Head of Integrated Business Planning

Competitive salary package with excellent employee perks
- Located in Mentone with flexibile and hybrid work arrangements
- Work for a true industry leader with a strong growth trajectory

**The Business**
Patties Food Group, founded in 1966 as a family-owned cake shop in Lakes Entrance, Victoria, has grown into a leading Australian manufacturer and supplier of pies, frozen savouries, meals, and desserts. Our portfolio includes iconic brands like Four’N Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, and Nanna’s. We’ve recently expanded to international markets, exporting to Japan and the USA, and operate seven manufacturing plants across Australia and New Zealand. Our core values of courage, trust, integrity, and ownership guide our growth, and this is where great people like you come in

**The Role**
Pattie’s we are redefining how our business operates in today’s fast-paced world. We believe in using innovative strategies and cutting-edge technology to drive operational excellence and create value for our stakeholders. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a visionary **Head of Integrated Business Planning** (IBP) to lead and optimise our planning processes across the organisation. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for alignment, process improvement, and data-driven decision-making, this is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our business. Reporting to the Head of PMO, your main duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to;
- Lead the development and execution of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, aligning business functions with our corporate strategy.
- Be responsible for the strategy, policy and procedures of all planning processes.
- Support the implementation actions of organisational changes.
- Develop and encourage a customer-centric culture in the Planning function.
- Monitor performance versus the demand and supply plan.
- Oversee the IBP Process and provide input and support to the Supply and Demand Planning teams to ensure that the ideal business outcomes are facilitated within the process.
- Provide strategic leadership and general management to the Planning team.
- Encourage a culture of innovative thought together with financial discipline.
- Develop and implement KPI's and drive communication, awareness and achievement on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis.
- Other ad hoc duties as per directed.

**The Person**
- At least 7 years of experience in senior management in similar roles.
- Tertiary qualified in Supply Chain, Logistics or similar related discipline, with demonstrated experience in FMCG preferable.
- Proven experience in managing and leading cross-functional teams and driving business transformation initiatives.
- Excellent understanding of planning processes, ideally IBP processes and practical experience.
- Strong leadership skills with demonstrated coaching, training and development abilities.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
- Adaptive and strategic agility with a drive for results
- High level of attention to detail
- Expertise in data analytics, forecasting methodologies, and business intelligence tools.
- Ability to use data & statistics to tell a story to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A high degree of commercial and business acumen knowledge to challenge and drive consensus across function.

**What we offer you**
At Patties Food Group we are passionate about our people, brands and culture We are an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to providing an inclusive environment where all employees are treated fairly and with respect. As a member of the Patties Food Group team, you will have access to;
- Generous employee benefits that compliment a positive work/life balance, including salary packaging and hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
- Take home products for you and your family to enjoy.
- Free access to our onsite gym (Mentone) as well as access to an onsite Childcare Centre.
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP) services, supportive parental leave options and multiple social and engagement activities.
- Patties people; hungry humble and focussed. Join us now