VMI 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

The VMI Manager is responsible for the management of customer inventory replenishment and demand forecasts at the unique item level throughout the product lifecycle, leveraging Reckitt’s Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes and customer‑specific tools. This customer‑facing role drives day‑to‑day Supply Chain execution while supporting customer in‑stock targets, inventory objectives, and fill rate performance, ensuring alignment with overall Reckitt Supply Strategies.

In this role, you will directly benefit our customers by minimizing excess inventory while maximizing consumer sales and on‑shelf availability. You will support joint success by acting as a key liaison and stakeholder between Reckitt and the customer, ensuring accurate baseline and promotional forecasts and translating customer needs into executable supply plans. This role is pivotal in bringing customer and brand strategies to life, requiring strong end‑to‑end supply chain knowledge, cross‑functional collaboration, and clear, concise communication between internal and external stakeholders.

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

Your responsibilities

• Optimize customer replenishment performance to deliver in‑stock targets, inventory health, fill rates, and joint business objectives, managing item‑level demand and inventory across the product lifecycle using IBP and customer tools
• Lead customer collaboration and performance reviews, including weekly meetings to assess KPIs, identify opportunities, and provide clear, data‑driven recommendations
• Drive insight‑led decision making by analyzing multiple data sources, highlighting forecast exceptions and risks, and communicating actionable insights to Sales, Demand Planning, and key stakeholders
• Lead and develop VMI capabilities, managing improvement projects, enhancing tools and reporting, and coaching team members to strengthen analytical thinking, customer engagement, and supply chain efficiency

The experience we're looking for

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in Supply Chain Management, or another business-related field
• Strong Analytical and decision-making skills
• Strong oral, written, and presentation communication skills
• Ability to work across multiple groups to achieve targeted goals
• Demonstrate the ability to take ownership and implement effective change
• Strong computer skills, particularly in Outlook, Teams, PowerBI, and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• 4+ years of Supply Chain experience

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business accumen, 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.

US salary ranges

USD $94,000.00 - $118,000

US 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 [email protected]. 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.