Sales & Operations Planning Manager (S&OP)

at  Bunnings

At Bunnings, you’ll make a positive difference to our business and beyond.
Bunnings is the leading retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products in Australia and New Zealand and a major supplier to project builders, commercial tradespeople and the housing industry. Operating from a network of stores, trade centres, frame and truss sites, and online, Bunnings caters for consumer and commercial customers.
By joining our passionate and diverse team, you will have the opportunity to grow, develop, have fun and make a positive difference – to our customers and the communities where we live and work.
We are currently seeking an experienced Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Manager to lead within our S&OP process.
About The Role
The Sales and Operations Planning Manager is a new role which will be accountable for operating and improving our Bunnings S&OP process to enhance our performance to the business plan.

As the S&OP Manager you will:

• Lead S&OP cycles with our cross-functional teams to ensure they have valid plans optimized across the end-to-end supply chain
• Drive best in class inventory and support our customer requirements across all channels
• Lead changes to embed S&OP disciplines and practices across broad stakeholder areas
• Use your deep experience and knowledge of supply chain planning to coach and guide our teams.

About You
Joining a passionate and collaborative team you are an experienced professional with extensive experience in operating and improving S&OP in a multi-channel, high volume retail or manufacturing environment.
Your experience ideally spans a broad range of product types and supply chain models. You bring an excellent knowledge of supply chain planning principles, along with an ability to link an end-to-end network view to identify gaps in data, reporting, process, capability, and business performance.
You possess exceptional planning skills and have a positive approach to driving engagement that builds trust at multiple business levels. Your exceptional stakeholder and communication skills will ensure S&OP delivers insights, outputs, projections, and commitment to effective gap closing strategies across business stakeholders.

You’ll additionally need:

• A supply chain qualification or equivalent. APICS qualifications are highly valued.
• Strong experience in supply chain, demand planning and supply planning roles with organisations operating a leading S&OP process.
• Demonstrated experience in applying fundamental S&OP principles to solve problems across demand, supply, and inventory teams of end-to-end supply chains.
• Strong financial acumen and good understanding of financial forecasting
• Experience in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) at a large organisation will be advantageous.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and change management experience to influence at all business levels.
• Excellent skills to research and understand issues in performance and projections for key business metrics such as customer service and inventory health.
• Ability to analyse data, provide insights, develop scenario plans, and generate compelling visual presentation materials.
• Passion to improve business performance using the principles of S&OP and team member engagement.

This role will be a stand-alone individual contributor operating within a small team of broad influence across the Bunnings business.
We’re here to support you.
Bunnings strives to ensure everyone is treated fairly and our team are committed to supporting you at any stage of your recruitment journey. Be sure to let us know if you require an adjustment and we can provide the most appropriate support for you. Contact us at jobs@bunnings.com.au and a member of the team will be in touch.
You’ll be part of a workplace where you’ll feel like you belong.

There’s so much on offer when you’re part of our Bunnings team with benefits including:

• Our flexible and informal work environment which helps bring balance between work and home.
• Team discount at Bunnings, OnePass and with other Wesfarmers retailers including Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Catch.
• Discounts from corporate partners (such as private health insurance, gyms, car rental) and cost price food and drinks at our Bunnings café.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave, regardless of gender, annual flu vaccinations and health checks.
• The opportunity to create a real difference in your local community and environment.

Join us and experience Bunnings from the other side of the counter.
Please note that if your application progresses to the reference check stage, you may be required to submit a police check. If your search returns a criminal record, Bunnings will assess whether the record impacts your ability to perform the key requirements of the role

Please refer the Job description for details