Supply Planner

Overview

Grade 5 | Location: Rhodes, Sydney, AU | 12 months contract

Internal application close: 26 September 2025
Hiring Manager: Richard Gowe

For more information or confidential enquiries, contact Faiza Khan. nestlé encourages promotion from within. Applications should only be submitted after being sighted by your manager.

The Opportunity

This is a 12 months contract role.

Nestlé enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s largest FMCG companies and we are driven by our purpose - enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards and recognition we extend to every member of our 5,000-strong Oceania workforce. Nestlé Oceania supports a culture of diversity and inclusion in all that we do.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Oceania Business as an Inter Market Supply Planner. Your role will be focused on planning and ensuring stock availability based on our Customer’s need to drive the growth of our within the relevant Business Unit.

A day in the life

Nestlé operates one of the largest supply chain networks in the Oceania region. Our teams are cohesively supported by global tools, local expertise and cutting-edge technology such as GS1 and SAP.

Key responsibilities

- Contribute to consistently achieve sustainable Supply Planning KPI targets across ANZ
- Maintain a robust product level supply plan over an 18-month horizon in SAP APO
- Analyse exceptions and drive realistic, achievable supply plans
- Analyse and effectively communicate relevant information to our Demand and Customer teams
- Monitor shipping lead times and ensure SAP accuracy for freight planning
- Maintain optimal inventory levels and freshness
- Play a critical role in our innovation and renovation launches
- Find solutions to supply exceptions
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and optimise performance

What you will need to be successful

- Customer-centric mindset and focus on achieving targeted customer order fulfilment and service levels
- FMCG experience preferred
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Passion to collaboratively work with our global Nestlé affiliate suppliers and/or 3rd party suppliers to deliver optimum availability
- Inter-market Supply Planning experience
- Understanding of Order to Cash principles
- SAP experience will be highly desirable; strong communication skills are a necessity
- Experience in stakeholder management, influencing and interpersonal skills
- Proactive, thorough and detailed with a high level of relationship building
- Driven, results-focused team member ready to collaborate and remove obstacles to protect supply and deliver availability
- Exposure to LEAN practices and continuous improvement initiatives
- Problem solver, inquisitive, proactive and strong in implementing sustainable solutions
- Understanding of customer requirements, inventory management and process improvements
- Strong Excel and analytical skills

Benefits

- Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
- Varied career experiences and personalised development support
- Wellbeing benefits including vaccinations and health insurance discounts
- Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and program
- Paid parental and partner leave
- Purchase Leave Scheme
- Volunteering leave, Sports leave, Emergency Services leave
- Discounted gym memberships
- Discounted Nestlé products
- Novated Leasing
- Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation

Our Story

Nestlé enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s largest FMCG companies and a leader in nutrition, health and wellness. Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards and recognition we extend to every member of our 5000-strong Oceania workforce.

You can realise your full potential at Nestlé, working among the leading teams in nutrition, health and wellness. As part of a global network, you can use your skills to influence others and make a positive impact where you own a piece of the action.

At Nestlé, you will work in a supportive environment where your ideas and points of view will be championed by a collaborative team. Together, we will drive the strength of our brands, the quality of our products, and the future of our business.

At Nestlé, you can make a difference to millions of lives, every single day. As a large, global company that’s driven by purpose, you and your team can add your piece of legacy of creating a better, healthier future.

In return you will have the chance to work with an outstanding team, and build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

Applicants must have full Australian working rights

#J-18808-Ljbffr