Demand Planning Manager & Analytics Lead

Diageo; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A global consumer goods company is seeking a Demand Planning Manager & Analytics Lead to oversee the demand planning process across Africa. The role focuses on ensuring forecast accuracy and requires significant demand planning experience and proficiency in demand planning systems like APO and OMP. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and experience in supply chain operations. This opportunity promotes a flexible work environment and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Significant demand planning experience including use of demand planning systems.
• Highly analytical and proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
• Experience of operating in a matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage forecasting strategy at category & SKU level.
• Ensure robust maintenance of demand planning systems APO and OMP.
• Execute demand planning forecasts in accordance with the monthly IBP calendar.

Skills

Demand planning experience

Analytical skills

Proficient in MS Excel

Understanding of supply chain operations

People management

Tools

Power BI

APO

OMP

Job description

Job Title: Demand Planning Manager & Analytics Lead

Locations: London, Amsterdam, Budapest, Johannesburg, Nairobi

Permanent

Closing date: 14th November

About the function

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030 : Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

About the role

The Demand Planning manager is responsible for the Demand Planning process and execution across Africa. The role is ensure forecast accuracy and bias is achieved within target levels across the region, based on robust forecast assumptions.

Role responsibilities

• Manage forecasting strategy at category & SKU level, to deliver forecast accuracy and bias at target levels.
• Ensure robust maintenance of demand planning systems APO and OMP, leveraging system adoption to drive efficiencies in the planning process.
• Execute demand planning forecasts in accordance with the monthly IBP calendar, representing and supporting the Africa team in collaboration with local markets.
• Build cross functional partnerships with Finance, Commercial, marketing, Innovation and supply planning to ensure robust forecast assumptions.
• Continuous improvement of KPI's, clear root causing and action planning for performance at market, category and SKU level.
• Build maturity of the demand planning process, working in accordance with global demand planning & IBP guidelines.
• KPI's, forecast accuracy, bias, forecast value add, master data accuracy and IBP maturity (specific to demand planning process).

Experience, skills, capabilities required

• Significant demand planning experience including use of demand planning systems ideally APO / OMP.
• Understanding of supply chain operations and cross functional experience (supply planning, materials, procurement, logistics).
• Highly analytical, proficient in MS excel, PowerPoint & Power BI.
• Knowledge of managing medium / large scale system changes.
• Experience of operating in a matrix environment on a cross functional / geographical basis.
• People management, managing team(s) in a supply chain planning environment is preferred.

Working with us

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 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, outlooks, 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.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you!

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Worker Type: Regular

Primary Location: 1HQ

Additional Locations: Amsterdam, Budapest, Nairobi HQ, Waterfall

Job Posting Start Date: 2025-10-30