Job Description :

Application deadline: 28th October

About us

As the home of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo we source, produce, and deliver 6.5 billion liters 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 are part of a diverse, inclusive team where there are opportunities for everyone.

Diageo’s performance ambition is to become the most trusted and respected consumer goods company; 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 market planning team has been established to perform key functional areas within PLAN and LOGISTICS, spanning over all Diageo’s markets in Africa, leveraging a central pool of expertise that ensures standard and effective practices across countries.

Purpose of Role

The Supply Planning & Scheduling Manager is responsible for leading the efforts for the production planning and scheduling for local SKUs in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania)
Responsible for the liquid planning for all local SKUs
Responsible for medium to long term capacity planning and recommending solutions to possible imbalances.
Responsible for inventory management of local SKUs
Responsible for the short- & medium-term strategy for the Africa planning function

Top Accountabilities

Lead the Supply Planning and Scheduling Process:

Delivery of optimal supply network plan to meet customer service targets and drive Diageo inventory performance to level of top 3 CPG companies.
Lead adherence to inventory policy in partnership with markets to deliver upon agreed business targets and problem solving if shortages occur.
Lead delivery of supply and product availability reporting including KPIs, monthly calls, weekly health tracker and/or risk assessments, SKU exceptions
Lead Supply Review as part of S&OP process for the 18-month outlook to ensure markets has, balancing demand and supply signals whilst ensuring strategy and annual targets can be delivered
Responsible to identify supply disruptions, risks and/or opportunities to the overall supply plan and execute necessary changes & communicate effectively to key stakeholders.
Ensure that scheduled production is sound and robust, in order to guarantee availability of product to meet customer demand on time and in full to world-class standards while maximizing production efficiency.
Manage short term capacity horizon at production, packaging and liquid processing plants, as well as rework sites to meet requirements and avoid outsourcing costs.
Stakeholder management with Market exec and Supply Chain Director as well as all key stakeholders in the markets’ supply chains (i.e. Local management of Source, Make and Move functions)
Demonstrate and champion a zero-harm safety culture.
Work collaboratively with Supply Chain Directors, Sites’ leadership, IBP – Demand Planning Manager and S&OP Business Partners to deliver market requirements.
Support Innovation and Renovation processes, balancing need for flexibility with commitments to service, cash, cost and quality.
Build and maintain excellent relationships with key stakeholders at all levels (up to L2) within the organization, both in the above market, and in all the markets
Play a lead role in running and improving the business, developing supply chain projects, and pursue a continuous improvement agenda.

Lead the Optimization, Automation, and Implementation of Systems:

Always ensure to have a solid understanding of the maturity and gaps of processes responsible for
Lead root cause analysis of multiple information streams as part of codification.
Design and create Supply Planning strategy towards best-in-class maturity for their function through external knowledge.
Accountable to embed Supply Planning systems and processes as per Global Best practice standards.
Ensure that all master data pertaining to APO SNP (e.g., BOMs, recipes, lead-times, batch sizes etc.) is maintained in the appropriate information systems (e.g. SAP, ECC6, APO). Champion masterdata excellence
Work with cross functional teams on how to ensure processes and systems are functioning at optimal levels – i.e. procurement, GBO and Logistics teams.

Lead a High-Performance Supply Planning & Scheduling Team:

Provide clear direction and prioritization of workload across the team.
Achieve best in class engagement scores through value survey process.
Coach, mentor, and develop Production Planning & Scheduling team.
Ensure the required Supply Chain functional and leadership capabilities are being continuously developed in line with Diageo capabilities.
Develop short and mid-term strategies in order to optimize WoW within the team.
Streamline weekly / monthly / quarterly cycles in order to achieve operational excellence.

Qualifications and Experience Required

Skills and Capabilities:

Exceptional systems experience within supply chain optimization platforms (ERP / master data, time-phased replenishment planning systems) – APO, OMP preferred.
Detailed understanding of end-to-end supply chain operational processes within Diageo e.g. DRP, MPS, inventory, conversion, logistics and customer service
Exceptional influencing and stakeholder engagement skills
Strategic thinking
Ability to challenge senior stakeholders and manage tension in demand/supply and S&OP conversations.
Exceptional communication skills – verbal, written and presentation.
High degree of quantitative and analytical skills, with attention to detail
Proficient in MS applications e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook
Experience:

+10 years Supply Chain Planning (Production and Distribution) experience in CPG , FMCG and 3+ years in leading an effective planning team.
Experience managing a highly skilled team from various cultures.
Experience with advanced planning software with Supply Planning (SAP APO)
Qualifications:

Degree or equivalent in appropriate supply chain, engineering, or business degree
APICS CPIM or equivalent desirable

Working with Us

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package.

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people.

We’re looking for people with creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level!

Feel inspired?

Then this may be the opportunity for you!