Demand Planning Manager & Analytics Job Diageo

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The Demand Panning manager is responsible for the Demand Planning process and execution across Africa. The role is ensure forecast accuracy and bias is achieved within target levels across the region, based on robust forecast assumptions.

Role responsibilities

• Manage forecasting strategy at category & SKU level, to deliver forecast accuracy and bias at target levels.
• Ensure robust maintenance of demand planning systems APO and OMP, leveraging system adoption to drive efficiencies in the planning process.
• Execute demand planning forecasts in accordance with the monthly IBP calendar, representing and supporting the Africa team in collaboration with local markets.
• Build cross functional partnerships with Finance, Commercial, marketing, Innovation and supply planning to ensure robust forecast assumptions.
• Continuous improvement of KPI’s, clear root causing and action planning for performance at market, category and SKU level.
• Build maturity of the demand planning process, working in accordance with global demand planning & IBP guidelines.
• KPI’s, forecast accuracy, bias, forecast value add, master data accuracy and IBP maturity (specific to demand planning process) .

Experience, skills, capabilities required

• Significant demand planning experience including use of demand planning systems ideally APO/OMP.
• Understanding of supply chain operations and cross functional experience (supply planning, materials, procurement, logistics).
• Highly analytical, proficient in MS excel, PowerPoint & Power BI.
• Knowledge of managing medium/large scale system changes.
• Experience of operating in a matrix environment on a cross functional/geographical basis.
• People management, managing team(s) in a supply chain planning environment is preferred

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