Strategic Supply Planner: Inventory & Forecasting

Wesfarmers Industrial & Safety; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LiveHire Limited in Melbourne is seeking a Supply Planner to review and execute supply plans aligned to demand forecasts, delivering cost-effective inventory levels to meet sales and customer expectations.

You will own forecast accuracy, PO management, supplier coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives, working with Sourcing and Inventory teams to minimise back orders and improve stock availability KPI's.

Qualifications

• Review and execute supply plans to align to demand forecasts and deliver against the Inventory strategy.
• Deliver cost-effective inventory levels to meet sales demand and customer expectations.
• Minimise back orders and meet & exceed Stock Availability KPI's.
• Review and validate supplier capacity, lead times and MOQs in collaboration with Sourcing.
• Support supplier management and data handling to improve forecasting and capacity planning.
• Participate in continuous improvement of portfolio processes and ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Review and complete accurate supply forecasts for the portfolio, resolve variances between forecasts and supplier capacity.
• Lead the placement of purchase orders, validate lead times, pricing and MOQ; ensure DC timeline alignment.
• Support stock position reporting, purchase flow, stock availability and KPI visibility.
• Assist in management of key supplier relationships and forecast data with Sourcing.

Job description

LiveHire Limited in Melbourne is seeking a Supply Planner to review and execute supply plans aligned to demand forecasts, delivering cost-effective inventory levels to meet sales and customer expectations.

You will own forecast accuracy, PO management, supplier coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives, working with Sourcing and Inventory teams to minimise back orders and improve stock availability KPI's.