Be part of the Lubricants Purchasing & Planning Team, accountable for sales forecasting and planning.
About Ampol: Ampol has been proudly fuelling Australia since 1900, from humble beginnings, through 120 years of growth and change.
We are the operational heart of the business, responsible for the refinement and distribution of petrol and petroleum products.
Our operations span the country and working with us will provide you with the opportunity to meet a diverse team of experts who help make Ampol the energy supply chain leader it is today.
This purpose reflects our commitment to delivering value for our customers and our people now, through safe, reliable, and competitive operations.
As we look to the future, we will continue to innovate through new energy and fuel solutions to deliver on powering better journeys, today and tomorrow.
About the role: Reporting to the Purchasing and Planning Manager, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of the extended Lubricants leadership group and lead a team of 3 direct reports.
You will be responsible for developing and managing the Lubricants demand forecast by collaboratively engaging with the Sales and Marketing team.
Key responsibilities: Develop the monthly sales forecast and continuously refine the Lubricants 24-month forward demand plan.Active participation in the S&OP cycle meetings and lead the monthly Demand Review meetings.Monitor and provide reporting KPI's on forecast accuracy to allow all stakeholders to make changes as required to the plan.Central point of contact and responsible for Base Oil Management including forecasting, trouble shooting, optimisation of the supply chain and change management.Provide recommendations relating to Lubricant production/planning/inventory key master data inputs.Activity contribute to and participate in the Product Lifecycle Management process.Actively contribute to Continuous Improvement ideas and implementation.About you: You have proven skills and experience in a similar role in demand forecasting and planning.
You are a self-motivated professional with leadership capabilities and well-honed communication skills.
Your strong internal and external stakeholder management and relationship experience will help you thrive in this role.
You have a continuous improvement mindset with experience in APO and SAP systems.
Key skills and experience: Experience in Demand and Production Planning and Forecasting in a similar industry or FMCG is highly desirable.Proficient in SAP and APO is essential.Strong people leadership experience.Sound knowledge of lubricant supply chain and manufacturing is desirable.Strong negotiation, influencing skills and ability to lead change.Team-player and highly organised.Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars!
We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
We value recognition. We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid).
In addition to the 12 months of unpaid parental leave, employees may apply for a further 12 months of unpaid parental leave (a total of 24 months for each birth).
BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work.
Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available.
Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme.
Leave Options - We offer wellbeing leave and leave purchasing.
Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.
We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women and are winners of an Employer Brand award through LinkedIn.
We're an equal opportunity workplace.
We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique.
We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender).
We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol. Want to take your career to the next level?
Apply today.
Applications close 17 February 2025.
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