Sydney CBD | Permanent | Hybrid

We are seeking a commercially minded and highly analytical Demand Planner to join our Supply Chain team. In this role, you’ll develop a robust and realistic view of future customer and consumer demand, helping McPherson’s balance product availability, inventory investment and working capital through an accurate, aligned and actionable demand signal.

Working closely across Sales, Marketing, Category, Finance, Supply Planning, Procurement and Operations, you’ll turn data and commercial intelligence into meaningful forecasts and insights that support better business decisions.

About McPherson’s Consumer Products

McPherson’s is a leading supplier of health and beauty products across Australasia, with iconic brands like Manicare, Lady Jayne, Dr. LeWinn’s, Swisspers, and Fusion. We’re committed to nurturing confident, healthy, and sustainable lifestyles, and we pride ourselves on our inclusive, innovative, and growth-focused culture.

What You’ll Do

- Develop and maintain demand forecasts across brands, customers and SKUs using historical data, trends, seasonality and commercial intelligence.
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, Category and Finance to translate customer activity, promotions, ranging changes and innovation into clear demand inputs.
- Monitor forecast accuracy and bias, investigate material variances and address recurring root causes.
- Maintain appropriate forecast horizons and deliver the monthly forecast cycle accurately and on time.
- Work closely with Supply Planning and Procurement to identify shortages, overstocks,



slow-moving inventory and obsolescence risks early.
- Plan and review promotions, new product launches, transitions and product exits, capturing learnings to improve future forecasting.
- Provide an objective demand view and clear insights into S&OP; / IBP discussions, highlighting risks and opportunities.
- Build strong cross-functional accountability and communicate significant forecast changes with clear, transparent assumptions.
- Use planning systems, ERP, Excel, BI, automation and AI to improve reporting quality, insight and efficiency.

About You You’ll bring a strong combination of analytical capability and commercial thinking, with the confidence to work cross-functionally and constructively challenge assumptions. Ideally, you’ll have:

- Experience in demand planning, forecasting or a related supply chain planning role, ideally within FMCG or a similarly fast-paced environment.
- Strong understanding of demand forecasting and statistical principles.
- Experience analysing and improving forecast accuracy and bias.
- Exposure to promotion, NPD and product lifecycle planning.
- Experience contributing to S&OP; / IBP processes.
- Strong analytical and numerical capability with advanced Microsoft Excel skills.




- Experience using ERP and demand planning systems.
- Power BI or broader data visualisation capability.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to turn data into clear business insights.
- Confidence building relationships and influencing stakeholders across different functions.
- A fact-based approach and willingness to constructively challenge assumptions.
- An interest in continuous improvement, automation and the use of AI to improve planning processes.

Where You’ll Work You’ll be based in our modern Sydney CBD head office. What We Offer

- The opportunity to work with leading health and beauty brands.
- A supportive, inclusive and growth-focused culture.
- Modern offices in Sydney and flexible working arrangements.
- Generous staff discounts and career progression opportunities.
- The opportunity to influence how we use data, automation and AI to improve our planning capability.
- The chance to make a real impact in a agile, purpose-driven business.

Why Join Us? At McPherson’s, you’ll be part of a passionate business committed to improving health and beauty. As our Demand Planner, you’ll play an important role in connecting commercial ambition with operational reality, helping us make smarter decisions around customer demand, product availability and inventory. If you enjoy turning data into insight, collaborating across the business and finding better ways to plan for what’s ahead, we’d love to hear from you.

Click ‘Apply Now’ to join the McPherson’s team.

📌 Demand Planner (Sydney)
🏢 McPherson's Consumer Products
📍 Sydney