Material Supply Manager

Material Supply Manager
Location: Edinburgh or Amsterdam
Permanent

Join Our Supply Team
As the home of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo we source, produce and deliver 6.5 billion litres of world-leading products every year across 180 markets globally. Because of this huge undertaking, we rely on highly advanced systems as well as the very best talent to make sure our businesses continue to run smoothly. To give you some idea of the scale of our operation, over half of our 30,000 employees work in our supply chains. We have teams in over 100 sites across more than 30 countries, but what matters is that wherever you work, you're part of a diverse, inclusive team where there are opportunities for everyone. Whether you work in planning, logistics, technical teams or manufacturing, you'll be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation. We set ourselves the highest standards, and our practices have earned us international recognition. And it's people with energy, dedication and problem-solving skills who'll help us get even better. In return, we offer a world of opportunities for you to explore, to shape and progress your career.

Context

Delight customers: every case, every day, everywhere for his category. Diageo's performance ambition is to become the most trusted and respected CPG ranked #1 in Service. Within Supply Chain this translates into goals that aim to deliver world class service at best cost and cash, driving value to enable new growth opportunities.

Working with Planning team and in collaboration with Operations, Procurement, Suppliers and Brand Change teams to ensure components' availability in line with forecast by optimised end-to-end inventory including safety stocks.

Ensuring the clear visibility of material requirements in operational to Tactical planning horizons to Suppliers and Procurement.

Delivery of Material Planning balanced suite of critical metrics and proactive management of Dry Goods requirements, inventory levels and service to markets and from suppliers

Key Performance Indicators relating to this role are:

• Business focused specific objective (growth=NSV/GM/volume)
• CFR for the category
• Inventory - cash
• Capacity to Demand ratio adherence for materials
• Innovation transition with no out of stock
• Cost savings/control (SLOBS, Scrap, airfreight)

This is with a view to enhance Diageo's volume, profit and customer service across all markets and supply centers.

Key Accountabilities:

Lead E2E Supply Chain Operational Excellence

• Lead Material S&OP for category suppliers
• Analysis for Material Inventory Management; including SLOBS
• Drives long term material capacity decisions via Long Term Capacity Planning supported by Procurement
• Ensures Category planning maturity assessment (TRACC) Excellence
• Ensures sufficiency of Category Business Continuity Plans
• Engage on any business potential issue to help/lead driving resolution (Quality incident, internal control issue, strike and BCP activation across E2E supply chain, etc.).
• Optimal material replenishment plan.
• Analyse replenishment requirements for exceptions and ensure resolution in line with business priorities and generate risk mitigation plans
• Coordination of the plan with suppliers, working collaboratively with Procurement to ensure the allocated capacity and required safety stocks are in place for requirements.
• Materials Inventory Management- optimum stocks of the right components in the right location, maintenance of Safety stock models to support this. Minimising Dry Goods SLOBs,, prepare and implement action plans where needed including Provisions planning.
• Improve end-to-end SC Value between categories markets and suppliers
• Support Brand Change planning to ensure activities are completed to agreed timelines without materials issues.
• Creating proactive visibility and transparency on overall material requirements by trends, inventory projections and risks& opportunities.

Drive Optimized supply solution

• Right Supply Base with procurement
• Right Customization choices to meet markets/customer needs if needed
• Address any supply disruption or conflict situation through consensus solution or recommendation for next steps.
• Represent Supply in leading RCCP process, balancing demand and supply signals whilst ensuring strategy and annual targets can be delivered.

Accelerate organization capability development

• Lead and embed continuous improvement agenda using run to target methodology across multifunctional team enabling effective delivery of performance improvement plans prioritized by business targets.
• Track progress of maturity improvement plan and course correct to consistently ensure projected benefits are achieved.
• Coach, mentor and develop material planning and scheduling teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant qualification in Technical or Industrial subject desirable
• Knowledge and technical expertise in spirits and beers an advantage.
• Extensive experience within the Supply Chain Planning
• Customer centric mind set (internal and external to Diageo)
• Hands-on experience and expertise in (Category) S&OP, exposure to Executive senior leaders
• Systems experience within supply chain optimization platforms (ERP / master data, time-phased replenishment planning systems).
• Understand, implement, and sustain global supply planning agenda.
• Strong understanding of supply chain operational processes within Diageo e.g. demand, I&BC, RCCP, Segmentation, DRP, MPS, MRP, MSM. Have hands-on expertise in DRP, RCCP and at least one of the others.
• Leadership influencing and partner engagement skills. This includes the ability to challenge senior partners manage tension in demand/supply conversations.
• Exceptional communication skills - verbal, written and presentation.
• High degree of quantitative and analytical skills.
• High capability to simplify and prioritize what is complicated and/or complex
• Pulse on external trends in global supply chains and materials
• Inductive reasoning
• Proficient in analytics tools: Power BI, Tableau, MashZone
• Proficient in planning tools: SAP APO, robot, OMP

Demonstrated leadership to build breakthrough supply network capability (service, cost, and cash), supply network design, and/or value creation in the market. Experience should include previous assignment in planning, sourcing, siting and/or integration of systems with greater focus in leading supply network design or improvement/changes for a region or global category. Also, demonstrated ability to manage the external interfaces while influencing the internal interfaces toward supply network improvement to deliver regional or global business critical needs. Manufacturing and/or Market experience a plus

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces 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 - an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, approaches, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

About Us
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 dedicated people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands.

Join us and you'll collaborate, explore, and innovate. Challenge and be challenged. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll build brands consumers love.

We value each other and celebrate different perspectives. In our inclusive culture, you'll have the backing you need to test new ideas and learn from them. Harness your passion and desire to grow as you make your mark. Let's unlock a brighter, more exciting future together.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world's very best people. We're looking for people with curiosity, creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.]]>