Demand Planner

3 months ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Diageo Full time

Job Description:
Demand Planner
Location: Waterfall, South Africa
Permanent

Join Our Supply Team
As the home of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo we source, produce and deliver 6.5 billion litres of world-leading products every year across 180 markets globally. Because of this huge undertaking, we rely on highly advanced systems as well as the very best talent to make sure our businesses continue to run smoothly. To give you some idea of the scale of our operation, over half of our 30,000 employees work in our supply chains. We have teams in over 100 sites across more than 30 countries, but what matters is that wherever you work, you’re part of a diverse, inclusive team where there are opportunities for everyone. Whether you work in planning, logistics, technical teams or manufacturing, you’ll be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation. We set ourselves the highest standards, and our practices have earned us international recognition. And it’s people with energy, dedication and problem-solving skills who’ll help us get even better. In return, we offer a world of opportunities for you to explore, to shape and progress your career.

Key Accountabilities:
- Pro-actively works with the Demand Planning Manager and the IBP Leads, being responsible for the statistical forecast and highlighting deviations to the shipment and/or depletion trends.- Use and maintain the APO software as the primary forecasting system tool- Collaborate with IBP Lead on all forecast history cleaning activities including detailing adjustments and assumptions (market trends, seasonality, promotions).- Maintain statistical parameters for “best fit” model & generate a baseline at least 18 month rolling.- Maintain APO master data including CVC creation, disaggregation factors and attributes.- Analyse outliers through appropriate reports and make corrections.- Provide reports and insights to collaborators to improve the use of baseline forecast.- Build the S&OP pre-read packs as per the codification formats.- Update Tier critical metric slides on weekly and monthly basis for assigned markets- Collaborate with IBP Leads to conduct root cause analysis to identify drivers of forecast error and work together to take the vital corrective action to drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and bias performance.- Regular review of codification progress through verification tracking. Ensure rigorous adherence to business processes and interactions with CoE- Analyse performance issues and define specific improvement actions and plans by country to address these, ensuring plans are followed-up and implemented- Drive action plans to completion in pilot markets where OnePlan have been launched already as defined- Provide regular status updates to the market key customers and- Ensure successful delivery of the implementation timelines for S&OP improvement roadmap as agreed with Africa FD and exec.

Experience- Proven capability in driving continuous improvement within end-to-end supply chains.- Strong customer engagement skills.- High degree of quantitative and analytical skills and attention to detail.- Excellent communication skills - verbal, written and presentation.- Customer centric mind set.-
- Experience working within the Demand and/or Supply Chain Planning process; Consumer Packaged Goods Industry preferred- Experience with advanced planning software in Demand Planning (SAP APO system and Business Intelligence/BW )

Qualifications:
- Relevant Qualification in appropriate supply chain, mathematical, engineering, or business degree.- APICS CPIM / CSCP or equivalent desirable.

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. 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. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. 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.

About Us
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-

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