Integrated Business Planning Lead

Step into a strategic IBP role—connect the dots across the business, shape our 3-year outlook and influence decisions at scale.

Lion team

Don’t settle for ordinary – we welcome those on the hunt for more! At Lion, we believe that life is short and working in Lion just feels different when you sit at the heart of human connection and good times. So put a spark back in your day, working in an exciting industry as unique as you and with outstanding brands that those around you know and love like Hahn, Speights, Stone & Wood and Tooheys!

The opportunity

We’re looking for someone to join our Integrated Business Planning (IBP) team in a role that sits right at the centre of how we plan and perform as a business.

Reporting to Head of Strategic Planning, this role plays a key part in connecting our 3-year strategy to what’s actually happening across the business. You’ll work across functions to bring clarity to our long-term outlook—tracking performance, identifying risks and making sure we’re focused on the right opportunities.

It’s a highly cross-functional role, with exposure to Marketing Directors and Managers, Customer Directors, Commercial Strategy & Performance, Finance and beyond—ideal for someone who enjoys working across the business and influencing outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading and evolving the IBP process, ensuring alignment to our long-term strategy
• Co-owning the long-term forecast, connecting strategy to clear, data-led assumptions
• Supporting the monthly Demand Review—bringing the right story, data and actions together
• Tracking strategic initiatives across the business and assessing their impact on performance
• Partnering cross-functionally to pressure-test assumptions and ensure alignment
• Identifying and highlighting risks and opportunities, making sure the right teams are engaged
• Driving continuous improvement in how we plan, track and report performance

What you’ll bring

This role suits someone who’s commercially curious, analytically strong and comfortable working across multiple teams.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills—you enjoy turning data into insight
• Ability to translate strategy into clear assumptions and models
• Confidence working with data tools (advanced Excel and Power BI highly valued)
• Strong stakeholder management—you can influence, align and challenge constructively
• Experience leading or contributing to cross-functional projects
• A mindset for continuous improvement and simplifying how things get done
• FMCG background would be advantageous 

You might be coming from RGM, Category, Sales (NAM/KAM), Demand Planning or another commercial role where you’ve built strong analytical and stakeholder capability.

Why this role

This is a great opportunity to step into a role that gives you real visibility across the business and how it operates.

You’ll build a deeper understanding of how strategy translates into performance, strengthen your influencing skills, and play a key role in shaping how we plan for the future.

Apply Now!

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