AI-Driven Planning Optimisation Specialist

Metcash Limited; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5th week leave

Well-being days

Volunteer day

Career growth

Parental leave

Mental health accreditation

Hybrid working

Job summary

Metcash Limited is seeking a permanent Planning Optimisation Specialist to join the Macquarie Park team. You will help shape smarter supply chain planning by improving forecasting, inventory performance, reporting, automation and decision support.

Working across planning insights and optimisation initiatives, you will turn complex data into practical recommendations that strengthen planning effectiveness and supply chain outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in demand and supply planning, inventory management, or analytics.
• Sound knowledge of forecasting, inventory management, and planning principles.
• Experience evaluating planning performance and identifying improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Define meaningful planning KPIs and reporting requirements.
• Support development and continuous improvement of planning dashboards.
• Design and maintain AI agents, automation solutions and decision-support tools.
• Configure forecasting models and monitor forecast accuracy, bias and effectiveness.
• Analyse inventory performance and optimise service levels, safety stock and replenishment parameters.
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier ordering patterns, delivery schedules and inbound efficiency.
• Contribute to risk assessments, scenario modelling and contingency playbooks.
• Develop evidence-based recommendations and support planning transformation initiatives.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Inventory management

Data analysis

Dashboards

AI/automation

Tools

Planning systems

Data visualization tools

Forecasting models

Job description

Metcash Limited is seeking a permanent Planning Optimisation Specialist to join the Macquarie Park team. You will help shape smarter supply chain planning by improving forecasting, inventory performance, reporting, automation and decision support.

Working across planning insights and optimisation initiatives, you will turn complex data into practical recommendations that strengthen planning effectiveness and supply chain outcomes.