Senior Demand Planning Manager - London, United Kingdom - Diageo

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Demand Planning Excellence Manager
12 month Fixed Term Contract – 1st July start

As the home of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo we source, produce and deliver 6.To give you some idea of the scale of our operation, over half of our 30,000 employees work in our supply chains.

Whether you work in planning, logistics, technical teams or manufacturing, you'll be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation. And it's people with energy, dedication and problem-solving skills who'll help us get even better.

Plan, develop, and implement strategies for all facets of Demand Planning with a strong focus on mid/long-term growth identifying tactics and practices to accomplish Africa Business goals.

Take clear ownership for transforming Demand Planning processes with a specific plan for transformation, deployment, change Management and governance inclusive of ownership in delivering Business results.

Drive capability improvements by maintaining periodic maturity assessments and identifying changes that support forecast performance improvement.

Build a continuous improvement roadmap for each market and align on building blocks to include within annual Forecast Accuracy target setting.

Excellent English, in taking others with you at different levels of the organisation to turn advanced analytics into actions.

Proven capabilities in driving complex agenda with ability to clearly explain complex supply chain messages into actionable insights, influence senior cross functional partners on standard processes and change management.

Ability to lead process transformation with Demand and Supply Planning, Senior Managers and Key Users across multiple markets and categories.

Experience with advanced planning software within Supply Planning (SAP APO system and Business Intelligence/BW)
Degree /MBA in relevant field with minimum of 5+ years supply chain experience showing excellent thinking/problem solving skills.
Very deep knowledge of demand, supply planning, S&OP and analytics.
Strategic competence and the ability to develop approaches which address short, medium and long term business objectives
Baseline understanding of the end-to-end Supply Chain Planning processes; Supply Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning, Inventory Planning, Conversion, Logistics, Procurement and Customer Service
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location.

These influential groups, made up of our people, represent various viewpoints, experiences and communities who generate thought-provoking work to enhance our business and workplace, creating a sense of belonging and opportunities for all.

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:
Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Contributary pension scheme
Comprehensive health insurance
Annual bonus

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense.

You'll be part of — and help build — an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, approaches, and more.

And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business:
with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 dedicated people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands.
Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll build brands consumers love.

We're looking for people with curiosity, creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we're building are rooted in culture and local communities.

Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry.

With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we'll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.