Material Planner
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Job Summary
In Australia the J.R. Simplot Companys core operations are food manufacturing and agriculture encompassing potato vegetable seafood and sauce operations. We supply a wide range of frozen shelf-stable and chilled products to major retail and foodservice customers in Australia and New Zealand. The Simplot Global Food business includes 17 food manufacturing and processing sites serving retail and foodservice customers in 37 countries with 8000 people across North America Latin America and Asia Pacific. Globally the J.R. Simplot Company employs 15000 people driving innovation and excellence across diverse industries.
Within the Australian market we are a leading provider of quality nourishing and sustainable food focussed on creating meals that maximises value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Aussie life for generations and include Leggos Birds Eye Edgell John West and Chiko.
Culture and Benefits
At Simplot we are fuelled by our purpose: We Contribute to Feeding Our World. We imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as one Simplot and are guided by our shared values:
- Respect for Resources
- Spirit of Innovation
- Passion for People
We embrace diversity equity and inclusion. We care about creating an environment that promotes safety and wellbeing and where our people feel supported respected and empowered. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all our team members.
Simplot is passionate about cultivating a future where good ideas and inspiring possibilities have the chance to grow. We want our team members to build exciting and fulfilling careers with us and offer professional and personal growth opportunities.
The Perks
- Flexible working arrangements and a variety of engaging Health and Wellbeing programs
- Diverse Leadership Development Programs and Professional Development Support
- Employee Reward and Recognition Program
- Bonus incentives and discounted Health Insurance
- Sensory Club Program - Enjoy and taste our new product launches and access to our Culinary cooking sessions
- Novated Car Leasing Agreements
- Income Protection Insurance
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Simplot values the creativity and meaningful relationships that grow through face-to-face connection while also recognising the importance of flexibility for our team members. Our hybrid work environment includes four days in the office with Wednesdays as our dedicated Connect Day bringing everyone together to strengthen our successful culture of innovation and collaboration.
About Our Role
As a Materials Planner you will be responsible for providing medium to longterm forecasts of material requirements to suppliers while identifying and managing potential risks to meeting internal supply needs.
This role acts as a key interface between sitebased vendor schedulers suppliers and the procurement team supporting the planned supply of strategic raw and packaging materials into our manufacturing sites. Through forwardlooking analysis you will identify future material and capacity risks and ensure these are escalated and resolved in collaboration with suppliers and relevant supply planners.
What You Will Do
Your focus will be on medium to longterm materials planning to support manufacturing demand and minimise supply disruption. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Plan and maintain medium to longterm material requirements across all suppliers managing exceptions and escalating risks to support finished goods and workinprogress plans.
- Maintain planning parameters safety stock settings tools and processes to ensure accurate requirement plans and support inventory optimisation.
- Identify and manage supply capacity inventory and material ageing risks across raw materials packaging and WIP escalating through the Integrated Business Planning cycle.
- Partner closely with Procurement on supplier capability delivery performance contract coverage and business continuity planning for key or constrained suppliers.
- Lead monthly planning reviews with key strategic suppliers assessing performance and future capability and feeding insights and risks into supply review and escalation forums.
- Support continuous improvement by contributing to the development and refinement of materials and supply planning tools processes and ways of working.
About You
- Experience in materials planning or scheduling ideally in an FMCG environment.
- Strong understanding of supply chain processes particularly MRP and material requirements.
- Highly analytical with strong attention to detail and confidence working with planning data and system outputs.
- Advanced Excel capability with exposure to ERP or planning systems (e.g. PRMS JDE or similar).
- Proactive and forwardthinking able to identify supply risks early and escalate appropriately.
- Comfortable influencing and collaborating across planning procurement site teams and suppliers.
- Curious and improvementfocused with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
Ready to Make an Impact
If youre ready to grow your planning capability and shape a role over time this is your opportunity to add real value and make it your own. Apply now!
Applications close Friday 6th February 2026. Simplot reserves the right to commence recruiting activity prior to the closing date.
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Job Requisition ID:24572
Travel Required:Less than 10%
Location(s):GF Chifley Business Park Office - Melbourne
Country:Australia
Simplot is an equal opportunity employer and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. If you feel you would be a great addition to our team please apply online today we would love to hear from you require technical assistance please email us at
Key Skills
- Kanban
- Inventory Control
- Purchasing
- Maximo
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- Production Planning
- SAP ERP
- ERP Systems
- Materials Management
- Manufacturing
- MRP
About Company
Learn about the J.R. Simplot Company, including our purpose and core values. A leader in global agriculture, we pioneer sustainable innovations to protect resources and feed a growing population.
