Materials Planner

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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.

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.

As a Material Planner you will be responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate supply of raw materials, components, and packaging required to support production schedules. This role coordinates with Procurement, Production, Warehouse, and Suppliers to balance inventory levels, minimize cost, and maintain uninterrupted manufacturing operations.

• Develop and maintain material requirement plans (MRP) aligned with the production schedule.
• Review MRP signals and adjust purchase or transfer orders to ensure adequate material availability.
• Analyze demand fluctuations and adjust planning parameters as needed (lead time, safety stock, min/max levels).
• Monitor inventory levels to avoid stockouts, excess, and obsolescence.
• Perform root-cause analysis on inventory discrepancies or service failures.
• Support cycle counts and inventory accuracy initiatives.
• Communicate forecasts, order confirmations, and delivery requirements to suppliers.
• Resolve issues related to delivery delays, quality concerns, or quantity discrepancies.
• Track supplier performance and escalate risks impacting supply continuity.
• Maintain accurate planning data in SAP or other ERP systems (lead times, lot sizes, BOM changes).
• Generate material status reports and KPIs (service level, inventory turns, slow-moving stock).
• Support system transitions or master data updates as required.

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

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.

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, or related field, or equivalent experience

2–5 years in material planning, production planning, or supply chain operations

Proficiency in Excel, data analysis tools, and strong computer skills (spreadsheets, charts, graphs)

Solid working knowledge of MRP systems (Kinaxis preferred) and strong SAP expertise in production planning and inventory management

Experience in FMCG and/or pharmaceutical or related industries

Background in production planning, component planning, vendor scheduling, line scheduling, and capacity management

Understanding of pharmaceutical document systems

Strong planning, prioritization, organization, and attention to detail

Ability to make data‑driven decisions and adapt in fast‑paced environments

Strong communication, influencing ability, and cross‑functional collaboration

Skilled in supplier relationship management and building constructive business relationships

Decisive, self‑motivated, and able to work independently

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