Demand Planning Manager - Consumer Goods

Saputo; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts across productRange

Wellbeing program

Flexible working arrangements

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Saputo Dairy Australia is seeking a Demand Planning Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract. You will lead a four-person team, manage a 24-month rolling forecast in SAP, and own the monthly demand review and weekly S&OE processes, driving accuracy and continuous improvement across FMCG channels.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Finance to ensure forecast assumptions reflect current market insights and guide capacity decisions. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Extensive demand planning or demand management experience gained within FMCG
• Experience forecasting for major retail customers in a fast-paced consumer goods environment
• Proven experience leading and developing planning teams
• Track record of establishing or uplifting demand planning frameworks within a large organisation
• Experience owning and facilitating the demand review and S&OP process
• Strong technical capability across forecasting, inventory and ERP systems, with SAP highly desirable
• Confidence to challenge the status quo and introduce new ways of working
• Excellent facilitation, communication and structured problem-solving skills
• Broader supply planning exposure will be highly regarded
• Tertiary qualification in business, engineering or a related field

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a high performing demand planning team of four direct reports
• Maintaining the quality and accuracy of the 24-month rolling forecast in SAP across baseline and promotions
• Owning the monthly demand review process in partnership with the Retail Sales Director
• Owning the weekly S&OE process and facilitating weekly forecast reviews with sales account teams
• Driving forecast accuracy and bias improvement through root cause analysis and continuous improvement
• Managing product lifecycle activity including NPD forecasting and deletions
• Owning scenario planning for tenders, stretch and long range planning to guide capacity and capital decisions
• Partnering with Sales, Marketing and Commercial Finance to ensure the forecast is assumption based and reflects current market insights

Skills

Leadership

Forecasting

S&OP

SAP

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/engineering or related field

Job description

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world. As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?

How you will make contributions that matter

Join us as our Demand Planning Manager - Consumer Goods on a 12 month fixed term contract. Reporting to the Head of S&OP, you will lead the development of our demand planning function to drive forecast accuracy, surface key risks and opportunities, and close the gap to budget.

Key elements of your role will include:

• Leading and developing a high performing demand planning team of four direct reports
• Maintaining the quality and accuracy of the 24-month rolling forecast in SAP across baseline and promotions
• Owning the monthly demand review process in partnership with the Retail Sales Director
• Owning the weekly S&OE process and facilitating weekly forecast reviews with sales account teams
• Driving forecast accuracy and bias improvement through root cause analysis and continuous improvement
• Managing product lifecycle activity including NPD forecasting and deletions
• Owning scenario planning for tenders, stretch and long range planning to guide capacity and capital decisions
• Partnering with Sales, Marketing and Commercial Finance to ensure the forecast is assumption based and reflects current market insights

About you

• Extensive demand planning or demand management experience gained within FMCG
• Experience forecasting for major retail customers in a fast-paced consumer goods environment
• Proven experience leading and developing planning teams
• Track record of establishing or uplifting demand planning frameworks within a large organisation
• Experience owning and facilitating the demand review and S&OP process
• Strong technical capability across forecasting, inventory and ERP systems, with SAP highly desirable
• Confidence to challenge the status quo and introduce new ways of working
• Excellent facilitation, communication and structured problem-solving skills
• Broader supply planning exposure will be highly regarded
• Tertiary qualification in business, engineering or a related field

We will support you with

• A 12-month fixed term contract with a competitive salary package
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• A capable, established team and genuine exposure to senior commercial leadership
• Employee discounts across our product range
• Access to our employee wellbeing and assistance programs

Saputo Dairy Australia is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants require Australian working rights at the time of applying.

As a leading dairy processor in Australia, Saputo produces, markets, and distributes a variety of products, with a portfolio of well-loved brands such as Devondale , Liddells , CHEER, Mersey Valley and Tasmanian Heritage. Our people bring these popular brands to life, while servicing our farming communities and through our AG Warehouse network.