FMCG Demand Planner - 13-Week Forecast & Supply Sync

Patties Food Group; City of Kingston; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Free take-home product

Job summary

Patties Food Group is seeking a commercially minded Demand Controller to join our Supply Chain team in Mentone. You will manage short-term demand by aligning customer order plans, sales forecasts and supply capability over a rolling 13-week horizon.

You will collaborate with Sales, Demand Planners and Supply Planners to optimise inventory targets and phase-ins/phase-outs for new and existing products, while maintaining service levels and cost outcomes.

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience in demand planning, supply planning, forecasting or analytics within manufacturing or distribution.
• FMCG or food & beverage experience preferred in a high-volume environment.
• Ability to translate demand data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Manage alignment between customer order plans and sales forecasts in the short-term horizon.
• Monitor actuals against forecast and identify risks, variances and actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional decisions for constrained supply and stockouts.
• Support delivery of daily case-fill targets and improve forecast accuracy.
• Manage short-term planning changes and demand prioritisation.
• Collaborate with Sales in customer meetings to strengthen forecast alignment.
• Work with Demand and Supply Planners on inventory targets and hedging strategies.
• Coordinate product phase-ins/phase-outs to minimise stock at risk.
• Build strong relationships across Sales, Customer Experience, Operations and Supply Chain.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/supply chain/analytics

Tools

Excel

Job description

Patties Food Group is seeking a commercially minded Demand Controller to join our Supply Chain team in Mentone. You will manage short-term demand by aligning customer order plans, sales forecasts and supply capability over a rolling 13-week horizon.

You will collaborate with Sales, Demand Planners and Supply Planners to optimise inventory targets and phase-ins/phase-outs for new and existing products, while maintaining service levels and cost outcomes.