Integrated Business Plan Manager at Diageo

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.

Key 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 build a complete plan. The plan is deeply rooted in insights and aligns 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 agreement 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:

• 5+ 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 · An understanding of SQL to create PBI Sematic models using data from an Azure data warehouse
• 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 entrepreneurial matrix environment.
• Deep personal accountability for great performance and governance · Experience of working with and leading a team, whether directly or indirectly