Australia & New Zealand 
In Supply Network Operations at P&G, we are uniquely positioned to see the Supply Chain from end-to-end – starting with our materials through the touch point of our brands with shoppers in the market. We are both the “voice of the customer” for supply and the integrator across the Company’s disciplines. You can start your career in one of 15 different diverse work areas within P&G that comprise our end-to-end operation – plan the demand and/or supply into the market; work to create or execute the physical design of our supply networks around the world; serve as the vital daily interface with our customers and suppliers; or lead the efforts to define and deliver new breakthroughs in value creation with these partners.
Supply Network Operations / Logistics in Australia & New Zealand
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Hannah’s story As part of the Supply Network Operations department (or Product Supply as it is more commonly known), I sit within a team responsible for supply and forecasting of our brands Oral B, Pringles and Duracell. I have the opportunity to work with multiple overseas manufacturing plants along with local major retailers. I interact with these stakeholders regularly to provide a realistic business outlook for supply in addition to ensuring there is sufficient stock incoming to support the business growth. In Product Supply, we own responsibility for the processes that support the movement of materials, goods, and cash between P&G, its facilities and those of our customers and suppliers. Product Supply is probably the most diverse department at P&G. Opportunities are available in areas such as logistics, supply/forecasting, purchasing, manufacturing, quality assurance and even engineering. This diversity means chances to build a wide set of skills and a career that can lead you in many directions. So far, I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of roles in both Sydney and Melbourne. No matter where your interests lie, P&G provides extensive learning both on-the-job and through our corporate training programs. Your development is a priority to ensure you are successful and able to build your career to where you want it to be. |
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A key factor that first attracted me to P&G was it’s sheer size and presence. It truly is a global company and this is brought to life for me through the exposure I receive to such a broad international team across all different functions that work together to ensure our products reach and meet the needs of our consumers. It is truly an experience that not only challenges me everyday but leaves me with a sense of achievement for the work that I do.
Ensuring you have the skills to be successful is a priority. You will have the opportunity to join your new colleagues from across Asia to attend the PS College designed to teach you the fundamentals. With the support of your immediate manager, you will also be developed on-the-job. Opportunities are also available to complete industry registered training offered through our key industry association.
Aside from building your technical skills and mastery, you will have access to our globally designed training resources to develop your "soft" skills. Our corporate training program includes both classroom and online trainings to help develop you on, among other areas, presentation and business writing skills, leadership and people management.
We offer a diversity of roles when you start with PS, such as a Logistics Coordinator or Supply/Forecasting Planner. You will be responsible for leading planning, processes or projects that will reduce cost, improve service, and remove time from the supply chain. These are critical activities that keep us leading the marketplace in logistics services by managing logistics information, customer orders, and the prompt distribution of finished products to our customers and shoppers of our brands.
When you enter product supply, you will immediately be provided with opportunities to interact with various resources from other functions, this could be sales and marketing on growth and expansion plans, regional resources on supply & demand, or third party logistics providers strategic partnership direction setting. You will be faced with new challenges every day.
A career in PS provides opportunities in any of the 5 disciplines of:
- Customer Service & Logistics
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Purchasing
- Quality Assurance
Your early career will be focussed on developing your skills and knowledge across a broad range of roles from supply/forecasting for any of our global brands to working on the logistics side of the business. As a global company, opportunities for working overseas, such as in our Asia regional head office in Singapore, may be available.
