Summary: Join a global dairy leader as a Material Planner, responsible for planning and procuring packaging and ingredients to ensure efficient product delivery. Highlights: 1. Permanent role in a leading and growing global dairy organization 2. Critical part of the supply chain team with strong execution focus 3. Contributes to operational efficiency through proactive inventory management A fantastic opportunity has presented itself for a Material Planner to join our leading and growing organisation and wider Yili Oceania group. This is a permanent role offering the chance to be part of a global dairy leader, playing a key role in ensuring products that help feed the next generation are delivered efficiently and to the highest standard. A bit about the role: As a Material Planner, you will be a critical part of the supply chain team, responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate planning and procurement of all packaging and ingredients required for production. The role has a strong execution focus, managing purchase orders end-to-end, including creation, confirmation, maintenance, and delivery, while ensuring alignment with company policies and standards. You will also maintain purchasing master data such as incoterms and lead times, supporting smooth supplier and inventory operations. This role contributes directly to operational efficiency through proactive inventory management, supplier performance monitoring, and accurate forecasting. You will support third-party manufacturing planning and be involved in the maintenance and continuous improvement of planning tools and systems. If you enjoy problem-solving, working with data, and thrive in a fast-paced FMCG environment, this role offers variety, responsibility, and impact. A bit about you: You are detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working across systems, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. You bring a tertiary qualification in supply chain management or business analysis, along with experience in purchasing or supply chain roles—ideally within FMCG or food manufacturing. You’re confident using ERP systems and advanced Excel, and you enjoy improving processes while keeping operations running seamlessly. Who are we? Oceania Dairy (ODL) is a dairy manufacturing plant located in Glenavy, South Canterbury, with a diverse workforce of 400 staff, who specialise in the creation of Milk Powder (adult and infant formula) and UHT milk. Owned by the Global Top 5 dairy company Yili Group, Westland Milk Products and its related companies in New Zealand, Oceania Dairy (Glenavy), Pure Nutrition Ltd (Rolleston), Canary Foods (Hamilton) and EasiYo Ltd (Auckland) form a group that we refer to as the Yili Oceania Business Division (YOBD). The combined business produces over 170,000mt of finished goods which are then exported to over 40 countries, driving annual revenue in excess of $1.3B – and growing. Our family thrives on a sense of unity and collective success and through focusing on innovation, quality and our diversity, we can successfully contribute to maintaining Yili's title of Asia’s leading dairy product provider. Why choose Oceania Dairy? • State-of-the-art facilities. • Competitive salary. • Free employee bus provided from Timaru and Oamaru to travel to site. • Southern Cross Health Insurance. • Trauma + Life Insurance. • On site gym, annual health checks, on-site physiotherapy. • Long-service leave and enhanced parental leave coverage. • Employee Assistance Program. • Free parking. • Strong safety culture. • Values-led organisation committed to the training and development of employees. • Subsided Butter!! Why wait – apply now? Please submit your application through our careers page at Search Jobs – Oceania Dairy. Applications close on 13th March 2026. Please note that this advertisement may close earlier than the listed closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date. Applicants must have valid work rights in New Zealand to be considered.