Inventory Optimisation Planner

About the role

Altrad is seeking an experienced Inventory Optimisation Planner to join its high‑performing Supply Chain team supporting large‑scale industrial operations in Australia. The role focuses on reviewing, analysing and optimising inventory holdings to ensure critical spare parts are available while reducing excess stock and improving working capital.

Key responsibilities

• Review and optimise inventory holdings, reorder points and stocking levels across a broad range of equipment categories.
• Analyse historical consumption, demand patterns, lead times, equipment criticality and failure consequences to define appropriate stocking strategies.
• Develop recommendations that balance operational risk with inventory investment and produce performance reports.
• Identify excess, slow‑moving and obsolete inventory, assess redeployment or disposal options and support reduction initiatives.
• Coordinate with warehouse and supply‑chain teams to ensure accurate inventory disposition.
• Identify and correct inventory master‑data issues, support material standardisation and catalogue improvement.
• Contribute to ERP data‑quality and system‑improvement programmes.
• Partner with engineering, maintenance, reliability, procurement and warehouse personnel to validate inventory strategies and facilitate cross‑functional decision‑making.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance planning, inventory management, materials management or supply‑chain roles within oil & gas, LNG, mining, heavy industry, manufacturing or similar sectors.
• Proven ability to analyse data, develop inventory strategies and influence cross‑functional stakeholders.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to work within a global group of 65,000+ professionals.
• Impactful role contributing to asset reliability and operational performance.