Supply Planner

Randstad Sourceright; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Randstad Sourceright is partnering with a leading FMCG company headquartered in Docklands, Melbourne, seeking a hands-on Supply Planner on a 5–6 month contract. The role focuses on detailed production scheduling, finished goods and ingredients planning, and optimising inventory across site and distribution centres.

You will report to the Supply Leader, driving cross-functional collaboration with operations and procurement to meet customer commitments at minimal cost, manage MPS adherence, and

Qualifications

• FMCG experience is preferable.
• Proven track record in detailed short- to medium-term production scheduling.
• Strong analytical capability with root-cause analysis on variances.
• Experience in integrated business, demand and materials planning processes.
• Knowledge of manufacturing operations and line capacities.

Responsibilities

• Production Scheduling: Manage detailed daily and weekly SKU-level production schedules for 0–2 weeks and 2–13 weeks horizon.
• Root-Cause Analysis & Reporting: Conduct daily reporting and deep-dive investigations into failures and dated stock issues to drive service improvement.
• Finished Goods & Materials Execution: Deliver schedules to Operations and milk ingredient plans to Operations and Procurement while resolving bottlenecks.
• Inventory & Capacity Optimisation: Manage finished goods stock levels across site and regional DCs to meet service targets while minimising costs and respecting storage limits.
• Plan Adherence: Monitor schedule adherence and Master Production Schedule compliance with operations partners.
• NPD & Master Data Management: Maintain planning master data integrity and coordinate event planning for new product launches.

Skills

Production scheduling

Root cause analysis

Inventory management

Stakeholder engagement

Integrated planning

Job description

Randstad Sourceright is proud to be partnering with and working alongside a leading FMCG company headquartered in Docklands, Melbourne. This company has multiple manufacturing sites across Australia alongside many well known household brands/products.

Reporting to the Supply Leader, this hands-on planning role is responsible for producing and executing detailed production schedules, managing finished goods and ingredient requirements and optimising inventory levels. All while driving strong cross-functional collaboration across operations and procurement to fulfill customer commitments at minimal cost.

Role: Supply Planner

Location: Docklands -Hybrid

Job Type: Contract - 5/6 Months(end of April 27)

Start Date: ASAP

Responsibilities:

Production Scheduling: Manage detailed daily and weekly SKU-level production schedules across the 0–2 week horizon and mid-term plans across the 2–13 week horizon, factoring in planned outages, maintenance and capital works.

Root-Cause Analysis & Reporting: Conduct daily reporting and deep-dive root-cause investigations into failures and dated stock issues to drive continuous service improvement.

Finished Goods & Materials Execution: Deliver actionable finished goods schedules to Operations and comprehensive milk ingredient plans to Operations and Procurement while resolving operational bottlenecks.

Inventory & Capacity Optimisation: Manage finished goods stock levels across the production site and regional distribution centers to achieve customer service promises while minimising holding costs and respecting storage capacity limits.

Plan Adherence: Monitor and drive schedule adherence targets and Master Production Schedule compliance alongside operations partners.

NPD & Master Data Management: Maintain planning master data integrity and coordinate detailed event planning to execute seamless new product launches.

Experience:

FMCG experience is preferable!

Production Scheduling: Proven track record in detailed short-to-medium-term production scheduling within a manufacturing environment.

Problem-Solving & Analysis: Strong analytical capability with direct experience conducting root-cause analysis on service and scheduling variances.

Integrated Business Planning: Solid background participating in integrated business planning, demand planning and materials planning processes.

Operational Knowledge: Strong practical understanding of manufacturing operations, line capacities and how theoretical plans translate to factory-floor execution.

Inventory Management: Demonstrated expertise in finished goods inventory control, stock rotation, dated stock management and warehouse capacity planning.

Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled communicator and negotiator adept at running cross-functional reviews and partnering with site operations, procurement and supply chain teams.

At Randstad Sourceright we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.