Who is Alliance Airlines?Alliance Airlines is Australasia’s leading provider of contract, wetlease charter and allied aviation and maintenance services. With a fleet of 79 aircraft and a workforce of over 1,500 employees, Alliance delivers essential aviation solutions to the mining, energy, and government sectors, as well as wet lease services to major carriers. Alliance is proud to be known as Australia’s leading FIFO charter operator with a history of delivering the highest standards of safety, reliability, and operational performance for some of the world largest mining houses. Alliance holds International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit certification, the only Australian contract and charter operator to do so and has gold status Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS), being the first such carrier in Australia to achieve gold status. Operating nationally throughout Australia, Alliance’s has bases in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Cairns, Townsville, Darwin, Perth and Adelaide.What’s the role on offer?Based at our Head Office near Brisbane Airport, this is an exceptional opportunity to join our Procurement and Part Sales team as the Material Planning Manager, reporting to the Head of Procurement and Part Sales.In this high-impact leadership role, you will oversee our material planning, fulfilment, and part sales functions to ensure the timely supply of critical aircraft components that keep our operation running safely and efficiently. You’ll lead a strong team, optimise demand and forecasting systems, and drive operational excellence across procurement and maintenance support.Your key responsibilities will include:Managing and guiding the Material Planning team to support all Line, Base and Workshop maintenance activities.Leading end-to-end material planning and fulfilment processes to ensure timely availability of repairable and consumable parts.Driving improvements in forecasting, reporting, and planning tools to enhance decision-making and visibility.Overseeing customer part sales requests, quoting, dispatch and commercial administration.Strengthening supplier relationships with OEMs, distributors, and service providers to enhance performance and efficiency.Leading continuous improvement, policy updates, and staff development across the planning function.What’s in it for me?Novated Leasing for Employees – Bundle all your car running costs into one tax-effective payment.Salary Packaging – Another way to increase your take-home pay.Discounted Qantas Club memberships.Discounted tickets to REDS (QRU) Games and merchandise.Discounted Hotels, Tours and Cruises – Save on almost every type of holiday.Who we are looking forOur ideal candidate is an experienced leader with deep knowledge of procurement, material planning, or aviation operations. You’ll be confident managing people, improving processes, and driving operational outcomes in a fast-paced environment.You will bring:Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related fields.Strong material planning experience, ideally in aviation, manufacturing, or MRO settings.Proven leadership and staff management capability, with a focus on performance and development.Strong analytical and forecasting skills, with the ability to interpret large data sets and drive improved visibility.Excellent stakeholder and supplier relationship management experience.A continuous improvement mindset and confidence managing change, systems, and processes.Does this sound like you?If the sound of this role excites you and you have the skills we're looking for we'd love to hear from you. Hit that Apply button and Ash will speak to you shortly.At Alliance Airlines we value diversity, equality and inclusion, we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect.We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.All candidates must have full working rights within Australia, only candidates with a right to work in Australia will be considered. AUD Pinkenba 4008

Material Planning Manager

  • Lead the team that keeps our aircraft flying with on-time material Planning
  • Drive smarter forecasting, automation, and innovation.
  • Build strong supplier relationships and shape materials management.

Who is Alliance Airlines?

Alliance Airlines is Australasia’s leading provider of contract, wetlease charter and allied aviation and maintenance services. With a fleet of 79 aircraft and a workforce of over 1,500 employees, Alliance delivers essential aviation solutions to the mining, energy, and government sectors, as well as wet lease services to major carriers. Alliance is proud to be known as Australia’s leading FIFO charter operator with a history of delivering the highest standards of safety, reliability, and operational performance for some of the world largest mining houses. Alliance holds International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit certification, the only Australian contract and charter operator to do so and has gold status Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS), being the first such carrier in Australia to achieve gold status. Operating nationally throughout Australia, Alliance’s has bases in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Cairns, Townsville, Darwin, Perth and Adelaide.

What’s the role on offer?

Based at our Head Office near Brisbane Airport, this is an exceptional opportunity to join our Procurement and Part Sales team as the Material Planning Manager, reporting to the Head of Procurement and Part Sales.

In this high-impact leadership role, you will oversee our material planning, fulfilment, and part sales functions to ensure the timely supply of critical aircraft components that keep our operation running safely and efficiently. You’ll lead a strong team, optimise demand and forecasting systems, and drive operational excellence across procurement and maintenance support.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Managing and guiding the Material Planning team to support all Line, Base and Workshop maintenance activities.
  • Leading end-to-end material planning and fulfilment processes to ensure timely availability of repairable and consumable parts.
  • Driving improvements in forecasting, reporting, and planning tools to enhance decision-making and visibility.
  • Overseeing customer part sales requests, quoting, dispatch and commercial administration.
  • Strengthening supplier relationships with OEMs, distributors, and service providers to enhance performance and efficiency.
  • Leading continuous improvement, policy updates, and staff development across the planning function.
What’s in it for me?
  • Novated Leasing for Employees – Bundle all your car running costs into one tax-effective payment.
  • Salary Packaging – Another way to increase your take-home pay.
  • Discounted Qantas Club memberships.
  • Discounted tickets to REDS (QRU) Games and merchandise.
  • Discounted Hotels, Tours and Cruises – Save on almost every type of holiday.
Who we are looking for

Our ideal candidate is an experienced leader with deep knowledge of procurement, material planning, or aviation operations. You’ll be confident managing people, improving processes, and driving operational outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

You will bring:

  • Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related fields.
  • Strong material planning experience, ideally in aviation, manufacturing, or MRO settings.
  • Proven leadership and staff management capability, with a focus on performance and development.
  • Strong analytical and forecasting skills, with the ability to interpret large data sets and drive improved visibility.
  • Excellent stakeholder and supplier relationship management experience.
  • A continuous improvement mindset and confidence managing change, systems, and processes.
Does this sound like you?

If the sound of this role excites you and you have the skills we're looking for we'd love to hear from you. Hit that Apply button and Ash will speak to you shortly.
At Alliance Airlines we value diversity, equality and inclusion, we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect.
We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.
All candidates must have full working rights within Australia, only candidates with a right to work in Australia will be considered.

  • Posted Date 04 Dec 2025
  • Location Pinkenba
    QLD / Australia
  • Industry Procurement, Manufacturing & Transport
  • Job Type
  • Salary Base plus Super