Supply Planning Manager
Koala®
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sydney • Australia
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About the role
- This role leads Koala’s global supply planning function, shaping how inventory is positioned across markets to support growth while balancing working capital and service.
- You’ll own end-to-end supply planning decisions across a global network, bringing structure to how planning is done while building a team that can make confident, autonomous decisions.
- It’s a hands-on leadership role, staying close to the detail while setting direction and driving outcomes.
- Working within a long lead time, global supply model, you’ll navigate trade-offs between availability, risk and investment, making decisions that directly impact customer experience and how the business performs.
Requirements
- 8–10 years in supply planning, inventory or supply chain roles, ideally within physical product environments (experience with large or bulky goods advantageous)
- Experience working in direct-to-consumer or retail environments, with an understanding of how supply decisions impact customer availability and experience
- Experience owning replenishment and inventory decisions across multiple markets or DCs
- Strong analytical capability, with a focus on reducing manual work and improving planning through automation
- Experience working with long lead time, container-based supply models
- Experience with planning systems (e.g. RELEX, Kinaxis, Anaplan), with the ability to challenge how outputs are generated, interpreted and used
- Strong understanding of inventory, service and working capital trade offs
- Experience leading or mentoring planners
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Able to make decisions and take ownership of outcomes.
Benefits
- Hybrid working - We’re mixing it up with ~3 days back in the Alexandria Treehouse (office) and work from bed/home (WFB)
- Take a break - Generous time off - volunteer, parental, Koala life leave and more to help keep your work-life balance, balanced.
- Treehouse goods - Fully stocked kitchen with an emphasis on healthy local produce, think bougie brekky, salad bar, kombucha on tap, monthly barbies and more.
- Pet-friendly - The Koala Treehouse is as pet-friendly as they get!
- Surprise & delight - The two-word combo at the core of everything we do. All Koalas can expect to enjoy free Koala products with ‘mates rates’ for your friends and fam.
- Support & wellbeing - Our employee experience respects and embraces all families, formed, found and evolving. You’ll have access to our Employee Assistance Program, which includes unlimited sessions for financial, work, relationship, family or wellbeing support.
- Accelerate your career - via our Learning Management platform Juno, as well as individual and team growth budgets and dedicated days.
- Community & connection - We believe that simply doing ‘no harm’ isn’t good enough So, how are we doing our part? BCorp Certified, WWF Partnership, volunteer days, a member of SoftLanding , 1% and so much more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
supply planninginventory managementsupply chain managementanalytical capabilityautomationreplenishment decisionslong lead time supply modelscontainer-based supply modelsplanning systems
Soft Skills
leadershipteam buildingdecision makingmentoringadaptabilityownershipcommunication