Planning & Procurement Assistant

Woolworths Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team discounts across Woolworths Group

Global career opportunities

Flexible work from anywhere policy

Parental Leave and other leave types

Job summary

Woolworths Group in Sydney (Bella Vista) is seeking an Assistant Planning and Procurement Specialist to learn end-to-end supply chain across the E2E Meat business. The role offers a hybrid work model (3 days in office, 2 days WFH) and opportunities to engage with beef, pork and lamb categories.

You will collaborate with Planning and Procurement Specialists to optimize material flow, forecast demand, and manage supplier relationships across the national network.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years in supply chain, planning, or procurement support roles (food/FMCG/agribusiness) with basic demand/supply planning knowledge.
• Proficient in Excel and basic data tools to track metrics and guide decisions.
• Hands-on procurement tasks: raising POs, monitoring delivery, supplier communication.
• Attention to forward stock positions and flag shortages or risks.
• Quickly learn new platforms like Quintiq and Foods Connected and apply them to the red meat value chain.

Responsibilities

• Supply Network Planning: review schedules and inputs to keep the national network friction-free.
• Sourcing & Trading: forecast demand, secure deliveries, use EOIs, long-term agreements, spot buys.
• Coordinate with primary processing partners to issue production orders and align material flow.

Skills

Excel

Data tools

Procurement tasks

Stock planning

Learning agility

Tools

Quintiq

Foods Connected

Job description

• Purpose built developmental opportunity to learn end to end supply chain across Woolworths E2E Meat business
• Full time permanent position
• Sydney location (Bella Vista). Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days WFH)
  

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 our Assistant Planning and Procurement Specialist, you’ll step into a pivotal developmental role designed to fast-track your commercial and operational acumen across both network planning and protein procurement. Working closely with industry specialists across beef, pork, and lamb categories, you will sit at the centre of our operations - ensuring the seamless flow of raw materials, fine-tuning inventory positions, and coordinating with primary processing partners nationwide.

This isn't just an operational support role; it’s a career launchpad. You’ll gain end-to-end exposure across an integrated agricultural value chain, helping deliver high-quality, trusted red meat products to dinner tables across the country every single day.

What You’ll Do

You will partner hand-in-hand with our Planning and Procurement Specialists, learning the intricacies of beef, pork, and lamb supply networks while keeping our daily operations running like clockwork:

Supply Network Planning

• Fuel the Network Engine: Review manufacturing schedules and curate critical planning inputs to ensure our national supply network operates without friction.
• Master Carcass Optimisation: Coordinate complex carcass breakdowns across primary processing sites and direct raw material sequencing into secondary manufacturing facilities across beef, pork, and lamb.
• Execute Production Precision: Generate and issue timely, pinpoint-accurate production orders to our primary processing partners.
• Balance Supply & Demand: Proactively pinpoint volume gaps and team up with sourcing specialists to secure supplementary supply before shortages occur.
• Mitigate Risk & Unlock Value: Continually analyse forward inventory across manufacturing sites, identifying risks and opportunities (R&O) to maintain an agile, optimised stock position.

Sourcing & Trading

• Analyse Market Dynamics: Evaluate forward demand and supply trends to forecast primal purchasing needs, pin down volume requirements, and secure ideal delivery schedules.
• Engage Strategic Sourcing: Learn and apply versatile procurement levers—from expressions of interest (EOIs) and long‑term agreements to fast‑paced spot market purchases.
• Build Commercial Proposals: Craft data‑driven purchasing business cases that articulate clear commercial rationale, trade‑offs, and risk/opportunity analyses.
• Drive Contract Flexibility: Monitor dynamic network positions to flex contract terms and volume allocations, maximising value and operational resilience.
• Partner for Impact: Issue purchase orders and collaborate side‑by‑side with external supplier and processor partners to resolve operational bottlenecks in real time.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for a curious, proactive, and commercially minded individual eager to immerse themselves in agricultural and food supply chains. This individual should bring:

• 1-2 years of practical experience within a supply chain, planning, or procurement support role (ideally within food, FMCG, or agribusiness), backed by a solid foundational grasp of demand and supply planning principles.
• Proficiency working with Microsoft Excel and basic data tools, using them comfortably to track operational metrics, spot trends, and generate reports that guide team decisions.
• Hands‑on experience executing core procurement tasks with precision, such as raising purchase orders, monitoring delivery schedules, and communicating clearly with suppliers.
• A keen eye for detail when reviewing forward stock positions across production sites, proactively flagging potential shortages or inventory risks to the team.
• Strong learning agility and tech adaptability, enabling you to quickly pick up operational software platforms like Quintiq and Foods Connected while developing a deep passion for the red meat value chain.

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.