Demand & Supply Planner (fixed-term) City: Budapest **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 Demand & Supply Planner you will be responsible for planning the supply of externally & internally manufactured products to deliver exceptional customer service of quality product within challenging financial and logistics targets. You will manage the day-to-day relationship with the manufacturing suppliers. You will be responsible for maintaining sales forecast in the system according to agreements made on monthly forecasting meetings with the sales department. **To our new colleague, we provide a fixed-term contract for a maximum of 2 years.** **Your responsibilities** • Primary link to the company owned factories and external co-packers, located in and outside Europe, supplying the given brands to the HU & ADR region • Plan replenishment of product to maintain supply service levels • Agree production/delivery plan with suppliers to maintain supply service levels • Management of supplier relationships • Operate with Optimum working capital on finished goods as defined in safety stock Policy (MOQ, safety stock) • Minimalize extra cost of transport operating cost effective way during inbound • Verify freshness and shelf life left of the stock, in line with customer expectations • Run monthly forecast meetings with the sales department • Analyze forecast accuracy and propose corrective actions • Analyze sales and market trends and propose actions to improve forecast accuracy • Maintain agreed sales forecast in the system • Lead continuous improvement projects for the demand planning operations **The experience we're looking for** • University or College Degree in a business-related subject • Fluent English and Hungarian • At least 2 years of experience in Demand and/or Supply or related planning, ideally in a fast-paced environment • Be able to understand and use planning systems (e.g.: Kinaxis Rapid Response, SAP) • Demonstrates understanding and use of relationship building and collaborative planning with third party suppliers • Ability to work in a multifunctional, multicultural environment • Be able to apply appropriate problem-solving techniques to evaluate and resolve operational issues **The skills for success** Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Forecast, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics. **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. **Job Segment:** Counseling, Nutrition, Healthcare