**Demand Planner (FTC)** **Location:** **Virginia, Brisbane** **Fixed-Term Term Contract until end of December 2025** **Hybrid and Flexible working environment** **About the job** Do you have experience in Production Planning and looking to grow your skills in a Global leading organisation? The **Demand Planner** is the bridge between Supply Chain and Marketing- responsible for facilitating all forecasting activities associated with customer and products for the Consumer Healthcare business unit. This role coordinates and analyses data from both internal and external sources to enable effective Sales and Operations Planning and provide key insights to the business. You will be joining a high-performing and collaborative team environment. At **_Opella_** , the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, it is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market. We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet. That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core. Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as **Telfast, Dulcolax and Buscopan** , we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands. This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification. Join us on our mission. **Health. In your hands.** **Main responsibilities:** + Purchase Requirements are placed on Suppliers in accordance with the forecast and planning parameters + Purchase Requirements are maintained and updated in terms of delivery timing and quantities with alignment between all systems that are used (e.g. SAP, Kinaxis). + Past Due Orders are followed up with the Supplier to avoid supply disruption + Supply Parameters are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure efficient and effective supply of product including; Safety stock, lot sizes, firm periods, mode of transport, manufacturing and delivery lead times + Develop positive working relationships with Suppliers through regular communication (email, phone, teleconference and visits as appropriate) + Identify and coordinate potential alternative avenues of supply and suppliers when required. + Monthly Reporting – Supplier Performance – are communicated to each supplier and used to monitor past performance and ensure positive future supply through IBP process + Import permits are raised for deliveries as required e.g. Telfast D. + Out of Stock and Low Stock Reporting is updated and distributed daily for plant and supply sources and weekly for sales teams, communication plans are developed to minimise the impact to customers and consumers + Slow Moving and Obsolete Reporting for all CHC Plants (Australia and NZ), Monitoring the reports for any supply impacts due to maintenance of minimum shelf life requirements + Work to achieve Regional Inventory Targets and within Global Inventory Policy + Daily Stock Reconciliation, Inventory Adjustments and Movements as Required + Monthly Inventory Reporting including all write-offs and reasons + Supply Chain procedures and systems are continually validated. Areas for improvement opportunities to be identified at all levels (local and regional) + Participate in and Lead projects as required + Identify areas for cost reductions (COG’s, secondary packaging, freight, warehousing and distribution) + Provide accurate information for Local Reporting and Budget reviews. **About you** **Education:** + Bachelors Degree in Business, Engineering or other relevant field desirable **Experience** : + Previous experience in Supply Chain within Retail or Consumer industry preferred + Exposure to Production Planning, Forecasts, Balancing inventories and Analysing stock reports + Cross-functional experience working with stakeholders at all levels across the business **Technical & Soft Skills:** + High level communication and negotiation skills + Collaboration with internal teams across various functions ie. Marketing, Manufacturing & Supply, and Leadership teams + Advanced Power BI and Excel skills required and Commercial acumen **Why choose us?** + _Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally._ + _Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact._ + _Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave for permanent employees_ + _Endless development opportunities and career trajectory, highly supportive team environment_ + _Join a global leading Healthcare organisation with consumer loved products and our very own home-grown Australian brands onsite!_ + _State of the art facilities in beautiful Brisbane, Queensland_ + _High performing and supportive team environment, where we encourage you to have work-life balance_ **Pursue** **_progress_** **, discover** **_extraordinary_** Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people. At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity. Watch our ALL IN video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) ! Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions. With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi (https://youtu.be/96EwNjb1TLo) As an organization, we change the practice of medicine; reinvent the way we work; and enable people to be their best versions in career and life. We are constantly moving and growing, making sure our people grow with us. Our working environment helps us build a dynamic and inclusive workplace operating on trust and respect and allows employees to live the life they want to live. All in for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Sanofi - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=2s)