Description
We're looking for an Integrated Business Planning Lead to guide Oatly NA's end-to-end Integrated Business Planning process and keep our demand, supply, and financial plans tightly connected.
In this role, you'll facilitate core IBP forums, collaborate across teams, and use advanced planning tools to strengthen accuracy and decision-making.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the department to continue the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the IBP process
- Facilitating monthly and quarterly IBP meetings to review, challenge, and validate integrated plans
- Ensuring alignment between demand & financial plans across the business
You'll also act as a liaison between the different IBP forums, fostering collaboration to synchronize plans and actions, work closely with senior leadership to align strategic objectives with operational capabilities, and drive consensus among stakeholders to resolve conflicts and achieve integrated plans.
Additionally, you'll transcribe the monthly demand forecast and create rolling supply plans on a monthly basis, develop scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to support decision-making, monitor performance against plans and provide insights and recommendations for course corrections.
You'll utilize advanced analytics (Anaplan/BI) to enhance planning accuracy and decision-making, ensure the availability and accuracy of data for IBP processes, leveraging digital tools and technologies, and develop and maintain IBP metrics and KPIs to measure effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
As a champion of the IBP governance, you'll embed the IBP culture and practices across the organization, enabling timely & effective decision making, develop training programs and materials to educate teams on IBP processes and tools, and lead by example, demonstrating best practices in integrated planning and execution.
You'll identify and mitigate risks associated with business planning and execution, develop contingency plans to address potential disruptions in supply, demand, or operational capabilities, and stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in IBP and related fields.
Finally, you'll implement innovative solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the IBP process, foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence, and contribute to the growth and success of Oatly NA.