12-month secondment | Internal opportunity

About the role

We have a great 12-month secondment opportunity for an experienced people leader to join our Group Supply Chain Planning team as Planning Manager, Materials Operations based at our Southbank Head office.

This is an opportunity to broaden your leadership experience and make an impact across our manufacturing network. You’ll lead five direct reports and approximately 40 team members supporting 11 manufacturing sites, bringing our people, planning and day-to-day materials operations together to help keep production running smoothly.

- Lead materials operations across our manufacturing network, including materials receiving, storage, handling and inventory control.
- Lead, coach and develop geographically dispersed teams, creating clear accountability and consistent ways of working.
- Ensure materials are available to support production requirements and proactively address issues that could impact manufacturing.
- Drive inventory accuracy through strong controls, cycle counting, reconciliation and root cause resolution.
- Partner closely with Materials Planning, Manufacturing, Supply Planning, Quality and site teams to resolve operational challenges.
- Strengthen process governance and system discipline while identifying opportunities to improve safety, efficiency and materials performance.
- Support continuous improvement across materials flow, inventory management and site execution.

About You





You’re an experienced operational leader who can confidently lead complex materials operations across a multi-site manufacturing network.

- Strong experience within manufacturing, supply chain, materials, inventory, warehousing or planning environments.
- Strong knowledge of materials management and inventory control, with a focus on accuracy, governance and operational reliability.
- Working knowledge of ERP and advanced planning systems, with experience improving data integrity, system discipline and planning parameters in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence senior stakeholders across Planning, Manufacturing, Supply Planning and Quality, particularly when resolving complex operational issues.
- Experience establishing and embedding standard operating procedures, controls and governance across multiple locations.
- A track record of driving continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to improve materials flow, inventory performance, safety, efficiency and operational reliability.
- Practical problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions in a quick-paced operational environment.

If you’re looking to broaden your exposure and build your experience across Planning and Manufacturing, this is a fantastic opportunity to do just that. You’ll lead a sizeable team, build relationships across our manufacturing network and have the opportunity to make a real difference to how we manage materials and inventory across our sites.

Sound like your next move? We’d love to hear from you.

Applications close: 12 November 2026

📌 Planning Manager - Materials Operations (Melbourne)
🏢 Asahi Beverages
📍 Melbourne