Demand And Planning Manager Lazio

Demand And Planning Manager
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

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**BAT ITALY** **IS LOOKING FOR A Demand and Planning Manager

**SENIORITY LEVEL**:Experienced

**FUNCTION**: Operations

**LOCATION**: Rome, Italy

**ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES

British American Tobacco Italy is seeking a passioned Demand and Planning Manager to join its Operations department in Rome.

This role is a great opportunity work in a multi-cultural, open and fast environment.

As a Demand and Planning Manager in our department, you will ensure that BAT Supply Chain process is applied to ensure right levels of finished goods, delivering cost efficiencies & contribute on business targets while complying to all applicable standards.

Correct and precisely use of BAT system to ensure a proper stock movement (eg.

KINAXIS for the forecast, SAP, Office pack for file management and presentation, etc ) including financial reporting (ie stock value, write-off analysis, destruction cost, 3rd parties cost analysis, etc )

**Reports to**: Italy Supply Chain Manager

**Geographic Scope: Italy

**WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

- Operation/Professional/Business

- Effective management of the Supply Chain PRRPS budgets and leading the various operations savings projects.

- Lead, inspire & motivate the Supply chain teams.

Build the capability of the teams based on capacity gaps & business needs.

- Lead a robust product planning to meet sales demand on-time -in full and report all the information related to the SOPs scenarios in KINAXIS and other mandatory Supply Chain tool

- Lead 3rd party teams to ensure data readiness example actual data, commercial out of stock, presentation, etc.

- Manage the administration task related to Supply Chain PRRPs, like managing the budget process

- Support the BAT Italia Warehouse manager in ensuring that all information regarding the monthly activities is delivered especially with regards H1 and YE.

- Manage day by day activities including ad-hoc request from Line Manager/Marketing/NPI teams

- Provide promptly to line manager timely information on possible criticality/delay related the finish goods arrival/shipment including potential write-off. .

- Proactively collect information from different data sources and assembly/combine them to produce beneficial analysis in response to business or line manager needs

- Follow the finish goods in quality inspection and provide feedback to the line manager

- Problem solving attitude

- Challenging spirit to unleash the potential supply chain team and bring innovation on current WoW

- Proactive and effective engagement of Internal & external stakeholders to deliver business objectives.

- Plan and prepare processes/ methodology aimed at improving service delivery and cost base.

- Set clear parameters, appraisal systems and formulate procedures to address the gaps for continuous improvement.

- Management & Relationships

- Encouraging teamwork and flexibility.

- Guarantee that there are viable and efficient control systems to ovoid commercial out of stock or overstock or write off.

- Contact all relevant teams to ensure that the targets were reached

- Effective relationship with internal customers/supplier like distributor, supplier, HQ in Rome (Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, Tax, eCOMMERCE, etc), Factory, etc

**CAN THIS BE YOUR FUTURE ROLE?

- Do you have a more than 3 years of experience in Supply Chain / Operations / Production ?

- Do you possess good People Leadership & Management skills?

**ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

- More than 4 years of experience in Supply Chain / Operations / Production

- Strong conceptual and analytical skills - enjoys problem solving

- Excellent consulting, communication, and engagement skills, coupled with the ability to transmit complex messages in an understandable way.

- Financial what-if analysis.

- MBA or master's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field

- Experience with S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning)

- Good English (spoken and written)

- Communicate at different levels and context

- Ability to promote the culture of continuous improvement

- Ability to work with cross functional teams

- Ability to make/recommend timely decisions, solution-oriented, ability to challenge status quo

- Be assertive and willing to escalate issue if necessary

- Work in a competitive/dynamic and continuous improvement environment

- Previous experience with KINAXIS / SAP would be preferable

- Proactive - taking initiatives

**BENEFICIAL

Experience from the FMCG industry and ecommerce is considered an advantage, but not a requirement

**WE ARE BAT

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This is what drives our people and our passion for innovation.

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