Supply Planner - Hybrid

Wesfarmers; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

LiveHire Limited in Melbourne is seeking a Supply Planner to align supply plans with demand forecasts and the Inventory strategy, ensuring cost-effective stock levels and KPI achievement.

You will collaborate with Sourcing and Logistics to forecast, place POs, monitor lead times, and drive continuous improvement across the portfolio to maximise stock availability and service levels.

Responsibilities

• Review and complete accurate supply forecasts for the portfolio, review and resolve variances between supply forecasts and supplier capacity, lead times, critical path plans working closely with the Sourcing team.
• Review and complete the placement of all purchase orders in the portfolio ensuring validation of supplier capacity, lead times, pricing and MOQ. Ensure all Purchase Orders raised meet into DC timeline requirements, manage all PO changes, review and communicate all issues
• Support the Supply Planning Lead in the review and reporting of the stock position, purchase flow to support inventory performance, stock availability and inventory KPI's
• Support the Supply Planning Lead and Sourcing team in the management of key supplier relationships, provide suppliers forecasts as required. Review and action any data management, capacity planning, MOQ working closely with the Sourcing team for the portfolio
• Support the Supply Planning Lead in continual review of processes and ways of working for the portfolio

Job description

Review and execute supply plans to align to demand forecasts and deliver against the Inventory strategy to meet demand and stock goals, deliver the most cost-effective inventory levels to meet sales demand and customer expectations, minimise back orders and meet & exceed Stock Availability KPI's

Responsible for Supply Planning

Review and complete accurate supply forecasts for the portfolio, review and resolve variances between supply forecasts and supplier capacity, lead times, critical path plans working closely with the Sourcing team.

Responsible for Purchase Order Management

Review and complete the placement of all purchase orders in the portfolio ensuring validation of supplier capacity, lead times, pricing and MOQ. Ensure all Purchase Orders raised meet into DC timeline requirements, manage all PO changes, review and communicate all issues

Consulted on Inventory Management

Support the Supply Planning Lead in the review and reporting of the stock position, purchase flow to support inventory performance, stock availability and inventory KPI's

Consulted on Supplier Management and Coordination

Support the Supply Planning Lead and Sourcing team in the management of key supplier relationships, provide suppliers forecasts as required. Review and action any data management, capacity planning, MOQ working closely with the Sourcing team for the portfolio

Consulted on Continuous Improvement

Support the Supply Planning Lead in continual review of processes and ways of working for the portfolio