Demand Planner

2 days ago

South Brisbane, Australia Parmalat Australia Ltd Full time

Permanent full-time position offering competitive salary & Bonus
- Hybrid working model: 3 days in office, 2 days WFH
- #1 Dairy Global company with a portfolio of awesome market leading brands

**We are Lactalis Australia**

We are owned by the Lactalis Group, the world’s largest producer of dairy goods. With a range of more than 2,000 products, Lactalis is committed to playing a daily role in the health and well-being of consumers throughout the world, via the provision of nutritious dairy products - milk, cheese, yoghurt and other soft foods and beverages.

At the heart of our business locally, we have over 2,700 passionate employees, working closely and constructively with some 500 Australian farmers to produce the finest dairy products in the country.

Pillar brands such as Pauls, Oak, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia and President provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.

We are a growing global company that takes great pride in who we are. We are humble, proud and resilient. Our brands, people and know how define who we are. We provide a workplace that delivers the opportunity to drive your development and believe that true success comes from us. Collaboration, flexibility and diversity are pillars of our environment. With knowledge and experience we encourage you to make a difference

**About this Opportunity**

We are seeking a detail-oriented individual, with strong analytical and communication skills to join our team as a Demand Planner.

Reporting to the Demand Planning Manager, this Demand Planner role will be responsible for ensuring that high quality forecasts are developed. They will work cross-functionally to include critical inputs, such as promotions, growth and seasonality and communicate their forecasts to the wider organization in a clear and purposeful manner.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Develop accurate, high-quality forecasts by utilizing best-practice processes and sound business knowledge
- Improve forecast accuracy by effectively analysing sources of forecast error and implement solutions
- Foster cross-functional discussions to improve the quality and effective interpretation of inputs used to develop the demand forecast
- Own the consensus forecast processes for a category of products, ensuring strong participation from the Sales and Marketing departments, as well as other functions when appropriate
- Maintain close communication with supply planning counterparts to ensure harmonization of supply/demand balance
- Own the day to day forecast process to ensure that the appropriate issues have been resolved and consensus around the forecast achieved
- Leverage the Demand Planning processes to assist in development of Fiscal Year forecasts/ budgets during the business planning cycles
- Successfully communicate to broader organization forecast key assumptions, volumes, gaps, risks and opportunities for specified category
- Develop and publish key forecast accuracy metrics
- Identify areas of continuous improvement and recommend action plans
- 1-2 years of experience in a supply chain planning role, preferably in the FMCG industry
- High level of detail and accuracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical approach to problem solving that incorporate business acumen
- Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment to meet multiple deadlines
- ERP/MRP skills, particularly with Excel
- SAP APO knowledge beneficial but not mandatory

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