Demand/Supply Planner at Cargill

Job Purpose and Impact

The Demand & Supply Planner is responsible for developing a reliable, consensus demand plan and orchestrating feasible supply and production plans to ensure products are available at the right time, in the right quantities, for all Australian customers. This role integrates demand forecasting, master scheduling, capacity planning, and material requirements planning within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) framework.

Key Accountabilities

Demand Planning

• Lead the creation of the statistical forecast using historical data and system tools
• Consolidate commercial intelligence from Sales, Marketing, and GTM teams to refine short‑, mid‑, and long‑term forecasts.
• Lead monthly Demand Review cycles, including variance commentary, risk and opportunity identification, and forecast updates
• Continuously monitor forecast accuracy and identify improvement actions.

Supply Planning

• Convert the consensus demand plan into supply plans across weekly, monthly, and longer horizons
• Conduct capacity checks versus demand to flag constraints
• Lead monthly Supply Review cycles, including variance commentary, risk and opportunity identification, and forecast updates
• Trading Products place reconditions for stock replenishment contracts and place orders to meet customer needs

Inventory Planning

• Manage inventory strategy
• Balance service levels, working capital targets, and storage constraints.

Stakeholder & Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Internal:

Commercial/GTM, Production Planners, Operations (plant), Procurement/CSSP, Finance (FP&A), Logistics, Customer Service

• External:

May interact with co-manufacturers, suppliers, and 3PLs where relevant to supply planning

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in similar roles

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to reconcile data from multiple planning systems and reports.

• Proficiency with SAP,IBP, Excel, and planning dashboards.

• Ability to communicate clearly under constrained or variable supply conditions.

• Experience in food manufacturing supply chains.