Demand & Supply Planning Manager

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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**:

- Are you ready to become the cornerstone of our supply chain, ensuring our customers get what they need when they need it? As a Demand Planning Manager for Malaysia at Reckitt, your expertise will drive our production, purchasing, and provide invaluable insights into our supply dynamics. In this strategic role, you are the maestro of data, understanding and interpreting market trends to predict demand with precision. Join us and be part of a dynamic team where your passion for excellence will shape the future of our global supply chain.**Your responsibilities**:

- Manage the overall demand planning and S&OP requirements for assigned Business Unit including input to Plan and Forecast preparation. Responsible for Forecast Accuracy.
- Lead the BU S&OP process, ensure regular scheduled meetings occur and ensure quality data on past performance and future forecast is available for S&OP review.
- Deliver the area defined inventory target.
- Proposing of changes to stock parameters considering MOQ and safety stock for Area approval.
- Inventory management, including management of obsolescence.
- Manage promotional inventory requirements and seasonal changes to inventory holdings.
- Plan replenishment of product to maintain supply service levels, regular reporting of all business related and customer related KPI’s.
- Establish strong working relationships with marketing, sales, other key stakeholders in order to achieve the best service level.
- Planning of Supply Finished Goods Purchased to suppliers/intercompany and definition of an appropriate inventory strategy to achieve the desired service level.
- Responsible for people management in the areas such as performance management, development plan and capabilities up-skilling.

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

- Degree in finance, supply, statistical science or Operations or any relevant field.
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience in supply / demand planning and determine priorities in a highly pressured working environment.
- Strong experience in driving S&OP process.
- Experience in manufacturing, logistics or sales will be an added advantage.
- Knowledge in SAP APO SNP and MS Office and Excel.
- Possess strong interpersonal and analytical skills with attention to details.
- Results-oriented and proactive mindset.
- Has good interpersonal skills and strong command of both written and spoken English.

**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 a