Supply Planner

**Supply Planner** - GPC Asia Pacific - Chullora, Rowville, Brisbane - Full Time**

If you’re looking to join a company where recognition and celebration form part of our daily mantra, where you can learn and build on your talents and where flexible working is an option then we’d love to hear from you. With 100 years of trading, GPC Asia Pacific is the parent company of iconic brands such as Repco, NAPA and Macleod Accessories.

We are seeking a methodical, experienced, and result-driven Supply Planner to join our team. Reporting to the Planning Manager, this role contributes to the profitability, growth and return on investment of GPC Asia Pacific.

**About the role**:
Based in either Rowville VIC, Brisbane QLD, or Chullora NSW, you will ensure that optimal supply chain plans are generated and executed for your supplier partners, by:

- Managing end to end replenishment tasks within your suppliers and product portfolio
- Scheduled and timely ordering and delivery of inventory
- Maintain Inventory levels in accordance with business expectations
- Analyse and report supplier performance DIFOT and KPI metrics
- Building strong working relationships with key contacts - external vendors as well as internal departments such as Category Management and Group Support teams within the Repco & NAPA businesses
- Supporting the execution of integrated supply chain solutions in collaboration with key stakeholders
- Actively participate in S&OP and strategic supply forums
- Work pro-actively with appointed 3rd Party Supply Chain partners

Additionally, our Supply Planners are responsible for monitoring purchase forecasts, supply, availability, and other various elements of purchasing, planning and S&OP.

**All about you**:
You will consider yourself to be a proactive and driven individual with:

- 2 years’ minimum experience in Supply Planning and/or Demand Planning roles
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, and ideally exposure to Planning systems (JDA, Blue Yonder, Relex, Logility, SAP, etc )
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Strong drive to meet business deadlines and display resilience in a fast-paced work environment
- Effective time management and capabilities to prioritise tasks
- Ability to develop trusted professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Proactive problem-solving ability
- A curious mind, focusing on solutions supported by sound analytics
- Well-developed negotiation skills
- Big picture view, allowing you to see the ongoing flow on effects of actions and processes
- Having a customer centric mindset
- Extra plus, if you have been part of a planning tool or an ERP implementation

**We can offer you**:

- Part of a global organisation
- Flexible working arrangements
- Successful, stable, growing business
- Support iconic and emerging Australian brands: Repco, NAPA, AMX, Sparesbox, Motion and more
- Attractive product discounts across all GPC AP businesses
- Strong rewards & recognition programs
- A supportive team environment, where we work with supremely talented people
- Employee Assistance Program for team members and their families
- Career development prospects
- Strong values-based foundations
- Innovation and forward moving are a reality

**GPC Asia Pacific**
Movement is in our DNA. We are **GPC Asia Pacific**: one of the largest industrial and automotive aftermarket parts and service suppliers in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. Our iconic brands include Repco, NAPA, McLeod Accessories and Motion Industries.

Yet we are more than just a parts and service company. We propel people forward.

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