Global IBP Leader

The Integrated Business Planning Process Leader (IBP) will lead the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for the Global Packaging Division. The successful candidate will partner with the GPD Regional Business Leaders to deliver sales and profitability goals by aligning the business functions on a single business plan and identifying solutions as sales and profitability gaps occur. This position will report directly to the Global VP of Finance for the Global Packaging Division. The IBP leader will be directly responsible for ongoing continuous improvement of the Global Packaging Division’s Integrated Business Planning process. The role develops the process and, where appropriate, integrating into enterprise business processes. The role monitors the quality of input/output of the various process steps, leads the Integrated Reconciliation Review (IRR) process, publishes the MBR information slide deck, briefs the Executive Leadership team, decisions made, and decisions needed, facilitates the Management Business Review (MBR) process, and manages action items.  

• Provide GPDs leadership team members with information that supports decision-making to align the company’s Product/Portfolio, Demand, Supply, and financial plans and requirements, and deliver strategic objectives.
• Drive the execution of GPD’s global strategy by aligning regional actions to the businesses strategic vision.
• Ensure organizational adoption and acceptance of improvements to the IBP process to improve control and utilization of GPD’s resources.
• As Owner and Leader of the Integrated Reconciliation (IR), lead cross-functional teams as required to resolve projected supply/demand imbalances and other issues within the decision-making space authorized by the leadership team.
• Provide analytical support to improve the quality and timeliness of IBP data and reporting for Product/Portfolio, Demand, Supply, and Finance, including contingency plans and changes.
• In support of the demand owner and finance, ensure the systems and business processes establish IBP as the centralized demand hub to consolidate, analyze, track, and report demand and financial projection monthly changes.
• Partner with Finance to increase reliance on financial indicators in the IBP decision-making processes improving the annual budgeting process.
• Coach and mentor owners and participants in the various reviews to ensure behaviors are supporting a Class A Integrated Business Planning Process.
• Arrange IBP education, as required, to ensure broad organizational support and alignment behind the IBP process, especially during periods when there are personnel changes among process leaders and owners.
• Chair and facilitate the monthly IR and facilitate the monthly MBR.
• Track, monitor, and report process KPIs.
• Become primary business liaison between GPD and GSC.
• Manage strategic projects as needed. 
• Effectively implement the GPD Integrated Business Planning process improvements within each region and globally.
• Support IBP process step owners through facilitation, continuous improvement, and end-to-end integration of the IBP process, including the Portfolio Management Review (PMR), Demand Review (DR), Supply Review (SR), Integrated Reconciliation Review (IRR), and Management Business Review (MBR)
• Develop and maintain appropriate communications mechanisms to ensure that information from the process steps flow properly to those that require information both within and dependent upon the monthly IBP cycle
• Monitor and ensure quality and timeliness of regional and global inputs/outputs of various process steps.
• Develop and maintain IBP-relevant KPIs that clearly demonstrate business performance results across a spectrum of critical objectives and guide the proper focusing/refocusing of resources 
• Ensure that the design of the IBP process reflects a best practice from a process perspective while supporting organizational strategies, structure, accountabilities, and complexities
• Identify and implement appropriate tools to support the Integrated Business Planning process and ensure aggregate plans can be easily translated to executable detailed plans
• Identify “below the line” supporting processes that need to be improved to support IBP and work with functional leaders to identify improvement plans
• Conduct periodic assessments of the robustness and value of the IBP process and recommend structural improvements where needed

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Finance, Marketi