Description
Join Diageo, a leading global drinks company with iconic brands such as Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Smirnoff.
We are seeking a Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment Manager to lead the CPFR process with distributors, ensuring product availability, optimal inventory levels and efficient operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and update demand forecasts for each distributor, SKU and period, incorporating historical sales data, seasonality, promotions and commercial opportunities.
- Analyse sell-in, sell-out and inventory data from distributors to identify trends, deviations and availability risks.
- Lead collaborative meetings with commercial teams and distributors to align forecasts, inventories and replenishment plans.
- Propose replenishment parameters, safety stock levels and coverage days considering delivery times, demand variability and storage capacity.
- Recommend orders that meet distributor and customer demand, avoiding overstocking, stockouts and concentrated purchases at month-end.
- Monitor portfolio availability in distribution centres and customer networks.
- Identify slow-moving products, ageing inventory and expiration or obsolescence risks, coordinating actions with Sales and Supply Chain teams.
- Align volume and promotion plans with Sales teams, assessing their impact on demand and inventory needs.
- Coordinate with Customer Service and Logistics teams to track orders, deliveries and supply restrictions.
- Provide channel information to the S&OP/IBP process and communicate risks and opportunities.
- Develop reports and dashboards to monitor distributor performance and generate actionable recommendations.
- Improve the quality, timeliness and consistency of information shared by distributors.
Requirements:
- Academic degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Administration, Economics or related fields.
- 3-5 years of experience in CPFR, Demand Planning, Replenishment or similar roles.
- Experience in mass consumer goods companies and direct collaboration with distributors or traditional channel customers.
- Analytical skills in sales, inventory and forecasting at customer and SKU level.
- Ability to manage relationships with customers and coordinate with commercial and operational teams.