At Jack Link’s, we embrace the wild side. We’re not afraid to challenge the status quo, adapt quickly, and put in the hard work required to deliver results. What started as a family recipe has grown into a global FMCG business with strong momentum across the APAC region.
Join our collaborative and results-driven team in Macquarie Park, NSW where planning excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement are genuinely valued.
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-driven Demand Planning & Replenishment Lead, APAC to join our Supply Chain team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving demand forecasts and inventory plans across the APAC region.
This role acts as a key link between Sales, Supply Chain, and Operations, ensuring demand signals are accurately translated into supply plans. The position plays a critical role in facilitating Demand S&OP processes, delivering actionable demand insights, and maintaining optimal inventory levels across 3PL networks.
Success in this role requires strong analytical capability, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to proactively identify risks and opportunities within the demand and supply planning process.
What You’ll Do:
Demand Planning & Forecasting
Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts for Jack Links and 3PLs sites in collaboration with Sales teams.
Partner with Sales to understand forecast assumptions, promotional activity, customer trends, and pipeline risks.
Analyse historical demand patterns and market intelligence to improve forecast accuracy and reduce bias.
Manage demand signals within ERP/planning systems to ensure alignment with supply planning.
S&OP Facilitation & Demand Governance
Facilitate Demand S&OP meetings to ensure alignment between Sales, Supply Chain, and Operations.
Prepare and present demand performance insights, risks, and action plans.
Coordinate inputs for monthly S&OP cycles, ensuring data integrity and timely submissions.
Document meeting outcomes, track actions, and drive accountability across stakeholders.
Demand & Inventory Performance Reporting
Develop and maintain demand KPI reporting including:
Forecast Accuracy (MAPE/Bias)
Service Level performance
Inventory coverage (Weeks of Supply)
Excess and at-risk stock
Provide insights and recommendations to improve demand quality and inventory outcomes.
Communicate supply risks, demand changes, and mitigation plans to stakeholders.
Identify trends, root causes of forecast variance, and corrective actions.
Inventory & Replenishment Planning
Manage inventory forecasts and replenishment plans across Jack Links factories and 3PL warehouses in Australia and New Zealand.
Monitor stock levels to ensure optimal balance between service performance and inventory investment.
Create and manage intercompany purchase and sales orders to support market supply requirements.
Optimise intercompany container cargo to determine the best volume fit for order production.
Perform export shipment verification and documentation validation.
Manage domestic stock transfers and support reconciliation between ERP and 3PL systems.
What You’ll Bring to the Table:
Tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related discipline
2–5+ years’ experience in production planning and/or scheduling within manufacturing or FMCG
Experience working with ERP systems (Business Central desirable).
Practical experience using ERP/MRP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Pronto, or similar)
High proficiency in Excel and reporting tools
Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic production environment
Clear and confident communicator across shopfloor and office-based teams
Organised, disciplined, and able to re-plan quickly under pressure
Who you Are:
Detail-oriented with a disciplined and structured planning approach
A strong collaborator who works effectively across supply chain and manufacturing teams
Calm under pressure and adaptable to changing priorities
Confident working autonomously while contributing to team outcomes
Committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence
Why Join Jack Link’s?
Be part of something bigger: A global brand with strong APAC growth ambitions
Make an impact: Play a key role in ensuring supply continuity and manufacturing performance
Collaborative culture: Work closely with manufacturing and supply chain stakeholders
Supportive environment: Join a team that values accountability, improvement, and results
What’s Next?
Ready to make your mark? Click “I'M INTERESTED” to submit your CV and cover letter. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Additional Information:
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia
Pre-employment checks may apply
All applications will be treated confidentially in line with EEO guidelines
When it comes to being wild, we know a thing or two. We're not afraid of trying something new or the hard work it takes to make it happen. It's in our DNA. We've turned a family recipe into a new snacking category. And the wilderness into the world's largest meat snack business, that's still proudly family owned and operated.
We're a company built by innovators, and are driven to not only satisfy your hunger, but to also feed your journey – whether that journey is on the road, on the run, at the campground, at the playground, in the office or in the moment. It’s a journey we share with you. It’s the journey forward of our people, of our communities, of our category…with a reverence for quality and an irreverence for the status quo.
At Jack Link's Protein Snacks, we see every moment of every day as an opportunity to move forward, to forge new ground. To realize our vision of becoming the World’s #1 Protein Snacking Company. We never give up. You never give up. Together, we keep going. Are you wild enough to join us?
Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s Protein Snacks also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company is made up of passionate team members, across 11 countries, who share an uncompromising commitment to delivering awesome products and feeding the journey of those who move things forward. The Jack Link’s Protein Snacks portfolio of brands includes, Jack Link’s, Lorissa’s Kitchen, MATADOR Jerky, Golden Island, BiFi and Peperami.
