About the Company
Chevron is a leading multinational energy company with operations in over 180 countries. Founded in 1879, Chevron has a rich history of innovation and growth, making significant contributions to the global energy landscape. With more than 70 years in Australia, Chevron Australia Downstream delivers quality fuel and lubricant products and services through its national network of Caltex service stations. The company also operates three product import terminals and offers a range of services including bulk fuel supply, oils and lubricants, fuel equipment solutions, customised fleet fuel card solutions, and expert advice on fuel management and health and safety.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Planner who will support end‐to‐end planning across Demand and Supply for Australia, ensuring accurate demand signals, reliable supply execution, and strong alignment across commercial, operational and finance stakeholders. The role will have primary accountability in either Demand Planning or Supply Planning, depending on the successful candidate's capability, while maintaining close integration with the adjacent planning function to support business continuity, resilience and value optimisation. This role is based in the Brisbane Head Office.
Responsibilities
Demand Planning
* Develop and maintain accurate short‐, medium‐, and longer‐term demand forecasts for assigned products, channels or regions in Australia.
* Analyse historical trends, seasonality, pricing impacts, promotions, customer behaviour and market intelligence to improve forecast accuracy and reduce bias.
* Translate commercial and market insights into a clear, documented demand plan with transparent assumptions.
* Provide demand inputs into monthly planning and S&OP cadence, highlighting risks, upside/downside scenarios and key changes versus plan.
Demand Stakeholder Alignment
* Partner closely with Sales, Pricing, Marketing and Key Account teams to gather forward‐looking intelligence and validate demand assumptions.
* Work collaboratively with Supply Planning, Commercial and Logistics to ensure demand plans are feasible and understood.
* Act as a focal point for demand alignment, clearly communicating forecast changes, drivers and risks to enable timely decision‐making.
Supply Planning & Execution
* Translate demand signals into executable supply plans for Australian terminals, balancing service, cost, inventory and risk.
* Coordinate replenishment via imports, shipping, pipelines and inter‐terminal transfers, ensuring MSO and operational requirements are met.
* Monitor inventory health, constraints and supply risks, adjusting plans dynamically in response to disruptions or market volatility.
* Support business continuity planning, including contingency actions during logistics, shipping or quality‐related disruptions.
Supply Stakeholder & Counterparty Alignment
* Lead close collaboration with internal stakeholders (Supply & Trading, Logistics, Terminals, Commercial, Finance) to ensure supply plans are aligned and executable.
* Maintain strong working relationships with external counterparties supplying into Australian terminals, acting as a focal point to align on volumes, nominations, liftings, schedules and contractual commitments.
* Proactively communicate supply risks, constraints and mitigation actions, influencing alignment on trade‐offs between service, cost, inventory and risk.
Systems, Governance & Continuous Improvement
* Maintain accurate planning and execution data in SAP, supporting correct inventory, product and financial accounting.
* Work with Finance and Operations to resolve variances between physical and system positions.
* Contribute to value‐chain reviews, performance lookbacks and root‐cause analysis, translating learnings into planning and execution improvements.
* Support continuous improvement initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in service levels, inventory health, cost or business performance.
Qualifications
* Minimum 3 years' experience in supply planning, logistics or an operational role.
* 5+ years' experience in Downstream or Midstream operations preferred, particularly in supply‐chain optimisation, scheduling, shipping, terminal operations and/or commercial negotiations.
* Strong business acumen and operational analysis skills, with the ability to understand financial, inventory and logistics trade‐offs.
* Demonstrated ability to make data‐driven, risk‐based decisions, including evaluation of cost, service and inventory trade‐offs.
* Proven capability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast‐moving, operationally intense environment.
* Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to quickly build trust and credibility across diverse stakeholder groups.
* Strong ownership mindset with a track record of proactively identifying issues and engaging the right stakeholders to resolve them, often under tight deadlines.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and Power BI, for analysis, reporting and communication.
* Experience with SAP for supply execution and inventory/financial accounting preferred; experience with TSW or similar scheduling tools is an advantage.
Benefits
* Optional hybrid working model, including working from home on Friday (where applicable and in line with business requirements)
* Access to a compressed work week (where applicable and in line with business requirements)
* Above superannuation guarantee legislation contributions to superannuation
* Additional 40 hours of annual leave per annum
* Paid parental leave – 14 weeks full pay for primary carer and two weeks full pay for secondary carer
* Health and wellness offerings including fitness membership reimbursement, skin screening checks and employee assistance programme (counselling service)
* Education assistance and 24 hours study leave per annum
* Additional leave entitlements for compassionate leave, family and domestic violence leave, defence reserve leave and community service
* Annual bonus programme (performance‐based)
* Death insurance benefit
* Long service awards and recognition programme
* Fuel discount available after probation
* Novated leave options
* Recreation club and various social events, including Melbourne Cup lunch, year‐end celebration, fun runs and trivia nights
Equal Opportunity
Chevron Australia values inclusivity and promotes a workplace that actively seeks to welcome contributions from all people. We encourage people of all abilities, genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, diverse cultures and backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ identities, and all age groups to apply. Chevron is committed to building a safe and respectful workplace where everyone is valued. Our positive duty requires us to prevent workplace sexual harassment and discrimination through training, clear reporting procedures and a culture of accountability and inclusivity.
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