry.
- Project management skills.
- Understanding of Kinaxis Rapid Response / IBP is a plus.

**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.

**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 c