Demand Planner

Leading independent distributor of medical devices
- Excellent rewards for high performing employees
- Small company feel with great people doing great things

LifeHealthcare is a leading independent distributor of high-end medical devices in Australia and New Zealand. We bring innovative medical devices to healthcare professionals by partnering with world class companies who share our vision for innovation and making a real difference to people’s lives.

While the products we bring to the market are a cornerstone of our achievements to date, our real success has been delivered through the quality of our people and partners.

LifeHealthcare is part of the Medical Technology Division of the EBOS Group. With almost 5,000 employees in 109 locations in Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia, EBOS is the largest and most diversified Australasian marketer, wholesaler and distributer of healthcare, medical and pharmaceutical products. It is also a leading marketer and distributor of recognised animal care brands. EBOS is a publicly listed on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges.

Working in a small team and reporting to the Senior Demand Planner, you will be responsible for taking ownership of the demand planning process, developing forecasts for the Australia and New Zealand market. You will have an analytical mind set, intellectual curiosity and not be afraid to challenge the status quo working with the Sales and Marketing teams in determining accurate forecasts of products, balancing the needs of your key stakeholders and the business.

If you are purpose driven, enjoy building relationships, working autonomously and enjoy analysing data, then this Demand Planner role based in our North Ryde office in NSW may be just what you’re looking for

**You'll be responsible for**:

- Liaising with Sales, Marketing & Finance to ensure accurate data is being utilised for the demand planning process
- Keeping abreast of changes in our product portfolio in terms of product lifecycle and the forecast demand trends of these
- Working collaboratively with key stakeholders to generate accurate forecasts and demand plans to support the SI&OP process
- Ensuring the forecast is aligned with PLCM and market intelligence
- Analyse historical trends in demand, review sales plans, budgets & assess risks to demand plan and identifying opportunities to mitigate the risk.
- Partnering with Supply Planning team to turn the demand forecast plan in purchase and inventory plans
- Co-Chair monthly S&OP meetings to agree consensus demand forecast plan

**And to be successful we think you’ll need**:

- Outstanding communication skills and strong interpersonal skills with a continuous improvement mindset
- Solid experience in Excel
- Experience in a Demand Planning and knowledge of Integrated Business Planning within FMCG or Medical Device industries preferred, but not essential.
- A positive can-do attitude, self-driven with strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Tertiary qualified with 2-5 years demand planning or data analytics experience.

**Culture and Benefits**:
At LifeHealthcare Our passion is health and Our purpose is helping to make life better for others.

As an organisation, everything we do is guided by a set of values that define our character and culture; Accountable, Agile, Authentic and Customer Centric and we are driven to succeed in delivering the best outcomes for our patients. This is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in the lives of others and to influence change in our growing organisation.

People are at the centre of everything we do, and we value and encourage you to be your authentic self at work. Our offices are easily accessible by public transport and only a short walk from the Metro. Additionally, we offer onsite parking.

If this all sounds like something you want to be a part of, APPLY now and be part of something really purposeful, helping to make life better for others.

**No Agencies thank you; we have this role covered