Supply and Demand Planning Manager

Yealands; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Southern Cross health insurance from?

Generous quarterly wine allowance with

Your birthday off

Job summary

Yealands in Auckland is seeking an experienced Supply and Demand Planning Manager to own the integrated demand and supply planning process. You will lead the monthly S&OP, bring demand, supply, inventory and financial plans together, and turn data into actionable decisions.

Based at the centre of Sales, Marketing, Finance, Winemaking and Supply Chain, you will forecast across global markets, optimise inventory and partner across functions to enable fast, informed decisions that drive growth and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in demand planning, supply planning and S&OP/IBP or commercially focused planning.
• Ability to see the story behind the numbers and work across functions.
• Experience in FMCG, manufacturing or complex supply environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead S&OP, bringing demand, supply, inventory and financial plans together.
• Lead demand planning and forecasting across global markets and wine portfolio.
• Connect demand with future wine supply including vintage commitments and scenario planning.
• Turn analysis into action, identifying risks, opportunities and trade-offs with clear recommendations.
• Optimise inventory policies, availability, slow-moving stock and SKU rationalisation.
• Partner across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Winemaking, Supply Chain and Customer Service.
• Support growth opportunities with planning and commercial insight for new customers, markets and products.

Skills

Analytical capability

Excel/data skills

Forecasting

ERP experience

Business intelligence

Process automation

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder influence

Forecast model building

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP systems

Forecasting software

BI tools

Job description

Turn complex data into clear decisions. Connect market demand with what we grow and make. Help shape the future of one of New Zealand’s leading wine businesses.

At Yealands, planning isn't simply about producing a forecast. It connects our customers and markets around the world with our vineyards, winery, inventory, financial plans and long-term commercial decisions.

We're looking for an experienced Supply and Demand Planning Manager to own and lead our integrated demand and supply planning process.

Reporting to the Global Sales Manager and based in Auckland, you'll sit at the centre of Sales, Marketing, Finance, Winemaking and Supply Chain, providing a clear view of future demand, supply requirements and inventory. You'll lead our monthly S&OP process, challenge assumptions and turn complex information into decisions the business can act on.

What you'll be doing

• Own and lead S&OP, bringing demand, supply, inventory and financial plans together.
• Lead demand planning and forecasting across our global markets, channels and wine portfolio, using customer insights, commercial intelligence and data to improve forecast quality.
• Connect demand with future wine supply, including our annual vintage commitment process and scenario planning around demand, vintage availability and inventory.
• Turn analysis into action, identifying risks, opportunities and trade-offs and providing clear recommendations.
• Optimise inventory, including stock policies, availability, slow-moving stock and SKU rationalisation.
• Partner across the business, helping Sales, Marketing, Finance, Winemaking, Supply Chain and Customer Service make better, faster decisions.
• Support growth opportunities, providing planning and commercial insight for new customers, markets and products.

Why Yealands?

We're proud of the wine we make, but equally proud of the people behind it.

We value taking ownership, accountability and fast decision-making, with people encouraged to challenge respectfully, focus on what matters and get things done.

Because great work should come with some great benefits, Yealands employees have access to benefits including:

• Southern Cross health insurance from day one
• Generous quarterly wine allowance with free delivery
• Your birthday off

You will be joining a passionate team who have many years of experience within the business and industry.

What we're looking for

You'll bring significant experience in demand planning, supply planning, S&OP/IBP or commercially focused planning, ideally within FMCG, manufacturing or another complex supply environment.

Just as importantly, we're looking for someone who can see the story behind the numbers and confidently work across functions.

You will ideally have:

• Strong analytical capability and advanced Excel/data skills.
• Experience with ERP, forecasting, planning and business-intelligence tools.
• Ability to build forecasting models and work confidently with large datasets.
• Experience improving and automating planning processes and reporting.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Confidence to challenge assumptions, influence stakeholders and turn analysis into action.

Experience in an international, multi-market wine, beverage or primary-industry environment would be a real advantage.

If you're an experienced planner who wants to move beyond simply producing the forecast and have a real voice in commercial and operational decision-making, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Yealands and help turn demand, supply and insight into better business decisions.