The Company

Our client is a well-established, multi-national manufacturing organisation operating within the building materials sector. With a strong reputation for quality, operational excellence and customer reliability, the business supplies a broad range of products to commercial and residential markets. Backed by significant investment and a clear growth strategy, the organisation is focused on driving operational efficiency and enhancing customer delivery performance across its Australian operations.

The Role

This newly created Planning Manager position will report directly to the General Manager of a key product division and will play a critical role in aligning planning activities across two operational facilities.

- Lead and integrate production planning and dispatch coordination across two manufacturing sites
- Drive improved service levels through close collaboration with Customer Service, Operations and Manufacturing teams
- Optimise production scheduling to increase efficiency, reduce bottlenecks and improve DIFOT performance
- Provide leadership to a small team (Planner and Dispatch Coordinator at each site) while influencing broader cross-functional stakeholders
- Establish consistent planning processes, KPIs and reporting across both facilities
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities across supply, production flow and dispatch





Your Background

To be successful in this role, you will bring a blend of operational leadership and hands-on planning expertise within a manufacturing environment.

- Experience leading production teams as a Production Supervisor or Production Manager
- Demonstrated expertise in production planning within a manufacturing setting
- Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows, capacity planning and dispatch coordination
- Proven ability to lead through influence across multiple stakeholders and sites
- Commercially minded with a focus on operational efficiency and customer outcomes
- Confident communicator with the ability to drive alignment and accountability

What’s on Offer

This is a rare opportunity to shape a newly created role within a respected, global organisation. You will have the autonomy to implement best-practice planning processes, influence operational performance across two facilities and play a key role in improving customer delivery outcomes. A competitive remuneration package is on offer, along with the opportunity to join a stable business with long-term growth plans.

If you would like to find out more about this chance you can contact Ricky Phare on 04•• ••• 184 or via email at [email protected].

📌 Planning Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Sonder Executive
📍 Melbourne