Senior Supply and Inventory Planner

Are you prepared to advance your career with Aristocrat? As a Senior Supply and Inventory Planner, you will be vital to our global supply chain. You will promote ongoing improvement using advanced data analysis and automation. This role offers a chance to join a world-class team focused on perfect supply planning and inventory optimization, ensuring supply continuity and outstanding supplier performance.

What You'll Do

• Adopt a Complete Sets planning process in both long- and short-term planning cycles, partnering with other Supply Planners to improve analysis, execution, and strategies.
• Gather, validate, analyze, and interpret supply chain data to develop efficient supply plans and inventory strategies.
• Develop and maintain global supply plans that balance customer demand, inventory investment, capacity limits, and business goals.
• Assess demand signals and forecasts, interrogate assumptions with data-driven analysis, and suggest improvements to planning accuracy and inventory performance.
• Conduct scenario planning, risk assessments, and what-if analyses to identify potential supply constraints and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Monitor inventory health and maintain inventory targets while minimizing excess, obsolete inventory, shortages, and supply disruptions.
• Function as the lead owner and subject matter expert (SME) for assigned suppliers and material categories, handling relationships from planning through supply execution.
• Establish and maintain effective communication channels with suppliers to guarantee alignment on demand, supply commitments, inventory positions, capacity constraints, and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain supplier and manufacturing capacity plans to meet demand requirements, recognize future constraints, and initiate mitigation actions.
• Measure and improve supply and inventory performance by managing supplier, inventory, service level, and material availability benchmarks.
• Participate in Supply Review, S&OP, and IBP processes by presenting inventory positions, supply risks, capacity outlooks, and mitigation plans.
• Collaborate closely with Demand Planning, Procurement, Inventory Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Engineering, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to support business objectives.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, Analytics, or a similar field.
• More than 5 years of experience in Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Procurement, or a related role within the supply chain field.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, PivotTables, Power Query, data modeling, and reporting.
• Experience working with Power BI dashboards and reporting tools.
• Ability to examine extensive datasets using ERP, Excel, and reporting tools.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems; D365 experience preferred.
• Solid knowledge of supply planning, inventory management, supplier operations, and S&OP or IBP processes.
• Established track record in handling supplier relationships and functioning as the lead owner and specialist for specific suppliers and commodities.
• Experience reviewing demand signals, challenging assumptions, and driving data-based planning decisions.
• Demonstrated success in driving process improvements, automation, and operational efficiencies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and collaborator management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prioritize several tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated accountability, ownership, dependability, and a strong work ethic.
• APICS CPIM, CSCP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar certification preferred.

Join Aristocrat today and help us bring happiness to life through the power of play!

This job description may have been reviewed and enhanced using AI-assisted tools to improve clarity, consistency, and inclusivity. All final content, role requirements and hiring decisions remain subject to human review and approval by Aristocrat.

Compensation Philosophy

We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.

About Aristocrat

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Aristocrat (ASX code: ALL) is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with over 7300 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, mobile games and online real money games, including iLottery.

Aristocrat has seven corporate functions and three reporting segments that span regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our game and product portfolios collectively entertain millions of players worldwide every day.

Across our global enterprise, Aristocrat aims to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders by upholding our core values and producing the world’s best gaming content. Our people-first mindset prioritises the safety and wellbeing of our people. We have ambitions to be an industry leader in responsible gameplay and we invest in employees’ development and offer career pathways, so they have what they need to do their best work at Aristocrat.

Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us every day. We are excited about the future of Aristocrat and united by our mission and we invite everyone to join us as we bring joy to life through the power of play!

Employment Equality Statement

Aristocrat Leisure Limited or its affiliates worldwide provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any protected characteristic, such as race, color, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by local, state/provincial or federal law.

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Empowering a Sustainable Future

At Aristocrat, sustainability is embedded in our strategy, operations and the values and culture of our teams across the globe.

Our Sustainability report provides information on the progress we’ve made each year, across our four strategic sustainability pillars – Good Governance & Responsible Business, Empowering Safer Play (formerly responsible gameplay), Operational Sustainability & Climate, and People & Community.

You can read more about our progress here: https://www.aristocrat.com/sustainability/