Job Vacancy: Job title: Demand Planner Nigeria
Job description: Job Description :
Demand Planner- Nigeria
Location: London, Amsterdam, or Budapest
Permanent
Closing date: June 12, 2023
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.
About the Team
Diageo’s performance ambition is to become the most trusted and respected CPG; our “must dos” set out where we aim to win in order to achieve this aspiration. Within Supply Chain this translates into goals that aim to deliver world class performance at best cost, drive value through exceptional service and enable new growth opportunities.
To enable this, an above-the-market Centre of Excellence has been established to perform key functional areas within PLAN, spanning over all Diageo’s markets in Africa, demonstrating a central pool of expertise that ensures standard and effective practices across countries.
About the Role
The Demand Planner is responsible for all SAP APO statistical forecasting and data integrity activities. The planner will create baseline forecast models to support the monthly S&OP process. The demand planner will own and drive statistical forecast accuracy performance to achieve targets. They will collaborate with the DP Business Partner on history adjustments to drive robust statistical forecasts. The demand planner is responsible for data integrity, ensuring that the weekly forecast sent to Supply is applied to the correct sku/location.
In this role you will be responsible for:
Generating base line statistical demand forecast for at least 18 months rolling:
- Pro-actively works with the Demand Manager and the DP Business Partner, owning 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 DP Business Partner on all forecast history cleaning activities including documenting 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.
- Support scenario planning for promotions, innovation and major events (duty, economics change, etc.) through stat analysis.
- Provide reports and insights to partners to maximise the use of baseline forecast.
Provide key input to S&OP/IBP process
- Participate where relevant in S&OP process to align upon consensus forecast.
- Review statistical input to Strategy and AOP process and challenge projected growth based on historical trends.
- Collaborate with Demand Business Partners to conduct root cause analysis to identify drivers of forecast error and work together to take the necessary corrective action to drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and bias performance.
Continuously improve statistical forecasting method:
- Test and implement new models
- Implement standard processes
- Support system developments
Functions:
- Baseline Forecasting
- Data Management
- S&OP Support
KPIs (at country and at Africa levels):
- Sales Forecast Accuracy – Monthly and Weekly
- Sales Forecast Bias
- Forecast Value by step
- System KPIs – Skus with forecast and no sales
- Demand Plan stability
- Extreme error – Oversell /Undersell
Control the supply of customer product requirements for Diageo with an NSV value of £1,519M from over 32 M EU cases, directly impacting COGS ~ £900M and ~£215M of inventory.
- 7 Markets
- 16 Plants
- 52 Packaging lines
- 58 Warehouses
- ~600 skus produced
- ~2500 skus sold
- 32M EU cases
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Baseline understanding of the end-to-end Supply Chain Planning processes; Supply Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning, Inventory Planning, Conversion, Logistics, Procurement and Customer Service
- Demonstrated proficiency in statistics and/or forecasting methodologies with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts
- Strong analytical, organizational and decision making skills
- Good communication skills – verbal, written and presentation.
- Proficient in MS applications e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook
- Experience working within the Demand and/or Supply Chain Planning process; Consumer Packaged Goods Industry preferred
- Experience with advanced planning software with Supply Planning (SAP APO system and Business Intelligence/BW)
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in appropriate supply chain, mathematical, engineering, or business degree.
- APICS CPIM / CSCP or equivalent desirable.
Working with Us
Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff 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.
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
- Contributory pension scheme
- Competitive annual bonus (dependent on performance)
- Generous holiday allowance
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 realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 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, attitudes, 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 more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Join us, and you’ll be celebrated for your work and empowered to be you. Together with people around the world, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a tomorrow worth celebrating.
Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people.
We’re looking for people with 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 : Amsterdam, Budapest
Job Posting Start Date : 2023-05-29
Location: Nigeria
Job date: Tue, 30 May 2023 22:03:19 GMT
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