If you’re looking to join a company where recognition and celebration form part of our daily mantra, where you can learn and build on your talents and where flexible working is an option then we’d love to hear from you. With 100 years of trading, GPC Asia Pacific is the parent company of iconic brands such as Repco, NAPA and Macleod Accessories. 

We are seeking a methodical, experienced, and result-driven Supply Planner to join our team. Reporting to the Planning Manager, this role contributes to the profitability, growth and return on investment of GPC Asia Pacific.

About the role:

Based in either Rowville VIC or Brisbane QLD on a Fixed Term basis for 12 months, you will ensure that optimal supply chain plans are generated and executed for your supplier partners, by:

• Manage the end-to-end process for Supply Chain for inbound non-conformance, including documentation, collaboration with suppliers, drive corrective actions, and ensure timely resolution based on defined priority level.
• Coordinate with internal departments such as Merch team, QA, Import Department, Procurement, EDI Team and DC to manage inbound issues and prevent recurrence.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings to review non-conformance cases and drive corrective/preventive actions.
• Drive communication and training programs to raise awareness of NCI impacts on inventory and availability across relevant teams.
• Implement and maintain procedures related to inbound non-conformance management in collaboration with key stakeholders e.g. Decision tree for acceptance or return of non-conforming items
• Ensure Inbound Non Conformance enquiries are resolved in a timely manner
• Develop and maintain NCI reports and metrics to track performance and supplier quality compliance to reduce future NCI occurrences
• Analyse non-conformance data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Regular review cycles (monthly) to assess progress on NCI reduction and process enhancements.
• Identification of recurring issues and root causes to prevent repeat occurrences.

Additionally, our Supply Planners are responsible for monitoring purchase forecasts, supply, availability, and other various elements of purchasing, planning and S&OP.

All about you:

You will consider yourself to be a proactive and driven individual with:

• Experience in Supply Planning and/or Demand Planning roles

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, and ideally exposure to Planning systems (JDA, Blue Yonder, Relex, Logility, SAP, etc…)

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels

• Strong drive to meet business deadlines and display resilience in a fast-paced work environment

• Effective time management and capabilities to prioritise tasks

• Ability to develop trusted professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Proactive problem-solving ability

• A curious mind, focusing on solutions supported by sound analytics

• Well-developed negotiation skills

• Big picture view, allowing you to see the ongoing flow on effects of actions and processes

• Having a customer centric mindset

• Extra plus, if you have been part of a planning tool or an ERP implementation

​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

• Flexible hours

• Hybrid, 3 days in the office 2 days WFH after training

• 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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