Pharma Category Supply Planner | SAP IBP & Inventory

Sigma Healthcare Limited; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary reviews

Flexible work from home 1 day per week

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts program

EAP services

Onsite canteen

Shuttle bus

Job summary

Sigma Healthcare Limited is seeking a Supply Planner to develop and execute supply plans that keep products available while maintaining inventory within policy and cost targets. You will collaborate with suppliers and stakeholders to identify risks, resolve exceptions and support informed planning decisions.

Responsibilities include maintaining forward supply plans, managing SAP/IBP data, generating POs and monitoring stock risks.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in pharmaceutical wholesale or FMCG
• Knowledge of SAP or another ERP platform with exposure to SAP APO, SAP IBP or comparable planning software
• Understanding of sales and operations planning and inventory management principles
• Strong analytical and planning skills with attention to detail
• Confident communication, negotiation and stakeholder influence
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data interpretation

Responsibilities

• Maintain forward supply plans that align demand forecasts, service levels and inventory targets.
• Manage supply planning inputs, product statuses and master data in SAP and SAP IBP.
• Generate and follow up purchase orders, resolving supply exceptions with suppliers.
• Monitor inventory forecasts, identify stock risks and escalate potential write-down exposure.
• Review supplier minimum order quantities and other ordering parameters against inventory policy.
• Support new product introductions, product ranging changes and promotional execution.
• Engage suppliers in regular performance and forecast reviews and maintain strong working relationships.
• Contribute to improvements in supply planning processes, systems and tools.

Skills

Supply planning

SAP/ERP

Forecasting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Tools

SAP

SAP APO

SAP IBP

Job description

Sigma Healthcare Limited is seeking a Supply Planner to develop and execute supply plans that keep products available while maintaining inventory within policy and cost targets. You will collaborate with suppliers and stakeholders to identify risks, resolve exceptions and support informed planning decisions.

Responsibilities include maintaining forward supply plans, managing SAP/IBP data, generating POs and monitoring stock risks.