OverviewResponsible for managing the DRP planners serving all those markets. Also assumes 1st Point of escalation in Global Business Services for daily and/or weekly issues for all categories in the cluster.This role is the main interface between the Global Business Services Planning Hub and the Market for Distribution Requirements Planning activities. Lead collaboration internally with Supply planning and externally with Customer support and RemainCo team to ensure market plans are adopted with service levels and working capital targets are met Also responsible for leading the coordination between different Supply Chain functions in Global Business Services at time of issues.This role will be recruited within Global Business Services as of 2024 and as such there will be a level of initial ambiguity in activity as the processes are adopted across during transition. It is expected that the role will therefore require an initial flexibility of approach as processes are primarily fixed then shifted and improved over following strategy cycles.ResponsibilitiesScopeAccountable for establishing the DRP planning organization in Global Business Services starting from Knowledge Capture till stabilizationAccountable for product availability across all shipping DC across 2 – 3 business unitsDistribution Requirements Planning:Accountable to generate replenishment plans on daily/weekly basis satisfying customers orders and maintaining right safety levelsAccountable for Identifying market demand and distribution planning parametersAccountable for anticipating issues behind volatility/inefficiency in the supply chain and building stocks accordinglyAccountable for dealing with product overselling and finding mitigation plans with Supply planners to support businessResponsible for stock balancing across the different Distribution Centres to avoid avoiding stock outs & obsoletesSingle point of contact for supply control meeting for w0 and w1, sharing issues, mitigation plans and responsible for tracking POOS and projected VF%Responsible for the VF% RCA and Truck utilization percentageResponsible for adopting the current systems and leads the Run to standard agenda and compliance targets for Distribution Requirement Planning areaInventory control :Plan for specific inventory control parametersDetermine allocation requirements and resource requirementsDistribution plan review & forecast :Evaluate results and make necessary adjustmentsAnalyse Demand forecast changes and act immediately to satisfy demand and avoid stock outsIntegration with Market:Coordination with Demand Fullfilment leader and Response Coordinators in the cluster to manage exceptionsCoordination with Remainco organization to allocate NPI quantities x distribution centreCoordination with primary & Secondary Logistics teamsIntegration with CBS:Coordination with Supply planning to avail products with anticipated issuesCoordination with customer support team in reaction to customers orders and maximize availabilityCoordination with transportation team to avail the trucks required for shuttlingCoordination with the make and move team to manage any stock discrepancyLine Management responsibility:Responsible for management and development of Distribution Requirements planners serving all countries in the cluster (9 - 10 planners)Run to StandardResponsible for adopting the current systems and leads the Run to standard agenda and compliance targets for DRP areaQualificationsQualifications:Proven management skills with the ability to optimise team performance and developmentProven People leader experience is a must Line Management experience of 4 – 5 yearsExperience in distribution planning or similar Supply Planning tasksProficiency in product category planningProficiency in Excel and experience in any ERP systemAbilities:Problem solving know-howAnalytic skillsContinuous improvement mindsetTeam oriented and collaborativeAble to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, throughout all levels of the organizationConflict management skills and ability to operate under pressure