• Excellent Career Development Opportunity
• Crows Nest Head Office Location

We are excited to welcome a new Demand Planner into our Supply Chain team based in our Crows Nest Head Office.

We are looking for someone who has a positive energy and an ambition to take the next step in their Demand Planning career within the FMCG/Manufacturing industry. With our pioneering vision of Feed Fresher, Live Better, we have the goal to be #1 Leader in Fresher Pet Nutrition by 2030 and this role will be essential to help us achieve that. 

You may be a Graduate with 2 years' experience in an FMCG/Manufacturing environment who is keen to grow and learn, or you may be in a role within a Supply Chain/Demand Planning team and want to take the next step in your career. 

You will report to our Demand Planning Manager who is innovative, has a passion for excellence and believes in rewarding talent. This role is responsible for building an accurate bottom-up forecast at product level to enable short- and medium-term planning at all production sites to attend customer orders on-time and in-full.

In this role you will also actively participate in the forecast review step of the integrated business planning cycle and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to obtain quality insights that will build the best possible estimate of future sales.

Your Key Responsibilities will be:

• Bottom-Up Forecasting - Capture, process and analyse relevant data to generate an accurate forecast for a portfolio of customers and bands.
• Support S&OP Cycle - Lead the monthly Demand Review Meetings for selected accounts and contribute to the monthly MBR Deck. You will use your commercial curiosity to interrogate data and identify gaps and opportunities to minimise product obsolescence and ensure forecasts are as accurate as they can be.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align forecasts with market trends and promotional activities
• Drive continuous improvement across forecasting, reporting and process areas
• Support Intercompany Operations - Receive, process and analyse the forecast to flag any potential risks, leading to service gaps.

You will be successful in this role by bringing the following:

• Experience in an analytical role with preference for inside sales forecasting, demand planning and/or supply planning areas
• Experience in FMCG Environment desirable
• Experience using Demand Planning & ERP tools (such as Blueshift) desirable.
• Strong communication skills – you have the ability to translate key demand planning / supply chain concepts to various stakeholders including sales, finance and operations teams
• Strong Analytical Skills - you have the ability to interpret data and derive actionable insights.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics or experience in a similar role preferred.

Why join us?

Do work that matters. We’re pioneering in a new area of pet food, always striving for fresher. We’re restless, creating a better life for our pets.

Make an impact and change the game. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to do your best work – and to make a real difference. Do you have a great idea for a new product or system improvement? We’re all ears!

Growing and global. We’re growing fast! We now have global presence across APAC, and Europe regions and we’re only getting started!

Work with a pack of awesome, genuine people who are passionate about what they do. We are on-site 4 days a week with WFH either Thursday or Friday.

Grow your career with us. We’re big believers in lifelong learning. You’ll be given access to LinkedIn Learning, plus opportunities for internal mobility and leadership training to fast-track your career.

Pets our part of our family: bring your pet to our Crows Nest office!


What’s next?

If you're ready to unleash your potential and make a real difference in the booming pet industry, then we want to hear from you! Next steps will include:

• An initial telephone interview followed by 2 face to face interviews

• 2 work references

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity’s not a buzzword here, it’s in our DNA. Diverse perspectives shape our culture and make our work better. That’s why we’re committed to building inclusive teams that represent a variety of backgrounds and skills. If you need any reasonable adjustments, accessibility assistance or would like to note which pronouns you use at any stage of our hiring process, just contact us at accommodations: people&culture@realpetfoodco.com.au. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note: NO agencies will be considered during this process. We encourage you to refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles