Demand & Supply Planner

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Key Responsibilities

1. Demand & Supply Coordination

• Own and develop the 36month rolling ANZ Demand Plan aligned to business strategy and market outlook.
• Translate unconstrained demand into a constrained and executable Supply Plan considering capacity lead times inventory policies and supplier constraints.
• Partner with Sales Marketing Merchandising Finance and Operations to align demand assumptions supply feasibility and service outcomes.
• Support product ranging lifecycle management and promotional planning by identifying demand supply and inventory risks and opportunities.
• Act as Data Owner for demand and supply planning data ensuring accuracy consistency and governance.
• Contribute actively to the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycle including scenario modelling and decision support.
• Support endtoend planning initiatives across demand supply inventory and availability.

2. Demand Planning

• Create and maintain the Rolling Demand Plan (RDP) at a granular level (baseline promotions trade marketing media warranty new product introductions and range changes).
• Analyse historical sales trends demand drivers seasonality and external factors to develop accurate demand forecasts.
• Build maintain and evaluate statistical forecasting models incorporating qualitative inputs where required.
• Monitor and communicate significant changes in demand forecast accuracy and market conditions.
• Reconcile forecast variances through crossfunctional collaboration.
• Create maintain and evolve size curves and forecast profiles.
• Prepare and maintain demand planning reports aligned to local and global planning timelines.

3. Supply Planning

• Develop and maintain a medium to longterm Supply Plan that supports the demand forecast and inventory targets across the ANZ network.
• Align supply plans with supplier capacity manufacturing constraints transport lead times and inventory policies.
• Convert demand and supply plans into purchasing and replenishment signals to support purchasing and production planning.
• Partner with Procurement Production Planning and Logistics to proactively manage supply risks including shortages delays and constraints.
• Support inventory optimisation by balancing service level targets stock turns safety stock and reorder parameters.
• Coordinate supply readiness for promotions new product launches supersedes and phaseouts.

5. Continuous Improvement & Process Monitoring

• Propose and implement initiatives to improve forecast accuracy supply responsiveness and inventory efficiency.
• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement and transformation of Demand and Supply Planning systems and tools.
• Support planning maturity uplift across IBP scenario planning and crossfunctional decision making.
• Monitor demand and supply performance to identify trends risks and improvement opportunities (e.g. slow moving stock excess obsolescence service risks).
• Develop document and improve demand and supply planning processes standards and best practices.
• Identify recommend and implement enhancements to planning system functionality.
• Lead and coordinate planning activities related to superseded items product lifecycle transitions and stock runin/runout.

6. Reporting & Performance Management

• Track analyse and report on key Demand & Supply KPIs including:
  • Demand Plan accuracy
  • Demand Plan reliability
  • Supply plan adherence
  • Product availability / service levels
  • Inventory management and stock turn
  • Order fulfilment performance
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to support decision making at operational and IBP forums.

7. Coordination & Collaboration

• Liaise with internal teams including Purchasing Product Sales Marketing Finance Production Planning Logistics and Customer Service to ensure aligned planning outcomes.
• Collaborate with suppliers and external partners as required to improve forecast accuracy supply reliability and service performance.

• Act as a key planning point of contact across demand supply and inventory domains.

Tempur Sealy International is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in our workforce. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race colour religion sex national origin age disability or any other legally protected characteristic. We maintain a fair and inclusive hiring process ensuring that all candidates are evaluated based on their qualifications skills and experience. Our dedication to equal opportunities extends to every aspect of our organisation fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment for all team members.