Experienced Supply Planner to drive inventory, supplier performance & S&OP outcomes across. Hybrid role, Rowville/Brisbane location.
If you’re looking to join a company where you feel like family, where recognition and celebration form part of our daily culture, where you can continue to learn and grow, and where flexible working is supported, we’d love to hear from you.
With more than 100 years of history, GPC Asia Pacific is the parent company of iconic brands including Repco, NAPA, McLeod Accessories, AMX, Sparesbox and Motion.
We’re looking for a Supply Planner who is curious, analytical and passionate about improving the way supply chains operate. If you enjoy solving problems, working with data and collaborating across the business to deliver better outcomes, this is an exciting opportunity to join a business investing in the future of planning.
About the Role
Reporting to the Planning Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the right products are available at the right place and the right time while balancing inventory investment, supplier performance and customer service.
As GPC continues to evolve its planning capability, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to improved planning processes, new ways of working and the ongoing development of our planning function. We are looking for planners who are motivated by continuous improvement and who are excited to help shape the future of planning.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing end-to-end supply planning across your assigned supplier and product portfolio.
- Developing supply plans that balance customer service, inventory investment and supplier performance.
- Ensuring timely ordering and delivery of inventory while maintaining agreed inventory targets.
- Monitoring inventory, product availability and supply risks, proactively identifying issues and implementing solutions.
- Analysing supplier performance, service levels and key planning metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Building strong working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders including Category Management, Merchandise Planning, Distribution Centres, Transport and Group Support teams.
- Supporting Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and other cross-functional planning activities.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives that improve planning efficiency, supplier performance and inventory outcomes.
- Contributing to planning process improvements and supporting the ongoing evolution of our planning capability.
- Working collaboratively with internal and external partners to deliver integrated supply chain solutions.
About You
You are a proactive, collaborative and results-focused professional who enjoys solving problems and making informed decisions through data and analysis.
You’ll ideally bring:
- Experience in Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Replenishment or a similar planning environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Confidence working with data to support business decisions.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the business.
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- A collaborative approach and the ability to influence outcomes across multiple business functions.
- Curiosity, adaptability and a continuous improvement mindset.
- A customer-focused approach with strong commercial awareness.
The following would be highly regarded:
- Experience using planning or ERP systems.
- Exposure to Power BI or other reporting and analytical tools.
- Experience participating in business improvement, planning transformation or system implementation initiatives.
- An interest in digital technologies, automation or AI and how they can improve planning outcomes.
Why Join GPC?
Joining GPC means becoming part of one of the Asia Pacific region’s largest automotive aftermarket organisations during an exciting period of business evolution.
We offer:
- Flexible working arrangements.
- A successful, stable and growing business.
- The opportunity to support iconic Australian and international brands.
- Attractive product discounts across GPC businesses.
- Strong reward and recognition programs.
- A collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Health and wellbeing benefits through our Never Better program.
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
- Career development and growth opportunities.
- A values-driven culture focused on innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
About GPC Asia Pacific
Movement is in our DNA.
GPC Asia Pacific is one of the largest industrial and automotive aftermarket parts and service suppliers across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. With more than 8,000 team members across the region and over 60,000 globally, we combine the strength of a global organisation with the culture of a local team.
If you’re looking to build your career, make an impact and help shape the future of supply chain planning, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and become part of GPC Asia Pacific.
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