National Material Planning Manager

About the role

Primo Foods is seeking a National Material Planning Manager to lead the end‑to‑end material planning function across the business, ensuring uninterrupted supply of raw materials, ingredients, packaging and indirect materials to support production and customer service outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the national material planning team.
• Establish standardised material planning processes, governance routines and performance measures.
• Develop and maintain national material supply plans aligned to demand, production and network requirements.
• Ensure timely availability of raw materials, ingredients, packaging and consumables to support production plans.
• Identify material constraints and coordinate mitigation plans with Procurement, Operations and Production Planning teams.
• Optimise inventory levels while balancing service, cost, shelf‑life and working capital requirements.
• Drive initiatives to reduce obsolete, slow‑moving and excess inventory through improved planning accuracy and governance.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with suppliers to improve supply reliability and planning alignment.
• Own material planning inputs into the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process and drive continuous improvement across systems, reporting and planning activities.

Required profile

• Experience in material planning, inventory management or supply chain planning.
• Proven leadership experience within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Relevant tertiary qualification highly desirable.

Required skills

• Experience using ERP and planning systems, ideally SAP.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem‑solving skills.

What we offer

• Annual performance bonus program.
• Paid parental leave.
• Novated leasing options, discounts on health insurance and leading retail brands.
• Exclusive savings at onsite butcher and deli shop.
• Free onsite parking.