Demand and Supply Planning Manager in Sydney

• Lead Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) process
• Own the annual S&OP calendar and monthly planning cycle, setting clear timelines, accountabilities and decision points.
• Lead Demand Consensus with Commercial and Marketing, translating promotional plans, market intelligence and retailer activity into SKU-level forecast assumptions.
• Oversee forecast quality, data integrity and forecast valuation against budget, ensuring key variances are explained, challenged and aligned with Finance.
• Secure timely IBP forecast submission aligned with global deadlines and local priorities.
• Lead Local S&OP meetings, ensuring risks, decisions and actions are clearly surfaced and followed through.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, bias reduction, planning discipline and KPI management.
• Oversee launch and promotional volume planning, ensuring assumptions are based on historical performance, market context, retailer commitments, brand priorities and comparable launch patterns.
• Lead forecast reviews during launch and promotional periods, ensuring sell-in, sell-out and retailer feedback are translated into timely forecast adjustments and supply actions.
• Guide cannibalisation analysis across product lines and ensure related forecast adjustments are aligned with Commercial, Marketing and Finance stakeholders.
• Drive post-launch and promotional performance reviews with Commercial and Marketing teams, identifying learnings, risks and corrective actions for future planning cycles.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' experience across demand planning, supply planning, inventory management or S&OP within FMCG, beauty, retail or consumer goods environments.
• Previous people management experience or demonstrated ability to lead, coach and coordinate planning teams is preferred.
• Exceptional leadership, coaching, stakeholder management and communication capability.
• Sound analytical judgement with the ability to translate data, risks and operational constraints into clear business recommendations.
• Solid end-to-end supply chain understanding across demand, supply, inventory, logistics and customer availability.
• Comprehensive inventory management capability covering stock coverage, allocation, ageing, obsolescence and working capital impact.
• Advanced planning system capability, including SAP, IBP, JDA/APO or equivalent forecasting tools.
• Experience with Power BI, SAC or similar reporting tools preferred.
• Commercial and financial acumen across net revenue and budget/commitment planning.
• Digital and innovation-oriented mindset, with ability to leverage AI-enabled tools such as Microsoft Copilot to improve planning productivity, scenario analysis, automation and decision support.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) processes, with a strong focus on demand forecasting, inventory management, and stakeholder collaboration. Proficient in utilizing advanced planning systems and analytical tools to drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and operational efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Sales And Operational Planning (S&OP)
• Demand Forecasting
• Inventory Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Advanced Planning Systems

ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills

• Demand Planning
• Supply Planning
• Forecast Valuation
• KPI Management
• Cannibalisation Analysis
• Data Integrity
• Market Intelligence
• Promotional Volume Planning
• Analytical Judgement
• Budget Planning

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Coaching
• Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Decision-Making

Industry Keywords

• FMCG
• Retail
• Consumer Goods
• Logistics
• Stock Coverage

Tools & Technologies

• SAP
• IBP
• JDA/APO
• Power BI
• SAC
• Microsoft Copilot