Snr Materials Planner

In brief

**Overview** The role of Senior Materials Planner at Reckitt is responsible for ensuring the timely availability of raw and packaging materials to support the factory production plan. This position leverages Kinaxis Rapid Response to plan material requirements, monitor constraints, and provide visibility of risks, ensuring materials are available in the correct quantity and at the right time while optimizing inventory and minimizing production disruptions. **What you will do** Key responsibilities include: * Planning raw and packaging material requirements using Kinaxis Rapid Response based on the production plan and ensuring their availability to support manufacturing schedules. * Monitoring and proactively resolving material shortages to avoid line stoppages. * Managing material inventory levels in line with service and working capital targets, including monitoring and reducing slow-moving and obsolete materials (SLOB), and maintaining appropriate planning parameters (safety stock, lead times, MOQ). * Coordinating with Procurement and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials, tracking supplier performance, lead times, and delivery adherence, and escalating supply risks and delays impacting production. * Aligning closely with Production/Manufacturing and Supply Planning to ensure material availability supports the agreed production plan. * Identifying material supply risks and constraints within Kinaxis Rapid Response, developing mitigation plans to protect production and service levels, and supporting scenario planning. * Maintaining accurate material master data and planning parameters in Kinaxis Rapid Response and ERP systems, ensuring data integrity for planning and reporting, and leveraging system insights to support decision-making. * Contributing to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as material availability (no line stoppages due to shortages), inventory levels and working capital, SLOB, supplier delivery performance (OTIF), and adherence to the production plan. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * 2–5 years’ experience in material planning, supply planning, or factory operations. * Experience in a FMCG / manufacturing environment (preferred). * Experience using Kinaxis Rapid Response, SAP, or similar planning tools. * Strong understanding of production and supply chain processes. * Strong analytical skills. * Planning and problem-solving capabilities. * Risk management. * Meticulous and attention to detail. * Data accuracy. * Excellent communication. * Stakeholder alignment skills. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for an individual with 2-5 years of experience in material planning, supply planning, or factory operations, ideally within a FMCG or manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have practical experience with planning tools such as Kinaxis Rapid Response or SAP, possess a strong understanding of production and supply chain processes, and demonstrate robust analytical, planning, and problem-solving abilities. Essential skills include meticulous attention to detail, a focus on data accuracy, effective risk management, excellent communication, and strong stakeholder alignment capabilities. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/snr-materials-planner-reckitt Source: myjobmag

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