Full job description

Hunter Douglas is the world's leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we've defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What's yours?

Position Overview

We're looking for a Supply & Demand Planning Lead to own end-to-end demand and supply planning across our Australian plant and liaising with other plants in other regions. You'll lead the S&OP process, turning commercial demand into actionable production and materials plans, while driving visibility, service, and cost outcomes across Manufacturing, Sales, Finance, Logistics, and Procurement. This is a key role in driving efficiency, service, and cost performance across our network. You'll work closely with multiple functions and directly influence how we deliver for our customers, now and as we grow.

What you'll do

• Lead the full demand and supply planning cycle across multiple business units and plants.
• Orchestrate S&OP, balancing commercial demand, capacity, and cost.
• Track and monitor imports working with the different plants outside of Australia to guarantee the smooth delivery
• Translate forecasts into firm production schedules and materials plans, managing freeze/flex rules.
• Drive inventory strategy, optimisation, and health across the network.
• Partner with Procurement, Finance, and Logistics to mitigate constraints and model cost-to-serve scenarios.
• Steward planning systems (ERP/MRP/APS) and champion data quality and digital improvement initiatives.
• Lead special projects, network optimisations, and site consolidation planning.
• Coordinate special orders to big projects (Hotels, commercial buildings….) to deliver the project on time.
• Build clear dashboards and reporting for executives and key stakeholders.
• All other duties as assigned

Who you are

• 8–12+ years in integrated planning, with strong experience across both demand and supply.
• Deep S&OP ownership and commercial acumen to balance demand, capacity, service, and cost.
• Strong analytical skills: forecasting, scenario modelling, Excel/SQL, and BI tools (Power BI/Tableau).
• Experience with ERP/MRP and advanced planning systems.
• Multi-plant planning experience, including offshore operations.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills across teams and functions.
• Highly organised, results-driven, and able to operate at both detailed and system-level views.
• Customer-centric mindset with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation.

Full job description

Founded in 1927, KENT WORLDWIDE is a family-owned US company built around specialty ingredients and consumer brands. Over the years, the business has become known around the world for our strength in manufacturing and marketing.

At Kent Consumer Brands APAC, our ambition is to create joyful memories every day, for everybody, around the world. For nearly a century, our core values of Honesty, Quality, Safety, Timeliness, Win Win Partnerships and Curiosity have shaped our culture and long-term success.

We are a fast growing, values driven organisation with a strong portfolio of trusted brands including Frosty Boy, Sqwincher, Breeder’s Choice and World’s Best Cat Litter. With multiple manufacturing sites across Australia and the UK and products sold in more than 70 countries, we are proud to employ hundreds of people who are passionate about quality, sustainability and innovation.

Joining us means being part of a supportive, growth-oriented business that invests in its people, its brands and its future.

About the Role

The Demand Planning Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end demand planning, forecasting, production planning, and scheduling function across multiple sites.

This role ensures customer demand is accurately forecasted, translated into achievable production plans, and monitored against actual orders and schedule adherence.

The position will lead a Demand Planner and production scheduler/planners, providing direction, coaching, performance management, and continuous improvement across planning processes.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the monthly and weekly demand planning process, developing and maintaining rolling forecasts using historical demand, customer inputs, sales trends, and market insights
• Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Finance, and Procurement teams to validate assumptions, and identify demand risks and opportunities Monitor forecast accuracy and compare demand plans against actual orders, driving root cause analysis and corrective actions to improve reliability
• Maintain clear visibility of demand changes, supply constraints, and potential service impacts across the network
• Oversee production planning and scheduling across multiple sites, ensuring alignment to forecast demand, capacity, materials, and inventory targets
• Monitor schedule adherence and support site teams with analysis of deviations, delays, and inefficiencies
• Drive continuous improvement in planning accuracy, schedule stability, and overall service performance
• Maintain planning parameters and master data within ERP/MRP systems to ensure accurate and reliable outputs
• Lead, coach, and develop Demand Planners and Production Schedulers, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics or a related field (preferred)
• Demonstrated knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes
• Demonstrated experience in Demand Forecasting / Planning. Production scheduling in a multi site manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience in managing staff across multiple location.
• Experience utilising MRP/ERPs
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
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