Demand Planner

at  Diageo

Job Description :
Demand Planner
Location: London
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.

Purpose of the Role

• Diageo’s performance ambition is to become the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products company in the world.
• GB is Diageo’s second largest market and represents 45% of the Europe region performance outcome.
• As a Demand Planner within GB, your scope is to generate, analyse and publish the 1 – 24 month market forecast for the full market portfolio. The portfolio will be divided across the Demand Planning teams.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Undertake weekly data integrity check of all demand planning master data fields within APO to ensure all SKU forecasts can be passed over to Supply Planning without error.
• Monthly review and selection of ‘best fit’ statistical forecast models for your portfolio, ensuring they reflect market trends & product category growth assumptions.
• Complete all relevant historical cleansing activities to enhance statistical modelling and remove irregular activity from forecast publication.
• Participate in the relevant GB S&OP Cycle meetings by providing forecast performance insight to help shape and align monthly forecast changes.
• Collaborate with Customer Operation Lead’s for key product/customer combinations to evaluate SIT & EPOS data to make any necessary forecast adjustments.
• Apply promotional & seasonal overlays to baseline statistical forecast at weekly level, to generate accurate phasing of stock production and deployment within the GB warehousing network.
• Ensure forecast signal reflects correct warehouse direction, ensuring all rework and direct-to-customer volume forecasts are accurately published to APO.
• Provide weekly sales vs. forecast information to the GBSC performance management cycle, ensuring all forecast variations and exceptions are understood and supported with a recovery plan where necessary.
• Develop & improve the monthly root causing packs for your KPI accountability, ensuring it is easily understood at GBSC LT management level.
• Partner with Innovation on innovation and renovation and ensuring right building blocks/assumptions are used. Reviewing first productions volumes and pro-actively flagging risk to help support best availability whilst not creating SLOBs.
• Application of Product Lifecycle Planning.
• Partner with Market & Supply Planning colleagues to ensure weekly alerts reporting is complete and all SKU’s subject to OOS or Excess Inventory risk have a recovery plan.
• Support Network Supply Manager in root causing SLOBs portfolio, particularly when forecast variance has caused this, whilst adjusting ongoing forecast to prevent future SLOBs.
• Ensuring network balance is reviewed to decrease stock moving below minimum sell shelf life thresholds

Skills and Experience Required

• Highly Analytical & Numerate - Confident in handling large datasets and converting raw data into digestible information, e.g. able to identify the ‘why’ behind the ‘what’ of the data.
• Excellent Influencing & Interpersonal Skills - Ability to challenge senior colleagues to generate better performance outcomes; arguing your case whilst still respecting other opinions.
• Communication & Presentation Skills - Ability to articulate potentially complex and vague concepts clearly to large groups; take a data-led approach to meeting/e-mail updates to ‘cut through’ the noise of day-to-day meetings & processes.
• Ability to prioritise workload and effective diary management are a must, whilst converting manuals tasks to systemic, automated processes
• Several years experience in a Demand, Supply or Logistics Planning role
• Proficient user of Microsoft Excel, knowledge of Power BI/SQL or similar preferred
• Exposure to different trade channels – Grocery, On Trade, Wholesale & Convenience, E-Commerce
• Demonstrable knowledge of end-to-end supply chain and different teams’ roles & responsibilities
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, dynamic and at times vague commercial environment.

Working with Us
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. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Annual bonus

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 diverse and inclusive 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.
Around the world we have a number of inclusive Business and Employee Resource Groups known as BRGs and ERGs. 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’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-loved brands.
Join us and you’ll collaborate, explore, and innovate. Challenge and be challenged. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll build brands consumers love.
We value each other and celebrate different perspectives. In our inclusive culture, you’ll have the backing you need to test new ideas and learn from them. Harness your passion and desire to grow as you make your mark. Let’s unlock a brighter, more exciting future together.
Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world’s very best people. 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.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
Worker Type :
Regular
Primary Location:
1HQ
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2024-11-1

Purpose of the Role

• Diageo’s performance ambition is to become the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products company in the world.
• GB is Diageo’s second largest market and represents 45% of the Europe region performance outcome.
• As a Demand Planner within GB, your scope is to generate, analyse and publish the 1 – 24 month market forecast for the full market portfolio. The portfolio will be divided across the Demand Planning teams

Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Undertake weekly data integrity check of all demand planning master data fields within APO to ensure all SKU forecasts can be passed over to Supply Planning without error.
• Monthly review and selection of ‘best fit’ statistical forecast models for your portfolio, ensuring they reflect market trends & product category growth assumptions.
• Complete all relevant historical cleansing activities to enhance statistical modelling and remove irregular activity from forecast publication.
• Participate in the relevant GB S&OP Cycle meetings by providing forecast performance insight to help shape and align monthly forecast changes.
• Collaborate with Customer Operation Lead’s for key product/customer combinations to evaluate SIT & EPOS data to make any necessary forecast adjustments.
• Apply promotional & seasonal overlays to baseline statistical forecast at weekly level, to generate accurate phasing of stock production and deployment within the GB warehousing network.
• Ensure forecast signal reflects correct warehouse direction, ensuring all rework and direct-to-customer volume forecasts are accurately published to APO.
• Provide weekly sales vs. forecast information to the GBSC performance management cycle, ensuring all forecast variations and exceptions are understood and supported with a recovery plan where necessary.
• Develop & improve the monthly root causing packs for your KPI accountability, ensuring it is easily understood at GBSC LT management level.
• Partner with Innovation on innovation and renovation and ensuring right building blocks/assumptions are used. Reviewing first productions volumes and pro-actively flagging risk to help support best availability whilst not creating SLOBs.
• Application of Product Lifecycle Planning.
• Partner with Market & Supply Planning colleagues to ensure weekly alerts reporting is complete and all SKU’s subject to OOS or Excess Inventory risk have a recovery plan.
• Support Network Supply Manager in root causing SLOBs portfolio, particularly when forecast variance has caused this, whilst adjusting ongoing forecast to prevent future SLOBs.
• Ensuring network balance is reviewed to decrease stock moving below minimum sell shelf life threshold