Innovation Brand Change Planner

Innovation Brand Change Planner

Location: Dublin

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

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

The Diageo Beer Category team brews and packages 8mHls of beer at 3 sites across Ireland and the UK. This team is also responsible for managing the Diageo keg population of 2.7M kegs with an asset value of £44m. The Supply Chain Planning team interprets demand signals from Domestic and Export Markets and translates these into supply plans and replenishment plans, with the objective of optimising customer service, inventory, capacity, and cost. The function is responding to increasing SKU, packaging, and component complexity, and it is operating in environments that are becoming increasingly constrained from a supply perspective.

Purpose of the role
This role is the vital link required to successfully lead and deliver global innovation and brand change projects by managing the planning processes and key partners, along the supply chain, ensuring on time marketing activation and improving NSV opportunities. 

This will require highly developed relationships and adopting an Integrated Business Management approach.  This role is also required to continually seek improvement opportunities for processes and ways of working.

Accountabilities

Ensure Brand Change products are available to meet marketing activation to generate maximum NSV for Diageo through effective project management, timely reporting, and stakeholder management.

• Brand Change projects managed to optimize AWC and proactively mitigate potential service issues and minimum inventory write off.

• Conduct prioritization and escalation processes for assigned projects, ensuring best Diageo decision; enabling a production plan balancing demand signal with supply capacity (and potential constraints) to optimize customer service and Diageo value.

• Enhance visibility and decision making through effective reporting on a weekly basis.

• Govern market performance with regard to committed project volumes to ensure financial accountabilities for all materials and finished goods.
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Manage all relevant partners in various departments within Diageo to ensure smooth introduction of innovation products to Diageo’s markets.

• Maintain the project scope, working together with Global Marketing and Brand Technical counterparts to ensure OTIF delivery to meet marketing launches.

• Effective accurate demand capture across countries/geographies and maximising opportunities for marketing launches.

• Ensure