Supply Planner, Asia

Campari Group; Lombardia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Campari Group in Australia seeks a seasoned Supply Planner to oversee demand and supply planning for Asia markets, ensuring product availability and optimal service levels. You will coordinate co-manufacturing, manage inventory, and drive continuous improvement in planning processes.

The role requires 4+ years in supply planning, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in Excel and SAP IBP. English is essential, and experience in beverages or FMCG is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in supply planning or response roles (Beverage/FMCG preferred).
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work autonomously with priorities.
• English is a must.

Responsibilities

• Manage copacking and re-labelling requirements for imported products.
• Create and share mid-long-term forecasts with co-manufacturers to provide visibility.
• Provide input on inventory settings to maintain stock availability and service levels.
• Identify inventory solutions and coordinate with stakeholders to minimise forecast changes and OOS risk.
• Provide stock projections based on supply plans in SAP IBP and TESI shipping reports.
• Manage masterdata for co-man/co-pack/brand orders ensuring data accuracy.

Skills

Supply planning

Analytical skills

SAP IBP

Excel

Interpersonal skills

Influencing

Negotiation

English proficiency

Problem solving

Accountability

Education

Master Degree in scientific area

Tools

SAP

SAP IBP

Excel

Job description

Description

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 25 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 26 countries, and employs approximately 4,700 people. Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

Summary

• Responsible for running and preparing data/reporting for S&OE and Supply Review meetings; managing supply planning execution activities for assigned Asia markets; ensuring product availability and service level targets are achieved.
• The role monitors supply plans through SAP IBP and external planning tools (excel and BW dashboards), coordinates co-manufacturing and co-packing operations, manages inventory performance, tracks and reports supply risks, and product lifecycle activities, and acts as a key liaison between markets, source plants, and operations to deliver reliable supply and inventory outcomes.
• S&OE and Supply Review meeting ownership: prepare meeting decks coordinating with various supply chain functions; run weekly S&OE and monthly Supply Review meetings for assigned Asia markets
• OOS risk management and reporting: publish routine and adhoc reporting and analysis relative to inventory for key stakeholders, e.g. weekly stock projection for following 12 wks for assigned Asia markets
• Inventory management: Safety stock and target stock level monitoring to meet KPI, reduce write off risk and reduce SLOB
• Supplier and source plant coordination to ensure safety and target stock levels are maintained
• Recovery planning: post OOS period coordinate with demand planning for pipefill qty or allocation of sales orders with CS&L teams
• Stock projections: create stock projections for possible demand forecast increases and decreases
• PIPO and NPD management: ensure correct execution of phase-in phase out processes, monitoring the full depletion of phase out SKU
• Master Data: management within IBP and coordination with Master data team or source plants ensuring on time SKU extension and stock availability

Key Responsibilities and Activities

• Manage copacking and re-labelling requirements for imported and LTO products.
• Create and share with co-manufacturers/co-packers mid-long-term forecast, to provide visibility on Campari future requirements.
• Provide input and analysis to drive decisions in relation to inventory settings and holdings whilst maintaining the appropriate stock availability and service level to our customers.
• Identify inventory solutions and manage stakeholders to minimise the forecast changes within the forecast frozen period and mitigate risk of OOS (out of stock).
• Provide visibility to local market on stock projections, based on supply plans within SAP IBP system and TESI shipping reports
• Manage co-man/co-pack/ agency brands masterdata in the system (e.g. production rounding values, inforecord), ensuring that they are continuously updated.

Key Relationships

Internal: regional deployment team in US and Italy, local logistics & CS teams, Finance External: Co-manufacturers, co-packers, brand owner, 3PL, packaging materials suppliers

Skills and Experience required

• 4+ years experience in supply planning or response roles (preferably in Beverage/ FMCG industry)
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work autonomously according to priorities and urgencies
• Able to collect and critically interpret data and numbers to ensure a strong focus on continuous improvement and excellence in execution.
• Good knowledge of IT systems: Excel, SAP (SAP IBP module is a plus)
• A proactive fast learner, challenging oneself daily to reach excellence and focus on customers and stakeholders satisfaction.
• A fully accountable and people-oriented team player able to instill trust and build meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Pragmatism and natural curiosity for problem solving.
• Influencing and negotiation skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills to enable effective communication with suppliers, customers, management, technology specialists and peers.
• Commitment to standardisation of best practice planning and inventory management principles.
• English is a must.

Skills and Experience (good to have)

• Master Degree in scientific area (e.g. Engineering, economics, business administration)
• Other languages would be a plus in particular Korean or Japanese.
• Exposure to demand planning.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual's race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Campari Group believes that fair compensation and equal opportunities are crucial for employees’ well‑being, empowerment, and engagement. Our efforts to ensure fair pay have earned us the Fair Pay Certification by Fair Pay Workplace, an independent organization dedicated to dismantling pay disparities based on gender, race and their intersection. Note to applicants: Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question. Notice to third party agencies: Please refrain from cold-calling or emailing our executive leadership team or the HR community directly. The Talent Acquisition department manages centralized recruiting operations globally, including the selection and management of external suppliers. Currently, our preferred supplier list is at full capacity.