Strategic Material Planner – ERP & CI Optimizer

Thales; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + Super

Training opportunities

Fitness Passport

Employee discounts

Paid Parental Leave

Veterans Leave

Novated Lease

Family support

Job summary

Thales Australia in Sydney is seeking a Material Planner to coordinate production and repair activities to meet demand. You will oversee planning performance, optimise resources, uphold HSE standards, and drive continuous improvement across the operation.

You will develop and manage production plans within scope, monitor stock levels, balance demand and capacity, and support Master Planner and APRU Manager in producing the Production & Repair Plan.

Qualifications

• Experience with ERP/MRP, PLM systems and industrial information systems.
• Strong understanding of supply chain flows, master scheduling and production/repair processes.
• Familiarity with Lean tools (5S, Gemba, PDCA) and data dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage production and repair plans within your scope.
• Define planning standards, ensure data accuracy, and optimise ERP planning settings.
• Monitor stock levels and adjust plans to balance demand, capacity, and constraints.
• Optimise resource utilisation across people, equipment, and subcontractors.
• Support the Master Planner and APRU Manager in building and executing the Production & Repair Plan.
• Analyse workload/capacity and implement solutions for short-term disruptions.
• Track industrial cycles and maintain accurate ERP updates.

Skills

ERP/MRP

PLM

Industrial information systems

Supply chain

Master scheduling

5S

Gemba

PDCA

Dashboards

Job description

Thales Australia in Sydney is seeking a Material Planner to coordinate production and repair activities to meet demand. You will oversee planning performance, optimise resources, uphold HSE standards, and drive continuous improvement across the operation.

You will develop and manage production plans within scope, monitor stock levels, balance demand and capacity, and support Master Planner and APRU Manager in producing the Production & Repair Plan.