Senior Supply Chain Planner

Sharp & Carter; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Planner to own demand and supply planning across product categories for a growing manufacturing network in Australia. You will lead forecasting, collaborate with suppliers and factories, and drive inventory performance while supporting global planning and NPD initiatives.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, detailed data handling in Excel, and effective cross-functional communication to influence outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience across both supply and demand planning.
• Strong analytical ability with high attention to detail.
• Intermediate Excel skills including pivot tables and lookups.
• Excellent communication to influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting across categories and lead S&OP processes.
• Communicate with suppliers and factories for material requirements.
• Support NPD projects with product teams.
• Drive DIFOT and inventory performance, manage SLOB.
• Support global planning as the network expands.
• Report performance using Excel and Power BI; explore AI-driven planning.
• Mentor junior planners, though no direct reports.

Skills

Demand planning

Supply planning

Forecasting

S&OP

Inventory management

Analytical skills

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

A family-owned manufacturing business, well known for its iconic Australian design, is looking for a Senior Supply Chain Planner to join their manufacturing team and take ownership of demand and supply planning across their product categories.

About the role

This is an opportunity for someone with strong demand and supply planning experience who's ready to own forecasting, supplier relationships and inventory performance across a global manufacturing network.

What you'll be doing

• Own forecasting across your assigned categories and lead the S&OP process to maintain an accurate, forward-looking view of demand
• Communicate directly with suppliers and factories on product and materials requirements, placing supply and purchase orders and managing external partners
• Support NPD projects working closely with the product team
• Drive DIFOT and inventory performance, including reducing and managing SLOB
• Support planning both locally and globally as the business's international network continues to expand
• Report on performance using Excel, Power BI and other tools, with a genuine appetite for working alongside AI-driven planning and automation tools
• Contribute to the development of junior planners in a mentoring capacity, though this role carries no direct reports

About you

• Experience across both supply and demand planning
• Strong analytical ability with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups and working with large data sets
• Great communication skills with the ability to influence cross functionally

Why join?

This is a growing, founder-led business that creates real career pathways based on where your interests lie, whether that's deeper into planning, into the global network, or into leadership. You'll be based in South West Sydney, close to a train station, with hybrid working on offer.

You must have Australian work rights to be considered for this role.