Demand Planner

McCormick Foods; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home up to 50%

Hybrid environment

Health & Wellness initiatives

Community engagement

Parental leave and family support

Employee recognition

Job summary

McCormick Foods is seeking a highly analytical Demand Planner to join the Supply Chain team in a flexible hybrid role. You will translate market insights into actionable demand plans supporting production, inventory optimisation, and service levels.

Work across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, and Operations to drive forecast accuracy and business growth. The role emphasizes data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and IBP participation while offering up to 50% remote work.

Qualifications

• Experience in Demand Planning, Forecasting, or Supply Chain Planning.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data into actionable plans.
• Excellent communication with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain demand forecasts using historical sales data, customer insights, promotional plans, and market trends.
• Collaborate with Supply Planning and Operations to balance product availability with inventory investment.
• Provide IBP insights, scenario analysis and recommendations to support business planning and launches.

Skills

Forecasting

Data analysis

Demand planning

Stakeholder management

Excel

Tools

SAP

Blueshift

Job description

• Work from home up to 50% in a flexible hybrid environment
• Influence business decisions through data-driven demand planning
• Partner across functions to drive growth and supply chain success

If you are passionate about forecasting, data analysis, and driving supply chain performance, then we’d love to hear from you!

About the Role

We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Demand Planner to join our Supply Chain team. This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate demand forecasts that support production planning, inventory optimisation, service levels and business growth.

Working cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, Operations, and Supply Planning teams, you will translate market and sales insights into actionable demand plans that enable informed decision-making and operational excellence.

Why You’ll Love Working at McCormick

Recognised as an employer of choice, McCormick is proud to beThe Future of Flavour. Our people are at the heart of everything we do — we’re serious about our work, but not ourselves.

As a valued team member, you’ll enjoy a broad range of benefits, including:

• Work from home:We have listened and allow you to decide where you work up to 50% of your time.
• A supportive culture & work-life balance:enjoy a workplace that prioritizes your well-being, offering flexible schedules to ensure you can balance work and personal life seamlessly.
• Health & Wellness Initiatives:Access a variety of programs focused on your physical and mental well-being, including fitness challenges and wellness workshops.
• Community Engagement:Be part of a team that gives back! Participate in regional and local charity events and make a positive impact in our community.
• Family-Friendly Policies:Benefit from generous paid parental leave and partner pay entitlements, along with a supportive program to help you transition back to work as a new parent.
• Employee Recognition:Celebrate your achievements with our comprehensive recognition and rewards program, highlighting your contributions and hard work.
• Engagement Activities:Enjoy regular fun-filled events like food trucks, coffee vans, and BBQs to foster camaraderie and team spirit.
• Flexible Novated Lease Options:Take advantage of novated lease programs with SG Fleet and Toyota for a convenient way to manage your vehicle expenses.

What You'll Do

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining demand forecasts using historical sales data, customer insights, promotional plans, and market trends. By collaborating with key stakeholders across the business, you'll ensure demand plans accurately reflect market conditions and business priorities. You'll work closely with Supply Planning and Operations teams to balance product availability with inventory investment, proactively identifying risks relating to stock shortages, excess inventory and changing demand patterns.

As a key contributor to the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, you'll provide demand insights, scenario analysis and recommendations that support business planning and decision-making. You'll also play an important role in supporting new product launches and driving continuous improvements in forecasting processes, reporting, systems and overall planning capability.

What You'll Bring

You are a proactive and data-driven professional with experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Forecasting, Inventory Management, or a related field. You enjoy analysing data, identifying trends, and transforming information into actionable business insights. Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills are essential along with experience using excel and forecasting, or planning systems (SAP and Blueshift an advantage). Experience within FMCG, manufacturing, retail, or consumer goods environments will be highly regarded.

McCormick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you are a qualified applicant, you will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.