IBP Demand Planning Specialist

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

Dive into the dynamic world of supply chain management as a IBP Demand Planning Specialist at Reckitt. This is your chance to apply your analytical skills and business accumen to make impactful decisions that drive our brand forward. Be at the core of ensuring our products not only meet but exceed customer expectations. Your role is essential to the smooth delivery of our leading consumer products, and you'll have the opportunity to tackle meaningful projects that improve our processes and efficiency.

Your Responsibilities

Responsible for analyzing and consolidating high-quality data to feed the demand forecast for innovation as a result of integrated business planning (IBP). The main key activities include identifying demand initiatives, customer information (Sell In, Sell Out, and Inventory), and data analysis by distribution channel by brand, as well as preparing the KPIs involved in the IBP process to identify gaps in advance in order to establish action plans to achieve CAM Business objectives. Gather and transform the CARCA databases to distribute them regionally and provide insights.

• Reconcile and upload IBP reconciliation (after MBR) to APO systems
• Create and share statistical reports for the sales, finance, MSF and marketing team, using the Power BI tool to provide fast and reliable access to information
• Create and share MBR Execution Rates report for sales, finance, MSF, and marketing team, using Power BI tool to provide fast and reliable access to information
• Reconcile and upload LATAM files with IBP cycle information. (Amounts of sales and tons of sell out and sell in, WOI and actual projections and valuation of net sales in COP and USD)
• Reconcile and upload monthly net sales accuracy and forecast error report – wmape -- (LATAM files)
• Prepare, analyze and communicate the WOI report, finding the main variations and opportunities against the objectives
• Support for the consolidation and development of IBP decks (pre-align. IR, MBR, etc.)
• Communicate once a month to each non-attendee MBR stakeholder the decisions and plan for the coming months (locally) – (ie kams, finance, supply etc.)
• Weekly monitoring of sales against IBP - consumption estimates - in order to generate root cause analysis of the main deviations
• Adjustment of series according to decisions made after each meeting of the IBP
• Value addition analysis for each series reviewed in the IBP process (quarterly). Check which of the different series (Marketing, Sales or Statistics) is more accurate and adds more value to the process
• SKU planning master data setup with required parameters
• Suggest, together with the Supply services and based on the Forecast, the distribution of precarious products due to the Factory situation to Markets that are most affected by the low stock of products

The Experience We'Re Looking For

• - An aptitude for building strong, productive relationships.
• - Experience with planning systems and an affinity for technology.
• - Strong numerical and problem-solving skills.
• - Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related.
• - Knowledge or interest in analytics and data-driven decision-making.
• - A proactive attitude towards business process improvement.

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.