Integrated Business Plan Manager

Job Title: Integrated Business Plan Manager

About the Function:

GB has a strategy rooted in people, purpose, and performance with an ambition to be a £1.6bn NSV business which will involve growing notable market share of TBA. This is a bold ambition which requires that the business makes considered strategic choices and allocates resources in line with that. This requires a strong and continuously improving business plan that integrates the key commercial dimensions for delivering the desired P&L outcome. In this context, the business has chosen to uptight planning capability by assigning a dedicated Head of IBP, into which this role reports.

About the role:

The IBP Manager is responsible for supporting the delivery of the Business Plan across all categories and channels, to deliver on Diageo GB’s strategy and vision. The role will support the delivery & tracking of the integrated business plan to optimise resource allocation, while providing strategic direction from longer-term category & value pool forecasts grounded in deep analytical thinking.

Role Responsibilities:

• Support the full year Integrated Business Planning process from 5-year Strategy through to the AOP
• Coordinate & support the delivery of the quarterly commercial plan update.
• Bring together channel, marketing, and finance teams to deliver a well-rounded plan which is deeply rooted in insights and is in line with the GB strategy and vision.
• Define the priorities for creative development post Marketing Business Plan by bringing together marketing and commercial priorities.
• Engage key collaborators to ensure all views are considered and gain early consensus to proposed commercial building blocks.
• Partner closely with the Business Performance Managers to ensure that in-year performance is appropriately tracked against the AOP
• Responsible for the cross functional meeting cadence and governance for each stage of the IBP process.
• Embed forums and a cadence to review and propose a reallocation of resources to ensure delivery of the plan

Experience / skills required:

• 7+ years of business planning and commercial experience preferred.
• Integrated business planning and forecasting experience preferred.
• Strong end to end commercial FMCG understanding, alongside high levels of numerical competence and attention to detail.
• Exceptional ability to build and maintain genuine relationships based on mutual trust & respect.
• Advanced Power BI experience and capability is a must, as well as advanced Excel skills
• Experience with Anaplan is an advantage.
• Ability to extract data and translate to a range of formats, depending on the needs of a variety of collaborators
• Successful management of senior collaborators at all levels, resulting in strong and positive outcomes
• Able to excel when dealing with ambiguity, complexity and working within a fast-paced and ambitious matrix environment.
• Deep personal accountability for great performance and governance
• Experience of working with and leading a team, whether directly or indirectly

Flexible Working Statement:

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace 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 and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, attitudes, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

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