Production Planner

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.

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. 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.

Role Location - Hull, HU8 7DS

Our mid term Production Planner is responsible for the planning of their respective production cells. They are the primary point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders for the site for any queries related to their assigned cells in that time frame. Their primary objectives and KPI’s are:

• Pack Fill Rate
• Capacity Utilisation
• Management and de-bottlenecking
• Scenario planning
• Intervention Management
• Portfolio Lifecycle Management

Your responsibilities include:

• Own current week +7 plan to the end of IBP Horizon period - considering labour and demand signal fluctuations vs fixed costs and plan numbers highlighting any projected increases or decreases.
• Sole point of contact for any changes/amendments to be made in Production and Processing plans.
• Ensure master data for new products are set up prior to critical path deadlines for production and material order to flow.
• Contribute to New Product Development (NPD) project meetings.
• Review of processing area ensuring capacity for production plan and flag any debottlenecking opportunities for the finished goods plan.
• Manage inventory to optimise safety stock targets for Finished Goods.
• Participate in Line speed and OEE review based on latest 12 weeks data.
• Maintain checks for Capacity Demand ratio.
• Prepare slide deck for participation in monthly Operational Review meetings.
• Coordinate with materials’ scheduler for any long term material availability constraint.
• Lead and ensure that all planned outages are built into the factory plan.

The experience we’re looking for:

• Educated to A Level standard (or equivalent experience).
• Experience of Planning/Procurement for 5 years (ideally in an FMCG environment).
• Detailed knowledge of best in class planning processes.
• Detailed knowledge of MRP process & systems (SAP / JDE, Rapid Response / Kinaxis preferred).
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple activities and respond to changing priorities.
• Cost Mindset – Service and Performance.
• Ability to make timely decisions based on logical assumptions, factual information & consideration of resources, constraints & organisation values.
• Achievement focused and able to work in a direct and often pressurised environment.
• Experience of working as part of a multifunctional team with the ability to influence and challenge others.

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, 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.

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.