Supply Chain Planner

We are currently seeking a **Senior **Supply Chain Planner** to join our team in Notting Hill.

Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, the Senior Supply Chain Planners core focus is ensuring effective execution and continuous improvement of business-critical IBP and supply planning processes.

This role is responsible for supporting the business with the implementation of key strategic projects by leading and representing OAZ Supply Chain within the wider community of Olympus. As Olympus is looking to harmonize best practice approaches both regionally and globally to drive operation excellence, this is anticipating to becoming an ongoing area of development and opportunity. As for this, working in strong partnership with stakeholders is critical for success.

Through executing an expert level of control across these functions, you will focus on promoting strong business confidence in system information accuracy for product availability. As such the performance of the Supply Chain Planner is critical to providing customers of Olympus with timely and dependable information regarding delivery of orders and completion of service repairs.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Support the Supply Chain function with ongoing facilitation of the monthly IBP process for medical capital equipment and further product groups
- Work closely with the Supply Chain Manager to develop further enhancements to the IBP process and execute opportunities for process expansion
- Facilitate monthly S&OP meetings with Business Unit Marketing/Product or Service Managers
- Support Customer Operations, Product/Marketing or Service managers with daily information regarding potential and actual shortages for stocked product lines with reliable ETA details
- Supply & Forecasting Control including ETA reporting, forecasting, coordination with freight forwarders and asset procurement
- Maintain a strong understanding of system transactional processes affecting the accuracy of inventory records; providing day to day governance and support to system users both within and outside the Operations team where required.
- Represent OAZ SCM function across local, regional, and global projects, with emphasis toward planning process change and development.

**About Olympus**:
Our purpose at Olympus is to **_make peoples’ lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling_**. We do this through innovation. As a technology pioneer, we design and deliver solutions across our Medical and Life-Science divisions that make a positive contribution to society.

Our products are used to capture the medical and diagnostic images of our world, from the microscopic to the endoscopic. They are instrumental in furthering scientific research, and for traveling inside the human body to help diagnose, treat and prevent illness.

Our commitment to customers and our social responsibility is the cornerstone of everything we do.

**Why work at Olympus?**

At Olympus, we are dedicated to fostering a high performing culture, a collaborative environment, and enabling everyone to shine. Our common values of Integrity, Empathy, Long-Term View, Agility and Unity form the foundation of our culture and guide our behaviour, where our people feel like they are making a difference every single day.

Not only will you benefit from a meaningful, rewarding and challenging career, you will have access to a range of benefits:

- A competitive salary package
- Learning on demand
- Flexible work arrangements (work from home, flexible hours, purchase additional leave)
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives (Corporate Games, Run 4 Kids, Free Bowel Cancer Screening tests, RUOK Day, and EAP)
- Home office allowance available for eligible roles upon commencement
- Reward and Recognition Program ‘Shining Stars’
- Social events (Strategy forums, Annual Awards, and Christmas parties).

**What we are looking for**:

- Tertiary Supply Chain/Business Analysis qualification or relevant past business experience
- Advanced level of SAP knowledge is highly regarded
- Good interpersonal communication skills coupled with listening skills and the ability to work within a team environment
- Experience in a similar role with demonstrated ability to analyse and develop Supply-Chain strategies within a complex supply model
- Ability to communicate confidently and effectively about business policy and processes to a wide range of stakeholders, and provide development training where required
- Demonstrated ability in problem solving, root cause analysis and participating in the development of changes to procedures and systems.

**Want to know more?**

A comprehensive Job Description is available on our Careers page.

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**_ No Agency assistance required at this time._**

**_ Olympus Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer_