Demand Planning Manager

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
As a Demand Planning Manager, you'll play a critical role in driving accurate demand forecasts and aligning cross-functional teams to ensure optimal supply chain performance. This role serves as a strategic partner to Sales, Marketing, Production Planning, and Customer Service, ensuring business objectives are met through data-driven planning and collaboration.

Your responsibilities

• Manage and mentor demand and supply forecasting team members to maintain high KPI performance in areas such as forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and customer service
• Own and lead the S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) process, reporting key insights and recommendations to senior management
• Manage and maintain demand forecasts across all product lines using tools such as SAP, Kinaxis, Power BI
• Managing financial and supply KPIs, including budget oversight for FI, WHS, and EMB
• Lead the creation and management of enterprise-wide consensus forecasts at the SKU level for assigned brands and business units
• Analyse consumer behaviour, trade promotions, run rates, seasonality, and market trends in collaboration with Sales and Marketing teams
• Utilize demand planning software and root cause analysis to recommend corrective actions, manage obsolescence, and drive continuous improvement
• Facilitate monthly demand planning meetings with Trade Marketing and Marketing teams to align forecasts and business strategies
• Act as the senior liaison for all supply-related matters, ensuring seamless communication between departments
• Oversee the transition of EPDs (End of Product Development) and ensure timely launches of NPDs (New Product Development)
• Responsible for standard costing calculations of imported finished goods
• Manage supply losses, including factory write-offs, and oversee obsolescence and broker sales

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. A master's degree is an advantage
• Minimum 5 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain, or forecasting roles within a global organization
• Systems Knowledge: SAP, Kinaxis, Power BI Advanced Excel skill required, experience with BI tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with experience in data modelling, forecasting techniques, and variance analysis
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage direct reports, experience in mentoring and developing talent.
• Fluent in English and Hebrew

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Relationship management, Business acumen, Productivity management, Logistics management, Project management, Improve business processes, Advanced analytics, Data analytics, Manufacturing excellence, Demand planning.

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.