Snr Materials Planner

City: Johannesburg

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

The Material Planner is responsible for ensuring the timely availability of raw and packaging materials to support the factory production plan. The role leverages Kinaxis Rapid Response to plan material requirements, monitor constraints, and provide visibility of risks. It ensures materials are available in the right quantity and at the right time, while optimising inventory and minimising production disruptions.

Your responsibilities

Material Planning & Availability

• Plan raw and packaging material requirements based on the production plan using Kinaxis Rapid Response.

• Ensure material availability to support manufacturing schedules.

• Monitor and resolve material shortages proactively to avoid line stoppages.

Inventory Management

• Manage material inventory levels in line with service and working capital targets.

• Monitor and reduce slow-moving and obsolete materials (SLOB).

• Maintain appropriate planning parameters (safety stock, lead times, MOQ)

Supplier & Procurement Coordination

• Work with Procurement and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials.

• Track supplier performance, lead times, and delivery adherence.

• Escalate supply risks and delays impacting production

Factory & Supply Alignment

Align closely with:

• Production / Manufacturing.

• Supply Planning.

• Ensure material availability supports the agreed production plan

Risk Management & Scenario Planning

• Identify material supply risks and constraints within Kinaxis Rapid Response.

• Develop mitigation plans to protect production and service levels.

• Support scenario planning to evaluate supply risks and alternatives.

System & Data Management

• Maintain accurate material master data and planning parameters in Kinaxis Rapid Response and ERP systems.

• Ensure data integrity for planning and reporting.

• Leverage system insights to support decision-making.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Material availability (no line stoppages due to shortages).

• Inventory levels and working capital.

• SLOB (Slow Moving & Obsolete materials).

• Supplier delivery performance (OTIF).

• Adherence to production plan

The experience we're looking for

• 2–5 years’ experience in material planning, supply planning, or factory operations.

• Experience in FMCG / manufacturing environment preferred.

• Experience using Kinaxis Rapid Response, SAP, or similar planning tools.

• Strong understanding of production and supply chain processes.

The skills for success

Strong analytical skills, planning and problem-solving capabilities, risk management, meticulous, attention to detail, data accuracy, excellent communication, stakeholder alignment skills.

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.

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