Senior Planning Associate

Lyka; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Wellbeing support

Pet-friendly offices

Employee discounts

Personal development budget

Job summary

Lyka, an Australian-founded pet wellness company, is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to manage forecasts and production schedules across two sites. You will coordinate with production, warehouse, and 3PL partners to ensure timely fulfillment while maintaining optimal inventory levels.

Join a fast-growing start‑up that values sustainability and ongoing development. You will travel for hands-on onboarding and contribute to scaling our nutritionally balanced, wholefood pet meals across Australia.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in demand/supply planning, inventory coordination, or production scheduling in FMCG.
• Strong Excel and data-analysis skills; comfortable in an ERP system (NetSuite or similar).
• Familiarity with forecasting and capacity planning to support a fast-growing start-up.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an annual forecast using historical data, growth plans, and review accuracy.
• Create production schedules across two manufacturing sites, coordinating with production managers.
• Manage weekly inter-facility stock transfers of finished goods and raw materials to balance capacity and stock needs.
• Oversee freight, stocktakes, and 3PL storage requirements; handle intranet site transfers.
• Take on procurement duties when needed to support planning and purchasing.
• Collaborate across warehouse, production, and 3PL stakeholders with strong communication.
• Travel to Dandenong South (VIC) for in-person shadowing during handover period.
• Support rapid growth in a start-up with a physical product and evolving processes.
• Benefit from Lyka’s annual personal development budget and sustainability-focused culture.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Forecasting

Cross-functional coordination

ERP familiarity

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Who are we?
Lyka is an Australian founded pet wellness company that’s shaking up an outdated industry and paving the way for happier, healthier pets. Despite medical advancements, animal lifespans are on the decline. Today, the average pet only reaches 37% of their full potential lifespan and statistics have shown us that many suffer from dental disease, cancer, and obesity. Simply put, the status quo is not enough.

As humans, we’ve experienced firsthand the positive impact fresh wholefoods can have on our health and wellbeing, and we believe our furry friends deserve the same. We’re on a mission to do just that, starting with nutritionally balanced, wholefood meals delivered direct to doors around Australia. As the world’s most sustainable pet wellness company, we’re putting pets and our planet first - one bowl at a time.

Today, we are proud to share we’ve served 100 million meals to puppers and their parents across Australia, and this is just the beginning. Our vision is to create multiple nutritional products, adding disease prevention meals and supplements, and expand into new markets.

Currently, we have a team of 250+ pet-obsessed people and we’re continuing to grow (yes, looking at you!). These carefully selected people are dedicated to building the next generation of technology and products to help empower pet parents to take control over their pet’s wellbeing.

To date, we have raised over $60M in funding from venture capital investors and pet industry insiders, who believe in our mission and ability to drive change in a stagnant industry, providing nutrition that nourishes puppers from the inside out.

Are you ready to shake things up and give pets the life they deserve? Come join our pack!

Our Mission:

The time we share with our pets is being cut short. Despite medical advancements, they’re getting sicker earlier. They’re dying prematurely. The industry has it backwards - prioritising treating symptoms instead of addressing the root cause. That’s where we come in.

At Lyka, we take a preventative, holistic and personalised approach to pet care. We look at the full picture, factoring in the diet, lifestyle and environment of each individual animal.

We don’t stop at symptoms, instead we dig for the root cause. We create nutrition plans unique to each pet, because it’s not just about living longer, but living well too.

Our mission is to increase the lifespan of dogs and cats.

What you’ll do:

• Work cross functionally to maintain an annual forecast utilising historical data, business growth plans, NPDs and review accuracy (Bias & MAD) on a monthly cycle.

• Create production schedules across our 2 manufacturing sites, working closely with production managers to manage capacity, mitigate risks, and optimise operations.

• Create and manage a weekly inter-facility stock transfer schedule of finished goods & raw materials, balancing capacity constraints and daily stock requirements for customer fulfilment.

• Manage freight, stocktakes, and external storage requirements with third party logistics (3PL) providers, and intra site product transfers

• Be willing to take on other duties, such as procurement tasks, when required to support the planning & procurement team

• 2+ years’ experience in demand/supply planning, inventory coordination, or production scheduling, food or FMCG preferred

• Strong Excel and general data-analysis skills; comfortable in an ERP (NetSuite or similar)

• Excellent communication skills, comfortable coordinating across warehouse, production, and 3PL stakeholders

• Comfortable working in a fast-changing environment with a tight, hands-on handover window

• Willing and able to travel to Dandenong South (VIC) for in-person shadowing during the handover period

• Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product!

• Growth and Development - Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expands. We provide an annual budget for you to continue your personal development.

• Work for a sustainability focused company - we care about the health of our pets and our planet. We’re proud to be Australia’s only carbon-negative and plastic-negative pet company and we’re always looking at ways for us improve sustainability practices.

• Be part of a diverse top talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies.

• Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave top-up.

• Wellbeing assistance and tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work.

• Pupper parent support to care for your furry friends - flexible arrangements for new pets, pet-friendly offices, discounts, and financial allowance for dog training & care to help them live their best life.

We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams

Lyka is an equal opportunity employer devoted to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate diversity, are devoted to creating an inclusive environment for all staff and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.