Demand Planning Manager, Uxbridge Based - 9 Months FTC

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc; Ilford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company is seeking a Demand Planning Manager based in Uxbridge. This role involves leading the demand planning process, developing sales forecasts, and ensuring the quality of inputs and outputs in the Sales & Operations Planning process. Candidates should have extensive experience in Demand Planning within an FMCG environment and excellent communication and problem-solving skills. This position offers a range of benefits and supports career development.

Benefits

Structured career development

Annual performance-related pay bonus

Share scheme

Competitive pension contributions

Flexible benefits and Corporate discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Demand Planning and Supply Chain.
• Ability to influence and connect with stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the demand planning process for a high volume product portfolio.
• Develop and validate demand forecasts with key stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in demand planning processes.

Skills

Demand Planning / Supply Chain experience in FMCG

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills with proficiency in Excel

Advanced problem-solving skills

Experience in SAP IBP

Job description

Overview

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 Demand Planning, Manager role is responsible for developing the sales forecast for a group of SKUs (product portfolio) and customers and ensuring its quality. The role is responsible for supporting the monthly S&OP process and the quality of its inputs and outputs and drive actions to resolve potential supply issues.

Responsibilities

• Leads the demand planning process for a complex and high volume/value product portfolio
• Produces and maintains the full demand forecast in IBP for a complex/high value product portfolio
• Maintains portfolio segmentation in order to form the right planning strategy and identify areas of focus
• Sets up and maintains suitable statistical forecasting models, maintains actuals history as needed
• Performs forecast enrichment to adjust the statistical forecast as needed
• Develops or reviews the baseline forecast provided by Customer Demand Analysts and agrees it with Key Account Managers (KAMs)
• Develops short and long term demand plan
• Reviews and validates demand plan with Senior Manager, Demand Planning
• Performs weekly demand control
• Maintains master data for new products (NPD) and new variant codes (new projects)
• Leads regular collaboration forums with senior KAMs to gather business intelligence and to agree a baseline forecast
• Plays an active role in supporting the monthly S&OP process, ensuring the quality of its inputs and outputs
• Performs analysis to understand key drivers behind the gap between demand planning system SAP IBP and trade promotions planning system (Promax)
• Performs an active part in resolution of supply chain issues with Supply Planning and in identifying root causes as well as tactical and strategic courses of action
• Reviews and validates key account forecast across all products. Provides valuable insights and has the ability to drive the right conversations with senior commercial stakeholders
• Drives continuous improvement in the demand planning process and in key metrics such as forecast accuracy and bias, and supports the development of routines, processes and capabilities within Demand Planning
• Acts as point of escalation and decision making when covering for the Senior Manager Demand Planning
• P lays an active role in the design and execution of change programmes in the demand planning area

• Extensive Demand Planning / Supply Chain experience in an FMCG environment, with a track record of delivering continuous improvements across process and KPI's
• Excellent communication skills (including presentation skills) with the ability to lead highly effective meetings
• Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at senior level and simplify complex messages
• Ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders
• Highly analytical with proficiency in the use of Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong organisation skills and attention to detail
• Advanced problem solving skills
• Ability to manage complexity and work with ambiguous/incomplete information
• Ability to support the design and execute change programmes
• Experience in demand planning systems (SAP IBP)

About Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) - a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world's most loved drinks. We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.

From gender, age and ethnicity to sexual orientation and different abilities, we welcome people from all walks of life and empower unique perspectives. We recognise we've got some way to go, but we'll get there with the support of our people. It\'s them who drive our future growth. To find out more about what it's like to work at and our culture we would welcome you to speak to one of our employees on our live chat platform, just click here to speak to an insider

Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise some people prefer not to participate in alcohol related sales, interactions, or promotions. If that's true for you - please raise this with your talent acquisition contact who will advise you on whether this role includes activities related to our alcohol portfolio.

Opportunity and Requirements

Are you looking for new challenges and personal growth within Coca-Cola Europacific Partners? Then we have a great opportunity for you!

Do you have a personality with the power to influence and connect?

Can you sustain the pace to keep on growing?

Will you make an impact with your desire to win?

Demand Planning Manager - Uxbridge based

9 month secondment

Benefits

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