In Australia, the J.R. Simplot Company’s core operations are food manufacturing and agriculture, encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood and sauce operations. We supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand’s major retail and foodservice customers and are part of Simplot’s Global Food business. With 17 food manufacturing and processing sites, Simplot Global Food serves retail and foodservice customers in 37 countries, and employs 8,000 people across North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.In Australia, we are a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, focussed on creating food that maximises value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Australian life for generations, and include Leggo’s, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.Culture and BenefitsFuelled by our Purpose to Contribute to Feeding our World, we imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as One Simplot and are guided by our shared values:
- Respect for Resources
- Spirit of Innovation
- Passion for People
- Flexible working arrangements and a variety of engaging health and wellbeing programs
- Diverse leadership development programs and professional development support
- Employee reward and recognition program
- Bonus incentives
- Discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Sensory Club Program – Enjoy and taste our new product launches and access to our culinary cooking sessions
- Novated car leasing agreements
- Income protection insurance
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Analysis of Demand drivers and supporting the Demand Planning team
- Creating content and being the ‘storyteller’
- Based at our head office in Mentone / Moorabbin
- Create IBP Content by extracting data and creating core PowerPoint presentations for the IBP meetings.
- Create ITP Content by extracting data and creating core PowerPoint presentations for the ITP meetings.
- Data reporting and analysis.
- Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data and evaluate forecast results.
- Liaise with Innovation, Demand & Supply planners as part of the validation of the mid-long term demand and supply plans (IBP) and recommend actions in case of issues.
- Investigate and resolve queries from business disciplines in reasonable time.
- Experience of working with IBP processes.
- Understanding of FMCG planning processes.
- Excellent Power Point skills.
- Experience of data analysis and data interrogation.
- Experience of multiple systems (Excel, Power BI, Accolade, Blueshift) preferred but not essential.
- Are curious.
- Able to look at current situation (the now) and what the future could be (a continuous improvement mindset).
- Able to build new ways of working and information management.
- Be the content creator and tell the story of what is happening in the portfolio (categories) for Demand.