Vendor Replenishment Planner - Metcash

The Arnott’s Group portfolio of brands such as Tim Tams, Campbell Soup, Shapes, V8 and Scotch Finger continues the 155-year legacy of the Arnott family, providing quality, great-tasting food. Our ambition is to be a regional powerhouse of consumer food brands and our purpose is simple: to create delicious moments. We foster equality, diversity and sustainability, high performance with integrity, balancing decisions from our head and heart and delighting our customers every time.

The Opportunity

We are on the hunt for an experienced and enthusiastic Vendor Replenishment Planner to manage and deliver service excellence across Metcash and The Arnott’s Group. You will develop and maintain strong relationships between The Arnott’s Group, your customer and various 3PLs where you will be the direct supply chain contact.

You will also be tasked with effectively managing the customer replenishment process. You will do this by ensuring high levels of focus are set on exceptional service delivery with forecast improvements and maintaining on shelf availability products.

This role is a key link between The Arnott’s Group and Metcash where interaction is multi-level and multi-functional.

Enjoy a hybrid work arrangement and get the opportunity to work at Metcash Head Office in Macquarie Park, The Arnott’s Group in North Strathfield and from home.

The Accountabilities

• Drive internal and external KPI reporting including reason codes for failure, for all relevant targets for both customer and Arnott’s
• Demonstrate your efficiency to manage events, promotions and new product launches/changeovers with the customers
• Manage post promotional stock levels, product discontinuations, short supply lines communication and obsolete lines
• Develop customer insights to identify and drive initiatives as well as areas of improvement  
• Order placement, inventory management, customer engagement, reporting, demand management/collaborating and systems/data integrity

The Ingredients for Success

Just like you can’t make a Tim Tam without chocolate, there are a few essential ingredients we need for this role:

• Have a sense of urgency and desire to “do it once, do it right”
• Display strong aptitude in use of confidential information as well as awareness of competition laws and Grocery Supply Agreement
• Good knowledge of the systems used (e.g., SAP, EDI, BW, CUBE etc)
• Be confident in your capabilities and judgement to make decisions, have passion to serve the customer and bring your enthusiasm to succeed
• Experience and exposure to VMI/VRP or Supply Chain within the FMCG space is preferred but not essential

Culture and Perks

We stand for high performance with integrity and find moments of pride and celebrate the wins gained from our collective effort. These are part of our culture and the cornerstones of The Arnott’s Way. When you join our team, you can expect to experience a real sense of belonging, be empowered with accountability, be recognised for your contribution, collaborate with great people and enjoy the following perks:  

• Prioritise your physical, mental and financial wellbeing with discounted Health Insurance, home loans, gym memberships and access to our employee assistance program.
• Free parking for all employees, easily accessible to the office by public transport, onsite showers and secure bike parking 
• From the sustainability strategy to our Inclusion & Belonging work, there are ways to make a difference to people and the planet.

To Apply

The Arnott's Group unites a collection of leading consumer brands connected by our purpose to create delicious moments. We recognise that creating delicious moments for a diverse range of consumers is only possible if our workforce reflects the consumers we serve.  As an equal opportunity employer we invite & fairly assess applications from everyone.  Because diversity, inclusion & belonging is right for our consumers, our business, and our people.