Demand Planning Manager

Founded in 1927, KENT WORLDWIDE is a family-owned US company built around specialty ingredients and consumer brands. Over the years, the business has become known around the world for our strength in manufacturing and marketing.

At Kent Consumer Brands APAC, our ambition is to create joyful memories every day, for everybody, around the world. For nearly a century, our core values of Honesty, Quality, Safety, Timeliness, Win Win Partnerships and Curiosity have shaped our culture and long-term success.

We are a fast growing, values driven organisation with a strong portfolio of trusted brands including Frosty Boy, Sqwincher, Breeder’s Choice and World’s Best Cat Litter. With multiple manufacturing sites across Australia and the UK and products sold in more than 70 countries, we are proud to employ hundreds of people who are passionate about quality, sustainability and innovation.

Joining us means being part of a supportive, growth-oriented business that invests in its people, its brands and its future.

About the Role

The Demand Planning Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end demand planning, forecasting, production planning, and scheduling function across multiple sites.

This role ensures customer demand is accurately forecasted, translated into achievable production plans, and monitored against actual orders and schedule adherence.

The position will lead a Demand Planner and production scheduler/planners, providing direction, coaching, performance management, and continuous improvement across planning processes.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the monthly and weekly demand planning process, developing and maintaining rolling forecasts using historical demand, customer inputs, sales trends, and market insights
• Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Finance, and Procurement teams to validate assumptions, and identify demand risks and opportunities Monitor forecast accuracy and compare demand plans against actual orders, driving root cause analysis and corrective actions to improve reliability
• Maintain clear visibility of demand changes, supply constraints, and potential service impacts across the network
• Oversee production planning and scheduling across multiple sites, ensuring alignment to forecast demand, capacity, materials, and inventory targets
• Monitor schedule adherence and support site teams with analysis of deviations, delays, and inefficiencies
• Drive continuous improvement in planning accuracy, schedule stability, and overall service performance
• Maintain planning parameters and master data within ERP/MRP systems to ensure accurate and reliable outputs
• Lead, coach, and develop Demand Planners and Production Schedulers, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics or a related field (preferred)

• Demonstrated knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes
• Demonstrated experience in Demand Forecasting / Planning. Production scheduling in a multi site manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience in managing staff across multiple location.

• Experience utilising MRP/ERPs
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment