Distribution Planner Lead

Overview

Lead a team of Distribution Requirements Planners across APAC, enabling smooth DRP operations and delivering service, cash, cost, SLOB and capability, while building a high-performing planning organization.

What you'll do

• Coach, mentor and develop the supply planning team.
• Ensure supply planning systems and processes are aligned to global supply planning standards.
• Deliver an optimal supply network plan to meet customer service OTIFNE targets and drive Diageo inventory performance to the level of top 3 CPG companies.
• Own appropriate inventory policies in partnership with markets to deliver agreed business targets.
• Represent Supply in leading the S&OP process, balancing demand and supply signals while ensuring strategy and annual targets can be delivered.
• Lead and embed the continuous improvement agenda across the wider supply planning team, including customer service and inventory targets.
• Track progress of performance improvement plans and course correct to ensure projected benefits are achieved.
• Address supply disruption or conflict through consensus solution or recommendation for escalation.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of supply chain planning experience in CPG (Demand Planning, Supply Planning, SMR, Logistics).
• Exceptional systems experience within supply chain optimisation platforms (ERP / master data, time-phased replenishment planning systems, SAP, APO, OMP).
• Understand, implement and sustain the global supply planning codification agenda.
• Detailed understanding of end-to-end supply chain operational processes, e.g. DRP, MPS, inventory, conversion, logistics and customer service.
• Exceptional influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to challenge senior stakeholders and manage tension in demand/supply and S&OP conversations.
• Exceptional communication skills: verbal, written and presentation.
• Customer centric mindset.
• Numerate, with statistical and analytical skills and attention to detail.
• High degree of quantitative and analytical skills.
• Proficient in MS applications, e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access.

Nice to have

• Cross-functional experience, e.g. commercial, finance or supply.

Details

• Location: Bangalore Karle Town SEZ, India.
• Employment type: Permanent.
• Flexible working arrangements are available, including part-time, compressed hours and flexible location.