Demand Planner

Contract TypeFull time, Permanent

RegionVictoria

Job FamilySupport Office|Job Category Commercial Projects

by‍01/12 2025

What you'll do

What we can do for you

At Specsavers, we know that to reach your full potential you need to work somewhere that will bring out your best. We pride ourselves on offering a workplace with a supportive, driven, flexible and inclusive culture.

In 2025, we were proudly recognised as one of Australia's Best Places to Work for the third consecutive year and ranked 16th on Fortune's list of the World's 25 Best Workplaces. Here's a taste of just some of our perks:

• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Two free pairs of glasses each year
• On-site free parking
• Birthday, Volunteer, Professional Development and Paid Parental Leave
• Health & Wellbeing programs
• Fully funded social club – provides a wide range of activities throughout the year

So, if you like the sound of working for a company that's dedicated to improving the lives of both their people and customers – we think you'd look good at Specsavers.

The role and team

We have an exciting full-time opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Demand Planner to join our Planning & Forecasting team

Based out of our Port Melbourne Support office, you will be responsible for Optimising inventory levels, reducing costs, and maximising stakeholder and customer satisfaction.

You will foster relationships with external suppliers. You'll collaborate with Business Development, Product, Retail, Marketing, Manufacturing & Distribution and more to ensure precise demand forecasts, efficient inventory management, and seamless information flow. Your efforts will drive effective decision-making, maximizing product availability and minimizing surplus.

So, who are you?

• A minimum of 2-3 experience in a Demand Planning or Supply planning role, including experience forecasting, demand planning, purchasing and fulfilment (essential)
• You will have a minimum level of Intermediate Excel skills (essential) and SQL knowledge as an added advantage
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills, with the ability to gather the information to develop business plans for accurate stock forecasting (essential)
• Ability to analyse large datasets across systems and produce accurate management and KPI reports, interpreting performance data with discretion
• You will have excellent written, verbal communication skills with the ability build strong relationships and deal with a diverse range of stakeholders

About Us

Specsavers are rated the market leader for eye tests, the retailer of choice for contact lenses and one of the fastest growing hearing providers in Australia and New Zealand. We are on a continual mission to transform eye and hearing health by eliminating preventable vision loss and blindness, including Glaucoma and Diabetes, through improved prevention and early detection, as well as providing accessible and affordable hearing care.

At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive, and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. When it comes to flexibility, we understand that one size doesn't fit all. Our flexible working at Specsavers enables us to work in ways that support our lifestyle to help us balance our career with the other important things in life.

Creating a great place to work for our people is pinnacle to us and along with our Behaviours is at the core of everything we do. We like to think it's a fun and positive place to work – why not have a look for yourself

Applicants for the role are required to have current working rights as per, relevant government legislation.

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