This is a well-established FMCG brand with a strong market position and a loyal customer base built over many years. The business is in the middle of a meaningful transformation program, with a recent go-live on Microsoft Dynamics 365 sitting at the centre of that change.
The planning function is at a pivotal point. The system is live but the processes around it are still being shaped. This role will play a key role in building scalable processes to drive a best in class operation.
The Role
This is an initial 3-month contract with a genuine intention to transition into a permanent position for the right person. You will lead the supply chain planning function and take ownership of embedding D365 into day-to-day planning operations.
You'll be working closely with both the operational team and the broader transformation project, making sure the system delivers on what it was implemented to do. There's a real opportunity here to leave a lasting mark on how this business plans.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading demand and supply planning across the business, with full accountability for forecast accuracy and inventory performance
- Driving the optimisation of planning processes within the Dynamics 365 environment following a recent implementation
- Identifying gaps between how D365 has been configured and how the team is actually working, and closing them
- Building planning discipline and capability within the team, setting clear ways of working
- Collaborating with commercial, operations, and procurement teams to align the plan across the business
- Contributing to the broader transformation agenda with practical, grounded input from the planning function
- Proven experience leading a supply chain planning function, ideally within FMCG, consumer goods, or a similarly fast-moving environment
- Hands-on experience working within Microsoft Dynamics 365, with a strong understanding of how to get the most out of the platform in a planning context
- A track record of improving planning processes, not just managing them
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to bring a team through change
- Someone comfortable stepping into an environment that is still evolving and helping to bring structure to it
- Available to start at short notice, or within a standard notice period
- A meaningful contract with a credible pathway to a permanent role
- The chance to work with an established brand at a genuinely interesting point in their evolution
- An influential, visible role with real scope to influence how the planning function operates
- South East Melbourne location, close to major arterials
