## Demand Planning Manager
- Consumer GoodsApply: Hybrid: Melbourne, VIC: Full time: Posted Today: JR66885At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world . As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?How you will make contributions that matterJoin us as our Demand Planning Manager – Consumer Goods on a 12 month fixed term contract. Reporting to the Head of S&OP;, you will lead the development of our demand planning function to drive forecast accuracy, surface key risks and opportunities, and close the gap to budget.
As the core S&OP; representative on the Commercial Leadership team, you will own the relationship with our senior commercial stakeholders across the forecast, customer impacts and the end to end S&OP; process. This is a genuine opportunity to bring an external perspective, challenge current ways of working and leave a lasting impact on our planning capability.Key elements of your role will include:* Leading and developing a high performing demand planning team of four direct reports
* Maintaining the quality and accuracy of the 24-month rolling forecast in SAP across baseline and promotions
* Owning the monthly demand review process in partnership with the Retail Sales Director
* Owning the weekly S&OE; process and facilitating weekly forecast reviews with sales account teams
* Driving forecast accuracy and bias improvement through root cause analysis and continuous improvement
* Managing product lifecycle activity including NPD forecasting and deletions
* Owning scenario planning for tenders, stretch and long range planning to guide capacity and capital decisions
* Partnering with Sales, Marketing and Commercial Finance to ensure the forecast is assumption based and reflects current market insightsAbout you* Extensive demand planning or demand management experience gained within FMCG
* Experience forecasting for major retail customers in a fast-paced consumer goods environment
* Proven experience leading and developing planning teams
* Track record of establishing or uplifting demand planning frameworks within a large organisation
* Experience owning and facilitating the demand review and S&OP; process
* Solid technical capability across forecasting, inventory and ERP systems, with SAP highly desirable
* Confidence to challenge the status quo and introduce new ways of working
* Excellent facilitation, communication and structured problem-solving skills
* Broader supply planning exposure will be highly regarded
* Tertiary qualification in business, engineering or a related fieldWe will support you with* A 12-month fixed term contract with a competitive salary package
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
* A capable, established team and genuine exposure to senior commercial leadership
* Employee discounts across our product range
* Access to our employee wellbeing and assistance programsApply nowIf you are an experienced FMCG demand planning leader ready to bring fresh thinking to a capable team, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of demand planning at Saputo.*Saputo Dairy Australia is an equal opportunity employer.
* *All applicants require Australian working rights at the time of applying.*