Supply Planner

**Grade 5 | Location: Rhodes, Sydney, AU | 12 months contract**

Hiring Manager: Richard Gowe

For more information or confidential enquiries, contact Faiza Khan
Nestlé encourages promotion from within.
Applications should only be submitted after being sighted by your manager.

**The Opportunity**:
Nestlé enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s largest FMCG companies and we are driven by our purpose - enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards and recognition we extend to every member of our 5,000-strong Oceania workforce. Nestlé Oceania supports a culture of diversity and inclusion in all that we do.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Oceania Business as an Inter Market Supply Planner. Your role will be focused on planning and ensuring stock availability based on our Customer’s need to drive the growth of our within the relevant Business Unit. **This is a 12 months contract role.**

**A day in the life**:
Nestlé operate one of the largest supply chain networks in the Oceania region. Our teams are cohesively supported by global tools, local expertise and cutting-edge technology such as GS1 and SAP.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Contribute to consistently achieve sustainable Supply Planning KPI Targets across ANZ
- Maintain a robust product level supply plan over an 18-month horizon in SAP APO
- Analyse exceptions and drive realistic, achievable supply plans
- Analyse & effectively communicate relevant information to our Demand and Customer teams.
- Monitor shipping lead times and ensure SAP accuracy for freight planning
- Maintaining optimal inventory levels and freshness.
- Play a critical role in our innovation and renovation launches
- Finding solutions to supply exceptions.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and optimise performance

**What you will need to be successful**:

- Customer centricity mindset and focus on achieving targeted customer order fulfilment and service levels
- FMCG experience preferred
- Comfortable to work in a fast paced environment
- Passion to collaboratively work with our global Nestle affiliate suppliers and/or 3rd party suppliers to deliver optimum availability
- Inter-market Supply Planning experience
- Understanding of Order to Cash principles.
- SAP experience will be highly desirable and strong communication skills are a necessity.
- Experience in stakeholder management, influencing and interpersonal skills
- The right person must be proactive, thorough and detailed, with a high level of relationship building.
- You are a highly driven results focused team member ready to collaborate and remove obstacles to protect supply and deliver availability
- Exposure to LEAN practices and continuous improvement initiatives
- You are a problem solver, inquisitive, proactive and strong in implementing sustainable solutions to address business needs and/or issues
- You will already have what it takes to understand customer requirements, inventory management and deliver process improvements.
- You’ll need strong Excel and analytical skills.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with some of our most important portfolios, where you will work within a dynamic environment, enjoy high-visibility of the role and overcome the challenges associated with managing an extensive supply chain with broad commercial exposure.

Applicants must have full Australian working rights

**Benefits**

You will have the chance to work with an outstanding and highly engaged team, build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

In addition we offer:

- Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
- Varied career experiences and personalised development support
- Wellbeing benefits including vaccinations and health insurance discounts
- Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and program
- Paid parental and partner leave
- Purchase Leave Scheme
- Volunteering leave, Sports leave, Emergency Services leave
- Discounted gym memberships
- Discounted Nestlé products
- Novated Leasing
- Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation

**Our Story**

Nestlé enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s largest FMCG companies and a leader in nutrition, health and wellness. Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards and recognition we extend to every member of our 5000-strong Oceania workforce.

You can realise your full potential at Nestlé, working among the leading teams in nutrition, health and wellness. As part of a global network, you can use your skills to influence others and make a positive impact where you own a piece of the action.

At Nestlé, you will work in a supportive environment where your ideas and points of view will be championed by a collaborative team. Together, we will drive the strength of our brands, the quality of our products, and the future of our busin