Head of Integrated Business Planning

Woolworths Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team discounts

Global career network

Flexible work policy

Parental Leave

Job summary

Woolworths Group is recruiting a Head of Integrated Business Planning to orchestrate the meat value chain from strategy to execution. You will lead end-to-end planning, balancing availability and cost while driving cross-functional alignment across commercial, supply chain, and manufacturing domains.

Reporting to the GM Strategy & Planning, you will shape long-range plans, leverage advanced analytics, and collaborate with IT to implement innovative planning tools in a hybrid Sydney-based role.

Qualifications

• Extensive IBP/S&OP experience leading end-to-end value chains.
• Strong finance and economics capability for evaluating trade-offs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end S&OP planning rhythm across meat value chain.
• Translate commercial and supply chain strategies into long-range plans.
• Balance product availability with total cost to serve.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and drive consensus.
• Partner with IT to implement advanced planning analytics.

Skills

IBP leadership

S&OP expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Finance acumen

Strategic planning

Job description

• Sydney location (Bella Vista). Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days WFH)
• Key strategic leadership position

• Sydney location (Bella Vista). Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days WFH)
• Key strategic leadership position

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose - ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

E2E Meat

E2E Meat is Woolworths' fully integrated, multi-channel red meat team. Our end-to-end operational model spans commercial, product development, and the supply chain, where we manage livestock, processing, manufacturing, and strategic planning. We maintain total oversight and ensure excellence from farm to customer.

Our ambition is to be Australia’s most trusted provider of red meat and we bring this mission to life through our commitment to

• Delivering trusted prices, quality, and freshness
• Developing solutions and products with care
• Providing deep expertise in beef, pork, and lamb

As Head of Integrated Business Planning, you will be the primary orchestrator of our complex, end-to-end (E2E) meat value chain. Operating at the strategic intersection of commercial strategy, supply chain, processing, and manufacturing, you will unite cross-functional stakeholders to balance product availability with total cost to serve. Reporting directly to the GM - Strategy & Planning, this high-visibility leadership role navigates critical economic trade-offs, designs long-range supply strategies, and drives operational excellence across our network.

What You’ll Do

• Process & Operating Model: Drive disciplined operational execution, accountability, and executive alignment by leading, governing, and continuously maturing our end-to-end S&OP operating rhythm.
• High-Level Strategic Planning: Drive strategic growth by translating commercial and value chain strategies into long-range meat supply plans, proactively staying ahead of domestic and international market shifts.
• Inventory & Manufacturing Settings: Optimise working capital while maintaining high store service levels by establishing network-wide inventory targets and aligning safety stock, shelf-life, and manufacturing settings.
• Demand Consensus: Achieve a unified, pressure-tested demand plan by leading cross-functional consensus across commercial, replenishment, manufacturing, and sourcing teams while bringing constructive tension to challenge assumptions.
• Supply Mix Economics: Navigate complex commercial trade-offs between livestock and boxed meat by leveraging economic tools, marginal return analysis, and breakeven calculations to guide data-driven decisions.
• Livestock Consensus: Secure operational continuity by aligning livestock supply plans with processing capacity, accounting for shutdown periods, seasonal shifts, and market dynamics.
• Supplementary Purchase Volumes: Establish the strategic buying approach for boxed meat; and by partnering with our sourcing team, determine the optimal volume and mix required, balancing forward contracting with spot-market purchasing.
• Inventory Balancing & Commercial Trade-Offs: Protect margin recovery and service levels by acting as the escalation point for critical stock imbalances, partnering with retail and B2B channels to maximise returns.
• Communication and stakeholder management: Ensure total network visibility for executive management and key stakeholders by synthesising complex information into clear narratives, proactively highlighting supply chain vulnerabilities and framing strategic and commercial opportunities.
• Technology & Innovation: Streamline planning cycles and enhance commercial outcomes by partnering with IT to design, deliver, and embed advanced long-range planning technologies and analytics.

What You’ll Bring

• Substantial experience leading enterprise Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or S&OP operating models, successfully balancing supply, demand, and inventory risk across complex end-to-end value chains
• Strong commercial finance and economics capability with proven skill in evaluating complex trade-offs, conducting marginal return analysis, and driving high-value business outcomes
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and narrative framing skills, with a track record of building executive consensus across diverse cross-functional teams
• High proficiency in market intelligence, digital planning platforms, and advanced analytics to simplify complex datasets and inform forward-looking commercial strategy
• Experience operating in fast-paced, highly ambiguous environments, with a proven ability to bring clarity, structure, and steadiness by implementing clear frameworks, establishing robust operating models, and driving cross-functional alignment.

What You’ll Experience

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network
• A progressive and flexible ‘work from anywhere' policy that gives you the opportunity to harmonise work, life and your wellbeing
• Parental Leave provisions and various leave types, including but not limited to Study Leave and Sports Representation Leave

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.