Senior Supply Planner — Lead S&OP & Inventory (Hybrid)

Regal Cream Products Pty Ltd; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Model

Parental Leave

Learning & Development

Wellbeing Support

Fun Culture

Diverse & Inclusive Environment

Competitive Pay & Perks

Novated Leasing

Corporate Uniform Allowance

Office Perks

Volunteer Leave

Transparent Communication

Convenient Locations

Job summary

Bulla Dairy Foods in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Supply Planner to lead the Supply Planning team across our frozen portfolio. You will manage a team of three, balancing demand with supply, and work with manufacturing, commercial and supply chain stakeholders to deliver reliable plans.

This role offers a hybrid work model, emphasis on data-driven decision making, ERP planning systems, and opportunities to shape capacity, inventory and service levels in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in supply planning, production planning or master scheduling within a complex FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Strong practical knowledge of supply planning across short, medium and long-term horizons.
• Detailed understanding of master scheduling, rough-cut capacity planning, inventory management and supply-demand balancing.
• Experience supporting or leading S&OP, capacity planning and supply scenario development.
• A strong technical understanding of ERP and advanced planning systems, including planning parameters, master data, system-generated recommendations, exception management and data integrity.
• Hands-on experience using SAP or a comparable ERP planning platform. Experience with SAP IBP would be highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships and work effectively across Sales, Demand Planning, Operations, Production, Procurement, Finance and Commercial teams.
• The ability to influence stakeholders, challenge constructively and bring different functions together around an aligned supply plan.
• Experience coaching, mentoring or developing planning team members, with a genuine interest in building team capability.
• Strong analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to convert complex information into clear insights and recommendations.
• Clear and concise written, verbal and presentation skills that support effective operational and executive decision-making.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timeframes.
• Advanced capability in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and other relevant Microsoft Office applications.
• Support a hybrid working model as standard, encompassing both flexible work from home arrangements and access to our Melbourne and regional sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short, medium and long-term supply plans that support inventory, customer service, capacity and working-capital objectives.
• Own tactical and strategic production plans across a rolling 13-week to 24-month planning horizon.
• Balance supply and demand by identifying constraints, risks and opportunities, and coordinating practical cross-functional responses.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across Demand Planning, Sales, Production, Operations, Procurement, Finance and Commercial teams.
• Lead supply planning inputs into the monthly S&OP process, including capacity planning, supply projections, scenario analysis and long-term production planning.
• Translate complex planning information into clear recommendations, reports and business cases that enable timely decision-making.
• Manage new product introductions, product transitions and discontinuations to protect supply continuity and ensure effective execution.
• Maintain planning master data, system parameters and data integrity within ERP and advanced planning systems.
• Use planning-system functionality and data to identify exceptions, model scenarios and improve the quality and speed of planning decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement across supply planning processes, systems, governance and performance measures.
• Coach, mentor and support Supply Planning team members, building capability, accountability and consistent planning disciplines.
• Support inventory optimisation, capacity reviews and long-term strategic planning to meet future business requirements.
• Deliver reliable, efficient and customer-focused supply chain outcomes in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment.

Skills

Supply planning

Production planning

Master scheduling

ERP planning systems

SAP

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Tools

SAP

SAP IBP

Job description

Bulla Dairy Foods in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Supply Planner to lead the Supply Planning team across our frozen portfolio. You will manage a team of three, balancing demand with supply, and work with manufacturing, commercial and supply chain stakeholders to deliver reliable plans.

This role offers a hybrid work model, emphasis on data-driven decision making, ERP planning systems, and opportunities to shape capacity, inventory and service levels in a fast-paced FMCG environment.