Supply Planning Specialist

Woolworths Group; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team discounts

Sonder support

Job summary

Woolworths Group in Auckland, New Zealand, is seeking a Supply Planning Specialist to enhance stock availability and drive supply chain efficiency across stores. You will collaborate with Buying, Sales Forecasting, and Suppliers to optimise inventory for seasonal events and major promotions.

You will manage Distribution Centre stock levels, maintain optimal availability, and communicate supply chain challenges to stakeholders. Hybrid work arrangements apply, balancing office and home-based work.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply planning or related roles.
• Strong forecasting and planning capability.
• Proven ability to optimise inventory and collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Drive stock availability and supply chain efficiency by collaborating across teams to optimise inventory and distribution.
• Align Buying Teams, Sales Forecasting, Demand Forecasting and Suppliers for seasonal events.
• Manage Distribution Centre inventory levels and maximise store availability.
• Keep stakeholders informed of supply chain challenges impacting service and inventory.

Skills

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Inventory optimization

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

• Grow your retail career at the forefront of FMCG supply planning with Woolworths Group
• Keep shelves stocked and communities thriving by securing supply and driving operational excellence.
• Hybrid working; Monday to Friday (3 days in the office, 2 days working from home)

We are Woolworths Group | Ko Woolworths Tātou

We are Woolworths Group. 190,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you'll do | Hei mahi

Drive exceptional stock availability and supply chain efficiency as a Supply Planning Specialist at Woolworths Group, where you will collaborate across teams to optimise inventory, streamline distribution, and secure reliable supply for our stores.

• Build robust supply for stores by aligning Buying Teams, Sales Forecasting, Demand Forecasting and Suppliers for seasonal and major events
• Manage Distribution Centre inventory levels and leverage the supply network to maintain appropriate stock and maximise availability for customers
• Keep relevant stakeholders informed of supply chain challenges impacting service, inventory, and stores.
• Build strong, collaborative partnerships across internal teams and external trade partners to drive shared success.

What you'll bring | Hei koha

As a Supply Planning Specialist at Woolworths Group, you will ensure exceptional stock availability and network efficiency while growing your career toward future leadership in supermarket supply chain management.

• Build strong stakeholder relationships while holding a strong front and effectively influencing key decisions
• Dive into data, rigorously evaluate supplier claims, and question assumptions to protect inventory health.
• Adapt swiftly to system updates and eagerly leverage modern digital tools, including AI, to drive efficiency.
• Bring strong Excel capability for reporting and analysis, with proficiency in Google Workspace as a bonus.
• Bring a curious, supermarket-focused mindset with the ambition to evolve into future leadership.

What you'll experience | Ngā Huanga

• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our team
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential. We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process