Supply and Scheduling Manager East Africa at Diageo

Purpose of Role

• The Supply Planning & Scheduling Manager is responsible for leading the efforts for the production planning and scheduling for local SKUs in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania)
• Responsible for the liquid planning for all local SKUs
• Responsible for medium to long term capacity planning and recommending solutions to possible imbalances.
• Responsible for inventory management of local SKUs
• Responsible for the short- & medium-term strategy for the Africa planning function

Top Accountabilities

Lead the Supply Planning and Scheduling Process:

• Delivery of optimal supply network plan to meet customer service targets and drive Diageo inventory performance to level of top 3 CPG companies.
• Lead adherence to inventory policy in partnership with markets to deliver upon agreed business targets and problem solving if shortages occur.
• Lead delivery of supply and product availability reporting including KPIs, monthly calls, weekly health tracker and/or risk assessments, SKU exceptions
• Lead Supply Review as part of S&OP process for the 18-month outlook to ensure markets has, balancing demand and supply signals whilst ensuring strategy and annual targets can be delivered
• Responsible to identify supply disruptions, risks and/or opportunities to the overall supply plan and execute necessary changes & communicate effectively to key stakeholders.
• Ensure that scheduled production is sound and robust, in order to guarantee availability of product to meet customer demand on time and in full to world-class standards while maximizing production efficiency.
• Manage short term capacity horizon at production, packaging and liquid processing plants, as well as rework sites to meet requirements and avoid outsourcing costs.
• Stakeholder management with Market exec and Supply Chain Director as well as all key stakeholders in the markets’ supply chains (i.e. Local management of Source, Make and Move functions)
• Demonstrate and champion a zero-harm safety culture.
• Work collaboratively with Supply Chain Directors, Sites’ leadership, IBP - Demand Planning Manager and S&OP Business Partners to deliver market requirements.
• Support Innovation and Renovation processes, balancing need for flexibility with commitments to service, cash, cost and quality.
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with key stakeholders at all levels (up to L2) within the organization, both in the above market, and in all the markets
• Play a lead role in running and improving the business, developing supply chain projects, and pursue a continuous improvement agenda.

Lead the Optimization, Automation, and Implementation of Systems:

• Always ensure to have a solid understanding of the maturity and gaps of processes responsible for
• Lead root cause analysis of multiple information streams as part of codification.
• Design and create Supply Planning strategy towards best-in-class maturity for their function through external knowledge.
• Accountable to embed Supply Planning systems and processes as per Global Best practice standards.
• Ensure that all master data pertaining to APO SNP (e.g., BOMs, recipes, lead-times, batch sizes etc.) is maintained in the appropriate information systems (e.g. SAP, ECC6, APO). Champion masterdata excellence
• Work with cross functional teams on how to ensure processes and systems are functioning at optimal levels – i.e. procurement, GBO and Logistics teams.

Lead a High-Performance Supply Planning & Scheduling Team:

• Provide clear direction and prioritization of workload across the team.
• Achieve best in class engagement scores through value survey process.
• Coach, mentor, and develop Production Planning & Scheduling team.
• Ensure the required Supply Chain functional and leadership capabilities are being continuously developed in line with Diageo capabilities.
• Develop short and mid-term strategies in order to optimize WoW within the team.
• Streamline weekly / monthly / quarterly cycles in order to achieve operational excellence.

Qualifications and Experience Required

Skills and Capabilities:

• Exceptional systems experience within supply chain optimization platforms (ERP / master data, time-phased replenishment planning systems) – APO, OMP preferred.
• Detailed understanding of end-to-end supply chain operational processes within Diageo e.g. DRP, MPS, inventory, conversion, logistics and customer service
• Exceptional influencing and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strategic thinking
• Ability to challenge senior stakeholders and manage tension in demand/supply and S&OP conversations.
• Exceptional communication skills – verbal, written and presentation.
• High degree of quantitative and analytical skills, with attention to detail
• Proficient in MS applications e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook

Experience:

• +10 years Supply Chain Planning (Production and Distribution) experience in CPG , FMCG and 3+ years in leading an effective planning team.
• Experience managing a highly skilled team from various cultures.
• Experience with advanced planning software with Supply Planning (SAP APO)

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent in appropriate supply chain, engineering, or business degree
• APICS CPIM or equivalent desirable