Supply Planning Manager

About the role

Diageo's Supply Chain & Manufacturing function covers production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships for its brands. As Supply Planning Manager, you will lead the material and production planning and scheduling process, manage and develop the Supply Planning function, and build a high-performing team. The role is based in Waterfall, South Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, manage, coach and develop the Supply Planning function, building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure the 18-month materials and production plan and the frozen schedule are sound, balancing customer service, cost and cash across markets.
• Own the functional KPIs, inventory management and optimisation for locally produced finished goods, and represent the function in TIER, S&OE and IBP processes.
• Provide clear direction and prioritisation of workload, coach and mentor the team, and achieve high engagement scores through the value survey process.
• Align supply planning systems and processes to global codification standards, work with Data, CoE and Procurement, and keep master data (BOMs, recipes, lead times, batch sizes) accurate in systems such as SAP, ECC and OMP.
• Track and improve In Full reliability on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, anticipate issues and own day-to-day, week and 30-90 day plans.

Required profile

• BSc in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics or equivalent; a master's in business or engineering preferred.
• 10+ years of experience across Supply Chain, Logistics and Customer Service, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading large multifunctional teams and managing Supply Planning operations in FMCG.
• Demonstrated experience leading transformation, process improvement and organisational change, and delivering service, cost and cash objectives.
• Digital dexterity, having championed digital transformation.

Required skills

• Excellent knowledge of MPS/MRP and DRP methodology.
• Experience with ERP, master data and time-phased replenishment planning systems.
• Strong systems experience including SAP and related planning and reporting solutions.
• Exceptional influencing, stakeholder engagement, verbal, written and presentation communication skills, and a customer-centric mindset.