Planning Manager

Reporting to the Plant Manager Closures and Speciality the Planning Manager will perform a pivotal role to the plant looking after forecast demand & supply planning as well as the S&OP process.

Your key focus is to be the conduit between supply planning and manufacturing scheduling bringing your exceptional forecasting and demand planning skills to improve stock availability and ensure we have the right products in a timely manner to meet our customers needs.

Whilst no two days will look the same this role will see you:

• Manage forecast compilation process which includes owning the short-term weekly plan and the long-term forecast (three or more months)
• Manage a large number of suppliers with long lead time
• Implement supply chain improvement initiatives ensuring the improvement of forecast accuracy and inventory levels.
• Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues forecast error and bias
• Work closely with both production and suppliers to maximize production planning and capacity particularly during peak periods

About you

With your keen eye for detail and a formal qualification in a Supply Chain or Manufacturing related discipline as the ideal candidate you will also possess:

• Production Planning background (ideally gained within a FMCG or Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment)
• Strong interpersonal communication & presentation skills
• Strong ability to question the status quo and challenge the business positively
• Advanced SAP and Excel skills
• Ability to understand and analyse data to develop trends and set direction for the business.

If you are excited to be part of a great team that is striving to succeed and grow sustainable Australian manufacturing please come and join us!

Additional Information :

About us

Our vision is to lead the circular economy through packaging reuse and recycling solutions. Its a future-driven group commitment designed to create lasting value.

Were the largest plastics recycler in Australia and New Zealand and one of the regions biggest user of recycled materials. We have 6000 team members operate 110 manufacturing facilities across 15 countries and our customers include some of the worlds largest brands that consumers know and trust.

As a global leader in circular and sustainable packaging solutions weve committed to lead the circular economy through a $500 million investment plan. 

For us its about finding new and better ways of doing things. Ways to grow business to give back to the environment and to enrich peoples lives every day.

Our promise is to create a better and more prosperous world all round.

Thats our future Pact. Lets lead the way together.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time