Demand Planner

About Us: Brown Family Wine Group is one of Australia’s most loved and respected wine companies built on over 130 years’ experience in quality winemaking, market leading innovation and family values that are at the heart of everything we do as a business.

Our portfolio has grown over time to now include market leading wine brands such as: Devil's Corner from the East Coast of Tasmania, Tamar Ridge and Pirie from Tamar Valley Tasmania, Innocent Bystander from the Yarra Valley and of course Brown Brothers from Milawa Victoria the spiritual home of our business.  

About the role:  Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain, the Demand Planner will be responsible for the generation of a consensus-based demand forecast for all domestic and international sales channels.

This collaborative role requires attention to detail and the ability to partner and influence key stakeholders including sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain.

As a key business partner to the sales team, you will work extensively with National Business Managers, State Managers and International Sales Managers to improve the accuracy of our sales forecasts, whilst also playing a key role in driving the ongoing improvement of our Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes.

As part of the Supply Chain team, you will work as part of the Planning Team and extensively with the Supply Planner/Scheduler to effectively manage our demand and supply balancing needs across the business, to proactively identify opportunities, flag imbalances, minimise business costs and optimise customer service levels.

About you:  The successful candidate will be highly motivated and have a strong demand planning experience within the FMCG/ Consumer goods industry and a solid understanding of all elements of the Supply Chain function. You will have a Degree or be ASCI qualified, preferably economics, supply chain management, finance or related business field. You will also have:

• A friendly, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with a strong appreciation of business partnering
• Excellent communication skills – verbal, written, interpersonal, negotiation
• Developed analytical and problem-solving skills to generate meaningful insights and solutions
• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Demonstrated results working in a team-based, cross functional environment, with a detailed, multi-step S&OP process
• Hands-on experience in ERP’s and demand planning and simulation systems or tools (JDE, SAP, Demantra or equivalent)
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in PC-based applications (such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and/or Access)
• Current drivers’ licence.

What’s on Offer: 

• Work within one of Australia's leading wine companies
• Career development
• Be part of a passionate and dedicated team
• Generous employee benefits including discounts on all products
• Option to be based out of Richmond, Melbourne or Milawa, Northeast Victoria

Apply Now!!

More Information:  Further information and a position description may be obtained by emailing Allyce at *******@brownfwg.com.au .

Applications will close on 19 March 2024