Inventory Planner

**Introduction**:
About us
At PharmaCare, we are dedicated to enriching people's lives through improved health and wellness. As an Australian born and built success story we are proud of our heritage and remain a 100% Australian owned and family operated business. We have built on our success at home, with sales and marketing operations in China and SE Asia, where we sell and market some of our well-known and trusted brands. These brands include Nature’s Way, Kids Smart, Bioglan, Sambucol, Redwin, Rosken, Norsca, Brut, Skin Doctors, Naturopathica, KP24, Promensil, BioMedica, Medlab and many more.
Our success comes from our performance led culture, and we want our people to succeed. We encourage ownership and integrity with an entrepreneurial flair. Based on the Northern Beaches we live the life we promote.
We are family owned with a global reach, our products are found in pharmacies, supermarkets, department and variety stores all over the world.
Extras we know you’ll love
- On-site 3 level gym with dedicated personal trainers and daily classes
- Full time barista with free coffee and free smoothies
- Generous monthly product allowance to support your health and wellbeing
- Paid parental leave, subsidised health and salary continuance insurance
- Flexible working hours
- Onsite parking
- Employee assistance/wellbeing initiatives
- Ongoing training and development programs
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**Description**:
About the role
As a planner you will be responsible for your own product portfolio. Your job will be to ensure adequate supply of product to service customer needs while minimising working inventory investment by assessing demand activity.
**Key responsibilities include**:
**Actively participate in Supply Review Meetings, including**:
Providing a Summary of each items stock and supply position
Providing detail of upcoming supply issues
Reviewing the supply plan for each product, placing purchasing orders, expediting or deferring orders as required
Problem solving inbound stock issues
Encourage open communication with each of their suppliers to get ahead of any upcoming supply issues
Provide suppliers with a rolling purchase forecast
Ensure suppliers are meeting the terms of their contracts, i.e. lead times, minimum component holding
Dual Source fully finished products from Approved Suppliers
Negotiate improved cost of goods with suppliers
Project manage new products from a supply perspective
Maintain critical inventory information in our online systems accurately:
Purchase prices
Lead times
MOQ
Purchase Order Due Dates
**Skills and Experiences**:
About you
Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar role
Intermediate - advanced excel skills
Relevant bachelors degrees in logistics, business, engineering or simililar
Strong time management and organisation skills
Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills
Solutions focused and adaptable
Enjoy problem solving