Demand Planning Analyst

**About us**

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is a premium focused, global leader in wine with strong positions in key global markets, supported by an unrivalled global footprint, business model, award-winning premium brand portfolio and a talented global team of over 2,500 people. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), we know that it's the thinkers, makers and doers who have the most impact as we strive towards being recognized as the world's most admired premium wine company.

TWE is the largest exporter of Australian wine to Asia, with our brands '“ especially Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Wynns - increasingly well known in the region's more established wine markets. We have exciting plans in place to develop our Country of Origin offering with recently released wines from the US, France, Chile and South Africa.

**What's in it for you**
- Attractive remuneration and healthcare benefits
- 20 days of paid annual leave per year
- Flexible work arrangement to support your wellbeing
- Outstanding career development opportunities to realise your full potential
- Collaborative and inclusive culture where people and performance thrive

**About the role**

This role is responsible for delivering end to end Penfolds demand planning functions for the Asia Markets. This includes day to day allocation and inventory check processes. Managing monthly forecasting cycle as well as medium term strategic planning to feed into Penfolds allocation and Global Volume Planning (GVP) processes.

This role works closely and in-person with the relative stakeholders in office.

**Key Responsibilities/ Accountabilities**:
**Monthly Demand Planning Process**
- Drive monthly demand forecast meetings for the dedicated markets. Make sure the forecasts reflect the true shipment / depletion plan, is compared against targets, and is adjusted for major decisions.
- Ensure rigour and robustness to submitted demand plans (shipment forecast & depletion forecast), including challenging assumptions provided by the sales teams and using key market insights to validate.
- Identifying risks and opportunities (example but not limited to inventory shortage / surplus) ultimately ensuring adequate future supply and optimal financial outcomes.
- Consolidate and summarise key risks and opportunities for each IBP cycle and communicate across different functions. (Sales, Marketing, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain).
- Publish forecasts in the centralised system timely and accurately.

**Inventory and Allocation Process**
- Inventory health check and allocation needs management for responsible markets '“ partnering with other demand planning functions cross region to ensure commercial objectives can be achieved. Ensure allocation, target, shipment forecasting is aligned.
- Make tactical allocation changes or requests when needed in a timely manner to support order fulfilment.
- Coordinate the communication between Sales / Supply / Asia order team when needed to facilitate the order process.

**Annual Demand Planning Process**
- Partner with operations, marketing and sales to develop bottom up 1-5 year modelling with direction from the Demand Planning lead; supporting budgeting, allocation and Global Volume Planning (GVP) processes in a accurate and timely manner.
- Incorporation of key strategies, market insights and export / import regulations with attention to detail down to a channel, SKU and vintage level for existing and NPD items.

**Reporting**
- Improve efficiency and accuracy of standard reporting process.
- Build up advanced analytical tool to support ad-hoc query for different stakeholders.
- Collect and manage data from internal / external source. Ensure overall data integrity and accessibility.

**Process Improvement**
- Support the transition of business from shipment driven to depletion driven business model, driving best practice IBP principles.
- Measurement and delivery of process improvements to improve MAPE & Bias metrics.
- Ensure continuous improvements to improve supply chain efficiencies and cost saving.

**About you**
- Tertiary qualification in business, finance, economics or other quantitative field
- Good understanding of Integrated Business Planning (IBP processes)
- 5+ years FMCG or similar demand planning experience
- Experience in supply / finance / category management
- Attention to detail while understanding the big picture
- Ability to build strong relationships with cross-functional teams
- Comfortable with prioritising work responsibilities and multitasking
- Self-motivated, independent and able to work with mínimal supervision

**Culture**

We bring our whole selves, we're courageous and we deliver together '“ that's our DNA. We're a passionate bunch who enjoy working together, like to have fun and keep things down-to-earth. We're brave enough and care enough to have the right conversations to get the best outcome and are famous for our can-do attitude. We're definitely 'œglass half full'
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