Associate Director, Demand Planning

Coca-cola European Partners; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

Structured career development + Annual performance related pay bonus and pay reviews + Share scheme + Competitive pension contributions + Range of flexible benefits and Corporate discounts, holiday buy/sell scheme + Car allowance/ Company car + Laptop + Health care + Excellent parental benefits + Flexible working

Purpose of the role:
Demand Planning is part of the GB Planning Team which includes: Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production planning, Deployment and S&OP.

The Demand Planning team play a key role in 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 Associate Director role is responsible for leading the Demand Planning Team and for leading Demand S&OP process for the GB BU.

Key responsibilities:
Reporting directly to the Director for Planning the key responsibilities of the AD Demand Planning are:

1. Leads and develops the Demand Planning team, supporting team engagement and development.
2. Responsible for all demand planning activities and routines within the GB BU.
3. Chairs monthly demand review meeting and plays a key role in driving demand/sales plan alignment though the S&OP process with Sales, Commercial Development and Finance.
4. Provides direction to Supply Planning on short and mid-term demand signal. Collaborate with Sales and Supply Chain on addressing gaps to the plan and drive corrective actions.
5. Leads and drives continuous improvement in the IBP demand planning and S&OP processes. Drives improvement in key metrics such as forecast accuracy, bias and S&OP demand maturity level. Collaborates with Demand Planning leads in other CCEP Business Units and CoE to actively understand and promote best practices and continuous improvement.
6. Contributes to the wider Supply Chain / Planning & Commercialization strategy through management of broader initiatives and projects.
7. Inclusion and Diversity is core to our belief that everyone should be themselves, be valued and belong. As such you will be able to demonstrate your inclusive leadership style, motivating, coaching, and developing a fantastic team.

Skills & Essentials:

1. Extensive Demand Planning, Supply Chain and S&OP experience in an FMCG environment, with a track record of delivering continuous improvements across process and KPI’s.
2. Proven team management and leadership experience including ability to deliver results through others.
3. Excellent communication (including presentations) with the ability to run highly effective meetings.
4. Be able to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels, and simplify complex messages.
5. Ability to engage and positively influence internal & external stakeholders. Ability to manage upwards.
6. Highly analytical with proficiency in the use of Excel and Powerpoint.
7. Great organization skills and strong attention to detail.
8. Excellent problem solving skills.
9. Proven ability to manage conflicting agendas.
10. Proven ability to deal with complex and ambiguous information.