Large FMCG company with established brands
- Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane location
- Work closely with large retail grocery partners
**Our Story**
Here at Lactalis, we are true to our purpose: we are a family business offering healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together. And, we just happen to be the worldwide leader in what we do. We pride ourselves on living the #lactalisexperience
**Our Purpose**
At the heart of our Australian business we have over 2,400 passionate employees, working closely with our farmers, customers and consumers to produce the finest dairy products in the country. Pillar brands such as Paul's, OAK, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia, President and Jalna provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.
**The Role**
In this role, you will:
- Generate sales forecasts that will provide the business with maximum customer service level achievement, mínimal stock write offs and foundation data for the consensus forecast.
- Pro-actively engage key partners in marketing, sales and finance to ensure the forecast is as highly informed as possible and adjust statistical forecast with up to date market information.
- Own the day to day forecast process to ensure that the appropriate issues have been resolved and communicated with the supply planning team.
- Support the monthly consensus forecast process for a product category and proactively communicate to the business significant deviations between sales and forecast.
- Measure and publish key forecast accuracy metrics.
To be successful, you will have:
- Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain, Statistics or Business related field.
- Ideally one to two years' Demand Planning experience in an FMCG environment.
- Experience with Demand Planning Systems - SAP APO knowledge would be well regarded but not essential
- Strong communication, influencing and analytical skills
- High attention to detail
- The ability to work autonomously in a fast paced environment.