Demand Planner – GPC Asia Pacific – Rowville or Brisbane
Summary: Analyse sales trends and investment plans to deliver accurate inventory forecasts through strong stakeholder engagement and alignment.
- Analyse statistical sales trends to inform forecasting decisions
- Support future investment planning across the GPC business
- Engage stakeholders to deliver accurate inventory forecasts
About the Role
As a Demand Planner, you will take ownership of forecast development and performance, working closely with Merchandise, Supply Chain and Supplier partners to align demand plans with business strategy. You will use data, insights, and scenario modelling to identify risks and opportunities while continuously improving forecast accuracy and processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts, incorporating seasonality, new products, sales trends, trade activity, and channel-specific drivers (B2B & B2C).
- Lead the monthly S&OP process, presenting forecast assumptions, risks, opportunities, and aligning demand plans with Merchandise and key stakeholders.
- Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, and service level KPIs; identify root causes of variances and drive corrective actions.
- Analyse inventory implications of forecast changes and clearly communicate impacts to stakeholders.
- Review top-performing items by exception, manage de-promotion processes, and conduct scenario planning for new and existing ranges.
- Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to align forecasts and improve outcomes.
- Ensure data integrity across demand planning systems and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
About You
- Proven experience in high-SKU, high-volume retail environments.
- Strong analytical capability with confidence working in statistical forecasts and large datasets.
- Proficiency in forecasting systems (e.g., Relex, Blue Yonder) and advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, Power Query, data analysis).
- Commercial awareness, ideally within a retail or consumer-focused environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders across all levels.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally and externally with suppliers.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity, driving change, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and team-oriented mindset.
- Tertiary qualification in Supply Chain or related discipline (desirable).
Safety & Compliance
Creating a safe and healthy workplace is a shared responsibility. In this role, you will:
- Ensure OH&S practices and policies meet legislative and company requirements
- Participate in safety discussions, workplace visits, and monthly audits
- Actively support a safe environment for all team members
- Adhere to all GPC Asia Pacific policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct and EEO policies
- Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation
Looking after you:
We are committed to ensuring our people are well looked after. In addition to a rewarding and challenging career, we will provide:
- Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group of Companies
- Private health insurance discounts
- Employee assistance program
- A highly safety conscious work environment
- We proactively support our working parents in a variety of meaningful ways, and our parental leave top-up allowance is one of the ways we do this
- Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation
- Access to GPC’s exciting employee platform MOVE, unlocking amazing discounts at top retailers, business announcements, e-cards and our employee recognition program, plus so much more!
GPC Asia Pacific
Movement is in our DNA. We are GPC Asia Pacific: one of the largest industrial and automotive aftermarket parts and service suppliers in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. Our iconic brands include Repco, NAPA, McLeod Accessories and Motion Industries.
Yet we are more than just a parts and service company. We propel people forward.
With over 8000 team members in Asia Pacific, and 60k+ globally, being part of Genuine Parts Company won’t leave you standing still. Reach is key to our success. Learn more about our business online at www.gpcasiapac.com
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What We Do
Genuine Parts Company (GPC), founded in 1928, is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. We serve hundreds of thousands of customers from a network of more than 10,000 locations in 14 countries and have approximately 50,000 employees.
