Wine Sales and Operations Planning Specialist

1 week ago

Hawthorn East, Australia Liquorland Full time

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

**About the team**:
Coles Liquor is a trusted retailer with three iconic trading banners, Liquorland, First Choice Liquor Market and Vintage Cellars. Our purpose is to help adult Australians lead happier and healthier lives by drinking in a responsible and sustainable way. As a drink’s specialist, Coles Liquor hosts an extensive range of wines, spirits and beers and we are passionate about providing customers with local and relevant products.

Our knowledgeable Team Members serve customers through our network of more than 930 stores and ultra-convenient online sites, delivering on our commitment to provide accessible drink solutions for every occasion.

**About the role**:
As a result of significant growth, we have a newly created opportunity for a Wine Sales & Operations (S&OP) Specialist to join our Wine team. In this key position, you will be pivotal to the delivery of our Exclusive Wine Brand strategy & financial targets through the establishment & end to end management of the S&OP process across bulk & packaged wine. You will collaborate across the sourcing, marketing, trade planning & supply chain teams to deliver a sustainable forecasting & production model for our exclusive wines.

You’ll also:

- Lead S&OP process forums to ensure a clear view of the business planning horizons
- Drive the creation of process and tools that assess & resolve/communicate issues which may lead to supply shortfalls or excess stock & support projects which will eliminate root cause
- Overlay vintage manufacture quantity against sales tracking & forecasting
- Be accountable for the working capital bulk wine & packaged stock budget, ensuring weekly reporting is completed, forecasts communicated & clear plan to reduce tock levels when budgets are exceeded
- Once fully established, lead monthly S&OP process forum to ensure a clear view of the business planning horizons
- Overlay vintage manufacture quantity against sales tracking & forecast
- Coordinate areas relevant to S&OP in relation to product portfolio changes, NPD, product deletions & product life cycle
- Identify, manage, & resolve project risks and issues removing obstacles and barriers to progress
- Influence culture of continuous process improvement with key stakeholders.
- Optimise forecasting of business and supplier requirements to ensure store availability and optimal sales.

**About you and your skills**:
You will have proven success in building a business process model & bringing it to operational excellence, as well as exposure to production budgets and working capital constraints.

You’ll also need:

- Proven experience in a Sales & Operations Planning role, as well as comprehensive practical experience within inventory planning, replenishment, allocation, and sound knowledge of end-to-end supply chain
- Proven commercial success and strong commercial acumen
- Experience in driving organisational change and influencing key business partners
- Passion for the product (wine, beer, spirits or ready to drink), previous knowledge or experience within the Liquor industry will be strongly considered
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team with a common goal

With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

Job ID: 79816

Employment Type: Full time

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