Senior Manager, Demand Planning
- Employer
- Coca Cola European Partners
- Location
- Uxbridge - Corp Svcs (GB400804)
- Salary
- £48220 to £65760 per year
- Closing date
- 17 Feb 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Supply Chain
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
Senior Manager, Demand Planning - Uxbridge
Permanent
Purpose of the role:
Demand Planning is part of the GB Planning & Commercialisation Department which includes: Commercialisation, Demand Planning, Production Planning, Materials Planning, Allocation and Deployment.
The Demand Planning team are responsible for leading the Sales & Operations Planning process within the GB BU to ensure that imbalances between demand and supply are proactively identified and co-ordinated solutions are put in place in a timely manner. Demand Planning are responsible for managing the demand signal across a group of product portfolios and customers for the purposes of driving Supply Chain and supporting an accurate supply plan that maximises service to our customers at least cost.
The Senior Manager is responsible for leading the S&OP process and demand planning process across a group of product portfolios and customers.
Key responsibilities:
Reporting directly to the Associate Director for Demand Planning the key responsibilities of the Senior Manager Demand Planning are:
- Leads and develops a team of demand planners and customer demand analysts
- Reviews, validates and presents the demand plan in cross-functional forums such as pre sign-off and sign-off meetings (S&OP meetings)
- Chairs monthly demand review meetings and plays a key role in driving demand/sales plan alignment though the S&OP meetings with Sales Directors and other key stakeholders (AD Commercial Finance, AD Revenue Growth Management)
- Leads collaboration with Supply Planning on resolution of supply chain issues, on aligning on safety stock levels, on root causing and improving performance
- Leads conversations with Finance on discrepancies between APO and PMX and resolution steps
- Leads the design and implementation of the revised and improved S&OP cycle
- Drives continuous improvement in the demand planning process and in key metrics such as forecast accuracy whilst developing routines, processes and capabilities within the Demand Planning team
- Supports the delivery of the wider Supply Chain / Planning & Commercialization strategy through management of broader initiatives and projects
- Acts as point of escalation and decision maker when covering for the AD Demand Planning
Skills & Essentials:
- Extensive Demand Planning / Supply Chain experience in an FMCG environment, with a track record of delivering continuous improvements across process and KPI’s
- Proven team management experience and the ability to deliver results through others
- Excellent communication (including presentations) with the ability to run highly effective meetings
- Be able to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels, and simplify complex messages
- Ability to engage and positively influence internal & external stakeholders. Ability to manage upwards
- Highly analytical with proficiency in the use of Excel and Powerpoint
- Great organization skills and strong attention to detail
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Proven ability to manage conflicting agendas
- Proven ability to deal with complex and ambiguous information
- Experience in demand or business planning systems
- Degree educated preferred
Application
If this role is of interest to you please upload a recent copy of your CV and a member of the Talent Acquisition team will be in touch.
We believe that equal opportunities means inclusion, diversity and fair treatment for all.
We aim to make our recruitment process as comfortable and accessible as possible and would appreciate it if you would advise us of any particular requirements, adjustments or requests you may have to help us ensure that your experience is enjoyable.
Job Information:
Location: United Kingdom : South East : Uxbridge
Company
About Us
We manufacture, sell and distribute the products of The Coca-Cola Company and selected other beverage brands in Belgium, France, Great Britain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
Other bottlers in the Coca-Cola system look after the rest of the world. Sound complicated? Let us explain…
The Coca-Cola Company own the brands, develop new product ideas and produce brand marketing and advertising campaigns. For example, when you see Coca-Cola adverts on TV or on a billboard - that's what they do.
As a bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises buys syrup concentrate from The Coca-Cola Company, and combines it with other ingredients to manufacture the products. We also market, manufacture and distribute beverage brands independent of The Coca-Cola Company in selected territories. Coca-Cola Enterprises works with customers in Western Europe to get all of these products to market for consumers to enjoy. When you are in one of these countries and see a Coca-Cola truck or a new Coca-Cola promotion in your local supermarket - that's what we do.
Coca-Cola Enterprises has more than 13,000 employees across our business, from supply chain and commercial teams to corporate functions like finance and human resources, contributing towards our goal to always "be the best beverage sales and customer service company".
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