Job Description :

Qualification: • Engineer, MBA in Supply Chain Management from a premier Institute 

Experience: • 10+ years of post MBA experience, preferably working in demand planning role in a reputed organization with mature supply planning processes in the FMCG / FMCD space

Knowledge & skills: • Knowledge of statistical forecasting
• Knowledge of demand planning
• Leadership skills
• Knowledge of replenishment planning

Best suited for someone who• Has a strong commercial focus
• Brings an external focus to work, by being constantly updated on developments and innovations in the external world
• Is able to build good working relationships with internal stakeholders
• Hard nosed when it comes to commercial negotiations with parties

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITYPERFORMANCE MEASURES (QUANTITATIVE / QUALITATIVE)

1Demand Planning

 Statistical Forecasting
• Ensure a correct and efficient Demand planning of FG basis past data at various levels on the customer & product hierarchy by generating baseline statistical forecast
Demand Planning
• Prepare bottom up forecasts by region using baseline, cluster & regional sales review & activation inputs in order to get consensus on the forecasts
Replenishment Planning
• Ensure high Service levels and minimization of OOS at Customer point through the use of the replenishment tool and making changes to norms
Service Level Performance
• Drive initiatives to enhance responsiveness of supply chain in the weekly E2 execution meetings.
Consensus Meeting
• Coordinate the demand across the regions/CSD/BII/BIO to provide an all India picture of demand by region/category/brand  

2N1, T4, T5 Execution

 •  Responsible for end to end execution of N1 (month SLT meeting), T4, KPI  Performance meetings. Assit Head of S&OP in anchoring meetings with well prepped agenda/insights
•  Ensure adherence of F1- F5 by regions as per defined SOPs & constantly improvise existing processes to drive efficiency (effort & timley insights) 

3Data Analytics & Insight Generation

 • Identify and analyze trends in various planning KPIs for management decision making (across demand, replenishment,  production and materials planning)
•  Liaision with regions/central teams to effectively convert performance gaps to improvement opportunities 

4Forcast Sensing / Special Project Management

 • Drive adoption of O9 tool in demand planning
• Drive next level of demand planning maturity - explore forcasting sensing algorithms
• Scenario planning for planned &unplanned disruptions
• SPOC for Statistical forecasting - drive forecat improvemnet initiatives with regions for accurate integrated business  planning
•  Drive tech enabled projects like IBP (o9), Pulse, Anaplan etc. to ensure, implementation, adoption & succesful transition 

Diversity statement

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, gender identity, sexuality 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.

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