Digital IBP Leader – Latin America & Caribbean

Name of the role: Digital IBP Leader - SLAC, CCA & Venezuela

Location: Ciudad de Panama, Panama

Type of contract: Permanent

About us:

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding diverse collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, and Guinness. Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform, and how we create shared value.
 

About the Role:

The OMP advance analyst is a key role within the i-IBP and implementation of Sophisticated demand planning system OMP. Based on business processes/requirements, the role will be responsible for understanding Multivariate forecasting, building block management and sophisticated use of demand sensing to assist users within the Market thereby unlocking any obstacles to efficient utilization of the tool. The Analyst will be required to have a robust understanding of the data structure and requirements for integration of the multivariate forecast process not limited to but including, CPG structures, Sales history, SIT, Depletion, Market Share, Category Growth, Price Elasticity History, Historical promotions, OOS. The analyst together with the OMP adoption Manager will ensure adoption of the tool as the single demand planning tool in Diageo and effectively work to eliminate parallel demand planning processes.

In addition, the Analyst is required to understand the report structure within OMP and collectively understand the business reporting requirements to craft and develop standardized reports that will be used to drive an effective IBP cycle in the markets.

The analyst together with the OMP adoption Manager will be also responsible for the readiness of the market. This mean work in APO adoption pre-work and data consolidation & preparation.

Is responsible for acquiring and disseminating system knowledge, thorough understanding of the system through training, by following very closely the modelling work done by the consultant(s) and by testing the system.

This analyst will often train the end users of the system and will often become the first line support person and contact person for help desk of OMP during and after Debut acceptance.

Is responsible for testing and validating the proposed software solutions, thorough knowledge of scope/design both at a technical level (data interfacing correctly?) and functional level (are functionalities “fit for use” according to the business requirements?) along with creating corresponding functional and user documentation.

Will be expected to display the following skills to be successful:

• Understands the principles that underpin demand planning processes, including formal education in demand planning and execution to complete work.

• Understanding of the Business complexity.

• The ability to translate business requirements into system parameters/rules as well as translate AI and Machine learning outputs into clear business language.

• The ability to understand statistical forecasting principles and algorithms used in process.

• Model and test algorithms using the latest data and technology.

• Display critical thinking and digital dexterity by using data to tell a story based on fact and trends.

• Has experience in demand planning in a similar environment using statistical tools, building block assumptions, opportunities and risks, and S&OP/IBP to agree plans.

• Can maintain a statistical dataset, including data cleansing, item relationships and product families to facilitate the delivery of a statistical forecast with minimal rework. Can do