Strategic Demand Planner

If you are curious & creative, invested in not only your own success but also the growth of others, and believe in building the Great Australian Food Company, then you might be the one for us
- **Use your experience to strategically improve planning**
- **Great career opportunity within Bega Group and be a business partner to Executives**
- **Full time, permanent position based in Docklands - hybrid working.**

**About the role**

We currently have a position within our Strategic Planning team based at Docklands, for an experienced Demand Planner. The primary role of the Strategic Demand Planner is to develop a rolling +24 month commercial forecast which will enable visibility of long-term demand to operations and provides a financial forecast to drive the delivery of annual targets as part of the monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process. Key driver is creating and managing the true customer demand signals by which the organisation aligns supply chain and company resources.

The Strategic Demand planner enriches the demand view across Category & Channel against the Latest Forecast/Target through collaboration with cross functional teams focusing on gap closing and targets.

You will be working across our Bega Group portfolio. This role acts as a key liaison between the Commercial Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Supply functions.

**Responsibilities**
- Facilitate the Pre-Demand meetings and responsible to VOL and drivers of Net Sales rate/Cost discussions to understand the relationship between VOL to NSR & GMAS against the Latest Forecast (LFCST).
- Application of Demand Planning KPIs for root cause analysis and to drive improvements in accuracy and bias.
- Enrich Quarterly forecasting and Budgeting process through active and timely involvement on trends by category and customer, Sub Brand and Sub-Category
- Maintain demand planning systems to create accurate demand forecast that incorporates business and customer insights and market trends
- Develop, monitor and communicate Demand forecast reporting to cross functional stakeholders whilst driving continuous improvement

**About you**

You will be excited and driven by a fast-paced environment and be able to juggle conflicting priorities with ease This is a great opportunity to make an impact on the commercial performance.
- Strong stakeholder collaboration and influencing skills to deliver accurate and improved Demand Forecasting, process improvements and new and sustainable growth opportunities
- Experience in forecasting processes and systems
- Leveraging business metrics and category/customer insights to deliver forecast accuracy, Quarterly Forecasting and Budgeting
- Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel skills

**The Bega Story**
Bega Group is home to many trusted and iconic food and beverage brands. Whether it's VEGEMITE on toast, a Big M on the go or a Zooper Dooper on a hot day - you've probably grown up enjoying the iconic products we proudly manufacture every day at Bega. Being named in the _Top 10 Strongest Australian Brands of 2022 _**_, _**our vision is to become **The Great Australian Food Company**

Our growth story of becoming a successful ASX listed company with an annual turnover in excess of $3 billion and approximately 4,000 employees, is made possible by our dedicated workforce who live and breathe our values every day. We have a strong regional focus and proudly support the communities where we work, live and play. At Bega, we are proud of our heritage and will continue to build great opportunities to encourage our people to develop and thrive. Come and be a part of our success story as we continue to build The Great Australian Food Company

**Life at Bega**
Company culture and our values are very important to us. From flexible working arrangements and regular social catch ups, we're committed to fostering a supportive and agile work environment for our team.
- Join a dedicated, forward-thinking and innovative culture
- Grow with us, through opportunities for career development and progression
- Contribute by giving back to your community through charities we partner with
- Access to mental and physical health programs through our wellbeing portal and programs
- Enjoy excellent employee benefits, including flexible working, purchased leave options and salary continuance insurance

Our Docklands office is the hub for our corporate functions within the Bega Group. Freshly renovated and looking brand new, you'll enjoy lots of natural light and great facilities to take advantage of including a fully stocked fridge loaded with a range of Bega products We are right next door to Marvel stadium and some of Melbourne's best restaurants, cafes and bars.

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