Market Supply Planner

**Market Supply Planner**

**The business**:
Our client is an ASX 200 publicly listed Australian FMCG business employing 1100+ people in 13 markets across APAC and have been running for just under 100 years.

They have been leading the way across their industry in championing innovative ways of working and educational services and are committed to ensuring sustainability across the whole business.

This is a business that truly lives through their values of trust and integrity, there is a universal level of trust across the business and working from home options are available with just a day or 2 of days a week spent in the office in one of their multiple location offices.

**What's in it for you?**
- **Profit share (7.5% of the total business profit is distributed twice a year to all permanent employees). This is very lucrative.**:

- ** Heavily discounted products.**:

- ** Extra days off for wellbeing, ANZAC day (if it falls on the weekend you can have another day off in April) and charity work.**:

- **The ability to donate to a charity of your choice.**:

- **You can also purchase additional leave.**:

- **Hybrid work model, 3 days from home 2 days in the office. Multiple officed around Sydney to work from.**

**The role**

The Market Supply Planner is responsible for developing an inventory plan for their market(s) based on demand, current orders in transit, network lead times and available inventory. They will generate a market replenishment plan based on inventory, parameters and demand requirements. They will maintain all finished good inventory parameters, including safety stock.

This role is also responsible for maximising customer service level for markets, working with key Group Operations counterparts to ensure stock is ordered, manufactured, packed and shipped on time to meet market requirements. If issues arise, the Market Supply Planner will proactively communicate with markets and advise of any actions in play to reduce impact.

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**Responsibilities**:

- Set Finished Goods inventory parameters (eg safety stock, network lead times, min/max targets) based on agreed inventory policy
- Convert demand plan into market replenishment plan (DRP) based on inventory, parameters and demand requirements.
- Work with logistics to ensure on time shipment of replenishment orders, recommend mode of transportation (air v sea) within cost targets.
- Key KPIs: Customer Service Level to market, Cost (air freight spend)
- Execute change control for innovation, product changes and SKU rationalization - Key KPIs: Inventory turns and/or days cover, Inventory Health (%). SLOB risk
- Represent supply planning in innovation (Stage/Gate process)

**Key Experience Required**:

- Strong supply chain and planning experience, preferably in FMCG/Pharma sector
- A strong capability in analysing data to derive compelling insights, to inform decision making and/or to drive desired results.
- A proven influencer who works at a fast pace
- Highly collaborative with a passion for achieving the best outcomes for our customers and consumers

**DESIRABLE**:

- Degree qualified in Supply Chain, Business or related discipline
- Experience with Advanced Planning tools (e.g. SAP APO, JDE)
- APICS CPIM Certification and/or strong exposure to S&OP/supply chain best practice principles
- For those planners that are working with International markets, ability to speak an Asian language is highly desirable, along with experience working in the Asia region.

**If this sounds like you and you would like to find out more, we'd love to chat**

**PLEASE NOTE: You must be already residing in Australia with full working rights to be considered for this role.