Demand Planner

Lion Pty Ltd; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lion New Zealand is seeking a Demand Planner to join our Demand team in Auckland on a permanent basis. You will report to our Demand Leader and help drive the integrated business planning horizon from 12 to 36 months.

As a Demand Planner, you will manage and communicate demand plans and forecasts, and collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Supply to enrich plans. We value FMCG experience, a sharp analytical mindset, strong problem solving, stakeholder engagement, and clear communication across

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning, ideally in an FMCG environment.
• Analytical mindset with ability to connect insights to outcomes.
• Proven problem-solving capability with a solution-focused mindset.
• Confident engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Strong communication and presentation skills across teams.
• Excellent collaboration skills; work with other business functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and communicate demand plans and forecasts for the Integrated Business Planning process.
• Support Sales, Marketing and Supply to enrich plans 12–36 months ahead.
• Engage in innovation project teams to align demand with strategy.

Skills

Demand planning

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

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Work just feels different when you're centred at the heart of good times. It's about joining a family of big, iconic brands that bring everyone together to celebrate, connect and socialise. So put a spark back in your day, working in an environment where you will experience growth on tap, and outstanding brands like Steinlager, Speight's, Wither Hills & Hyoketsu.

We have a great opportunity for aDemand Plannerto join our Demand team in Lion New Zealand on a permanent basis. This role will report to our Demand Leader and is based in Fanshawe Street, Auckland.

As a Demand Planner your key purpose is to effectively manage and communicate demand plans and forecasts for use in Lion NZ's Integrated Business Planning process. You will support key business partners across Sales, Marketing and Supply to enrich plans across the medium to long term planning horizons (12 to 36 months) as well as engagement in innovation project teams.

We're looking for someone with:

• Demand planning experience ideally in an FMCG environment
• Analytical mindset with strength in connecting insights to tangible business & customer outcomes
• Proven problem-solving capability with a solution-focused mindset
• Confident engaging with a range of stakeholders, with the ability to be a trusted business partner.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to all levels of the business.
• Excellent collaboration skills; work within a team to achieve common goals and be able to work with other teams & business functions

At Lion, we offer 'growth on tap' and you'll get hooked on reaching higher with each new challenge. No matter your chosen career, for those thirsty for more we have endless experiences to learn and grow. But don't worry, you don't have to choose between your career and other life priorities – we have fantastic people, policies and programs in place to empower you to lead a career and life less ordinary.