Demand Planner (Italian speaking)

Job Title: Demand Planner

Location: Amsterdam

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.

About the function

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

To enable this, an above-the-market Centre of Excellence has been established to perform key functional areas within PLAN, spanning over all Diageo's markets, leveraging a central pool of expertise that ensures standard and effective practices across countries.

About the role

The Demand Planner is responsible for all SAP APO statistical forecasting and data integrity activities. The planner will create baseline forecast models to support the monthly S&OP process. The demand planner will own and drive statistical forecast accuracy performance to achieve targets. They will collaborate with commercial teams on adjustments to drive robust statistical forecasts. The demand planner is responsible for data integrity, ensuring that the weekly forecast sent to Supply is applied to the correct sku/location.

• Pro-actively works with IBP owning the statistical forecast and highlighting deviations to the shipment and/or depletion trends.
• Use and maintain the APO software as the primary forecasting system tool
  
  • Collaborate with IBP on all forecast history cleaning activities including documenting adjustments and assumptions (market trends, seasonality, promotions).
  • Maintain statistical parameters for "best fit" model & generate a baseline at least 18 month rolling.
• Maintain APO master data including CVC creation, disaggregation factors and attributes.
• Analyze outliers through appropriate reports and make corrections.
• Support scenario planning for promotions, innovation and major events (duty, economics change, etc.) through stat analysis.
• Provide reports and insights to stakeholders to maximise the use of baseline forecast.

• Participate where relevant in S&OP process to align upon consensus forecast.
• Review statistical input to Strategic Planning and AOP process and challenge projected growth based on historical trends.
• Collaborate with IBP to conduct root cause analysis to identify drivers of forecast error and work together to take the necessary corrective action to drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and bias performance.

• Test and implement new models
• Implement best practices
• Support system developments

• Italian language full working proficiency
• Significant experience working within the Demand and/or Supply Chain Planning process; Consumer Packaged Goods Industry preferred
• Experience with advanced planning software within Supply Planning (SAP APO system and Business Intelligence/BW )
• Baseline understanding of the end-to-end Supply Chain Planning processes; Supply Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning, Inventory Planning, Conversion, Logistics, Procurement and Customer Service
• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics and/or forecasting methodologies with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts
• Strong analytical, organizational and decision making skills
• Good communication skills - verbal, written and presentation.
• Proficient in MS applications e.g. Excel, SAP BW, Power BI,

• Working with a world class portfolio of brands

• 25 days holiday and option to buy more holidays with your flexible benefit allowance

• Product allowance so you can discover our iconic brands

• A leading family policy

• Free Gym facility

• Bonus plan

• Themed events and regular tasting sessions

• The rumours are true ... we have an amazing bar in the office