About the Opportunity

At Metcash, we’re proudly supporting independent retailers across Australia and we need great people to help us do it. We’re looking for a Demand Forecasting Specialist to play a key role in our Food division, supporting the Supermarkets pillar.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for product-level forecasting across all Distribution Centre (DC) items, ensuring accurate baseline, promotional, and new line forecasts. Your insights will help drive availability, reduce waste, and keep shelves stocked in communities across the country.

In this Role  

• Manage the baseline forecast through effective exception management processes​
• Manage the promotional forecast through review of promotional programs across major customer groups​
• Manage new line forecast accuracy through intensive weekly reviews​
• Manage forecast queries from the supply and customer teams​
• Manage demand transference due to pricing, clearance, long term out of stocks, ranging changes, etc.​
• Partner with the Demand Analyst to contribute to seasonal forecast planning​
• Partner with the Demand Analyst to ensure consensus forecasts are effectively managed 
• Liaise with the Campbells and Convenience team members on forecast queries, and demand forecast uploads
• Partner with the Supply team on forecast queries and major forecast fluctuations that impact supply

You’re Likely a Match If                                    

• Excellent Problem solving including 'outside the box' solutions
• Advanced computing skills including Microsoft Excel
• Stakeholder management and relationship building irrespective of geographic locations of stakeholders     
• Proven experience working with advanced forecasting platforms such as Blue Yonder, SAP, Relex, or similar systems
• Strong organisation skills with an eye for detail
• Experience is managing multiple stakeholders
• Experience in FMCG
• Experience in, or working with, complex supply chains

Life at Metcash

🌈 Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace! 

🌟 Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first 6 months.

🌿 Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually. 

🌐 An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities. 

💼 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers. 

🏆 Proudly awarded “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”. . 

⚖️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2023-2024 

🥇 Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia. 

💸 Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member benefits program.

About Us

Metcash is Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, with revenue exceeding $18 billion in FY24. We’re also an ASX top 100 listed company.

We believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. Independent retailers support their local communities. We help them to be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars.

We're dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Joining our team means becoming part of something bigger, a company that actively promotes diversity, champions charitable causes, and supports environmental efforts. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including First Nations. If you have any specific support or access needs, please don't hesitate to inform us when you apply. Rest assured; your personal information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

Join us and become part of something bigger!

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