24 Oct
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Sealed Air
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Melbourne
24 Oct
Sealed Air
Melbourne
Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient.
We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is explicit and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact.
That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders.
In ****, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories.
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Position Purpose
The Demand Planner - Commercial is responsible for developing, maintaining and continuously improving the demand forecast across Australia and New Zealand.
Working closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service and Supply Chain teams, the role provides insight-driven demand plans that support customer service, inventory optimization and business growth.
As a key participant in the S&OP; process, the Commercial Demand Planner leads the monthly Demand Review process, challenges assumptions, identifies risks and opportunities, and ensures alignment between commercial plans and operational capabilities.
The role will leverage data analytics, market intelligence and customer insights to improve forecast accuracy and support informed business decision making.
What You'll Do
Demand Planning & Forecasting
Develop and maintain short, medium and long-term demand forecasts across assigned product categories and customer segments.
Analyse historical sales trends, promotional activity, customer demand patterns and market intelligence to generate accurate forecasts.
Identify forecast risks and opportunities and recommend mitigation strategies.
Measure and report forecast accuracy, forecast bias and other key planning metrics.
Lead the monthly Demand Review process as part of the ANZ S&OP; cycle.
Facilitate alignment between Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, Manufacturing and Supply Planning teams.
Present demand assumptions, risks and opportunities to senior stakeholders during S&OP; meetings.
Drive accountability for forecast ownership across commercial teams.
Commercial Partnership
Partner with Sales and Marketing teams to understand customer initiatives, new product launches and market developments.
Support customer business reviews through demand insights and analytics.
Participate in strategic planning activities where required.
Provide planning recommendations that support revenue growth objectives.
Analytics & Reporting
Develop demand planning dashboards and KPI reporting.
Analyse forecast variances and implement corrective actions.
Utilize data analytics to identify trends, seasonality and growth opportunities.
Prepare monthly forecast performance reports for business leadership.
Systems & Process Improvement
Drive continuous improvement of forecasting methodologies, planning tools and business processes.
Ensure data integrity within SAP and related planning systems.
Support implementation of supply chain and demand planning initiatives.
Champion best practices in demand planning and S&OP; disciplines
Qualifications & Experience We're Looking For
Education
Tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Business, Commerce, Statistics or related discipline.
Experience
5+ years' experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning or Commercial Planning.
Strong experience operating within an S&OP; or Integrated Business Planning (IBP) environment.
Experience partnering with Sales,
Portfolio and Finance stakeholders.
Experience managing complex forecasting processes across multiple product categories and customer segments.
Technical Skills
Advanced SAP or equivalent demand planning system experience.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills.
Advanced Power BI skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Ability to challenge constructively and drive accountability.
Strong commercial acumen and understanding of business drivers.
Ability to simplify complex data and communicate insights clearly.
Proven capability to work effectively within a matrix organisation.
Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve.
We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms.
Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression.
The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air's global resources and expertise.
Corporate sustainability -it's about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.
Customer Success -meeting our customers' needs.
At Sealed Air it's more than a goal, it's an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.
Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.
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