Production Planner
Reckitt
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Wilson, NC, USA
USD 66k-100k / year + Equity
Posted on Jul 11, 2025
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
Are you ready to take the reins in a fast-paced, high-impact environment where precision meets innovation? We're looking for a dynamic Production Planner to drive the pulse of our manufacturing process—from finished goods to the packaging that brings them to life. In this critical role, you'll orchestrate everything from reviewing MRP data and generating work and purchase orders to fine-tuning production schedules and keeping logistics humming. Your strategic insights will help maintain a stellar 99%+ pack fill rate, streamline inventory at Logistics Centers, and ensure that our products flow seamlessly to customers.
With responsibilities that span planning upstream and packaging production, coordinating product changes, and collaborating across teams—from Customer Service to Logistics—your influence will be felt in every shipment delivered. Success in this role is measured in tangible wins: pack fill rate targets met, inventory reductions achieved, and production volumes optimized.
Your responsibilities
- Review MRP data daily. Create and reschedule W/O's accordingly.
- Maintain proper MRP planning code: safety stock, lead-times, planning fences, order policies, and batch min/max quantities.
- Coordinate requirements for finished goods production and seek to optimize pack fill rate and finished goods inventory
- Coordinate with Manufacturing, Material Planning, Logistics and Planning on any product changes, and new product introductions.
- Plan rework, or process purges for rejected material.
- Coordinates with Demand Planning and Materials Planning on discontinuation of finished goods.
- Coordinate with bulk planner/scheduler on bulk availability.
- Work with Material Planners to coordinate production schedule with packaging material availability.
- Participates in selection of new hires to department.
- Participates in determination of department goals.
- Monitor material availability and schedule test runs for new products.
- Resolve forecast deviation issues with Demand Planning.
- Report on out of stock and distressed SKUs each week to Demand Planning and Customer Service.
- Stay in constant communication with Demand Planning and Project Management to be aware of changes, strategies, promotions, new products, etc. that effect SKU's planned.
The experience we're looking for
- AS degree preferred + minimum 2 years in Manufacturing, Planning, or Purchasing
- FMCG or pharmaceutical experience preferred
- Proficient in MRP (Kinaxis preferred), SAP (Super User level), SCP processes
- Strong grasp of manufacturing, machine capabilities, production planning
- Skilled in line/vendor scheduling, capacity planning, procurement
- Advanced in spreadsheets, charts, planning software
- Strong communicator and influencer with a customer and team focus able to build effective cross-functional relationships
- Organized, decisive, self-motivated
- Proven track record in inventory management, schedule creation, issue resolution
- Understanding of pharmaceutical documentation systems a plus
The skills for success
Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Management.
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.
Salary Range
USD $66,000.00 - $100,000.00
Hiring Range: 66,000 - 83,000
Pay Transparency
The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year. Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.
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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