Demand and IBP Transformation Lead

Job Title: Demand Planning and IBP Transformation Lead

Location: Budapest

Contract terms: Permanent, full-time

ABOUT US

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding 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.

Diageo Eastern Europe covers Diageo’s beer business across all of Continental Europe as well as spirits businesses across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The market consists of 43 governments, with employees representing 21 different nationalities.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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 the best cost, drive value through exceptional service and enable new growth opportunities. 

Role Responsibilities:

The Demand Planning and IBP Transformation Lead is responsible for driving S&OP process improvement in EE in alignment with Finance, Commercial, Marketing, Supply team and EE distributor on top of end-to-end forecasting activities for countries assigned. You will lead and drive a collaborative S&OP process with internal partners and external partners.

Top Accountabilities

• Engage EE distributors in joint demand planning and build partner capability roadmap and matrix.

• Communicate critical forecast changes and supply constraints to partners in the Supply Chain, Sales and Finance teams.

• Aggregate forecast on EE level and lead a regular process of forecast review with the multifunctional team based on FA & Bias.

• Implement and own S&OP cycle in Beer category.

• Lead Demand planning segmentation work across EE portfolio as part of Operating Strategy

For the countries assigned manage Demand Planning and IBP processes as per below:

• Generate base line statistical demand forecast for at least 18 months rolling.

• Use and maintain the APO software as the primary forecasting system tool

• Continuously improve statistical forecasting method: Test and implement new models, implement standard processes, support system developments.

• Facilitate the S&OP process in the countries assigned

• Lead the generation, alignment and consensus of the 18-month rolling demand plan on SKU/depot level monthly buckets in support of the S&OP process.

• Challenge the O&R projected growth assumptions based on historical trends where necessary..

• Generate 18 month Consensus Demand Plan

• Communicate critical forecast changes and supply constraints to partners in the Supply Chain, Sales and Finance teams

• Collaborate with Demand Planners 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.

• Ensure scenario planning for significant events in market (duty changes, customer activities, economic conditions changes, etc.).

Skills and Capabilities

• Understanding of the end-to-end Supply Chain Planning processes.

• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics and/or forecasting methodologies with an understanding of their financial and operational imp