Your responsibilities

• Identify market needs and ensure adequate product assembly to meet demand.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and commercial teams to understand market trends, forecast demand, and develop replenishment strategies alongside ensuring risk identification, flagging and mitigation
• Maintain a balance between supply and demand to ensure optimal inventory levels and product availability and ensuring cost optimisation
• Implement measures to prevent stock shortages and minimize out-of-stock situations
• Manage phase-in and phase-out processes (PIPO) to transition products seamlessly and minimize inventory obsolescence.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth execution of replenishment plans and timely delivery of products.

Our requirements

• Extensive Supply/Operations Chain experience preferably within FMCG sectors of an international company, with a focus on Distribution Planning in an international setting, and alignment with the skills and competency model.
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills, and a strong sense of ownership to navigate the complexities of Imperial Brands' dynamic Supply Chain.
• Excellent analytical abilities for conducting complex analyses and scenario building, a deep understanding of Imperial Brands' business, and customer service orientation.
• Strong communication skills are crucial for representing the Global E2E Planning team in discussions with Regional, Global, and External Partners, while a proactive approach to process improvements and system optimizations is encouraged.
• Experience and thorough understanding of planning system solutions (e.g., SAP APO, Microsoft Axapta, Vanguard, SAS) is required, along with proficiency in MS Office. Additionally, experience in system implementations and familiarity with data warehouse, SQL, Excel, Access, and Power tables is advantageous, coupled with a strong sense of responsibility and ownership.

What we offer

• In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and many extras including a great pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and hybrid/flexible working opportunities as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.