Integrated Business Plan Manager

Diageo; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global beverage company is seeking an IBP Manager to support Integrated Business Planning and commercial strategy. The role demands 5+ years of experience in business planning, advanced skills in Power BI and Excel, and the ability to foster cross-functional collaboration. Join us to help shape the future of our iconic brands and promote an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of business planning and commercial experience preferred.
• Integrated business planning and forecasting experience preferred.
• Strong FMCG understanding and numerical competence required.

Responsibilities

• Support the full year Integrated Business Planning process.
• Coordinate delivery of the quarterly commercial plan update.
• Engage key collaborators across marketing and finance.

Skills

Business planning experience

Commercial experience

Advanced Power BI skills

Advanced Excel skills

SQL knowledge

Relationship building

Job description

The IBP Manager is responsible for supporting the delivery of the Business Plan across all categories and channels, to deliver on Diageo GB's strategy and vision.

• Support the full year Integrated Business Planning process from 5-year Strategy through to the AOP
• Coordinate & support the delivery of the quarterly commercial plan update.
• Bring together channel, marketing, and finance teams to build a complete plan. The plan is deeply rooted in insights and aligns with the GB strategy and vision.
• Define the priorities for creative development post Marketing Business Plan by bringing together marketing and commercial priorities.
• Engage key collaborators to ensure all views are considered and gain early agreement to proposed commercial building blocks.
• Partner closely with the Business Performance Managers to ensure that in-year performance is appropriately tracked against the AOP
• Responsible for the cross functional meeting cadence and governance for each stage of the IBP process.
• Embed forums and a cadence to review and propose a reallocation of resources to ensure delivery of the plan.
• 5+ years of business planning and commercial experience preferred.
• Integrated business planning and forecasting experience preferred.
• Strong end to end commercial FMCG understanding, alongside high levels of numerical competence and attention to detail.
• Exceptional ability to build and maintain genuine relationships based on mutual trust & respect.
• Advanced Power BI experience and capability is a must, as well as advanced Excel skills · An understanding of SQL to create PBI Sematic models using data from an Azure data warehouse
• Ability to extract data and translate to a range of formats, depending on the needs of a variety of collaborators
• Successful management of senior collaborators at all levels, resulting in strong and positive outcomes ·
• Able to excel when dealing with ambiguity, complexity and working within a fast-paced and entrepreneurial matrix environment.
• Deep personal accountability for great performance and governance · Experience of working with and leading a team, whether directly or indirectly

Flexible Working Statement

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Our purpose

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, attitudes, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

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