IBP Manager

As an IBP manager, you will lead the end-to-end planning of the entire Kellanova portfolio for the EGYPT market from a demand and IBP perspective. You will also be responsible for providing the commercial and finance teams with the right visibility of forecasts, opportunities and risks so that the business can make informed decisions.

You will be key to driving a culture of growth and excellence, discipline, and accountability for the business objectives; promoting behaviors that support a one team approach to business planning.

The individual has an integrated perspective of the business, connecting dots and challenging solutions to ensure strategic alignment with the delivery of short- and long-term objectives with focus on E2E execution excellence

This role is positioned for 12 months contract basis.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing:

Demand planning & operations

• Owns the demand planning process, ensuring that it happens on a timely basis and all parties are compliant with the process.
• Partner with the commercial teams to understand and drive key requirements along with timely visibility of opportunities and risks enabling timely decisions.
• Manage the day-to-day relationship with the distributors from a planning point of view.
• Responsible for delivering orders on time, forecast accuracy, OTIF and IBP KPIs.

IBP process & maturity progress

• Work closely with IBP director on process maturity and IBP cycle
• Implement it through process, tools, leadership, change management

Partner with other functions in the Long-Term Planning

• Supervise building blocks creation and work closely with finance during the budgeting process (Commercial, Supply & Financial)
• Proactive management of gaps & risks/opps, follow through to capture full value of initiatives or gaps

Take part in IBP Monthly and Quarterly Operational Disciplines aligned to Playbook

• Gap Management: Ensure monthly cadence, and bring one number across the system, identify gaps & risks/opps, monthly review of KPI’s and improvement actions
• S&OE: enable S&OE discipline with Demand and Customer Development leadership – ensuring visibility and action plans for sales and demand, connecting with Finance
• Reconcile variables between Gap and S&OE
• Drive alignment to a single number signed off by country manager

We’re Looking for Someone With

• Preferably Master's Degree in a Business/ Finance/ Engineering/ Bus-Related field
• Must have commercial understanding – 1-2 yrs in customer facing role in Supply/Commercial
• Experience in S&OP or IBP process: Building fact-based plans or working with demand signals to optimize results in the market: 4-5 years minimum
• English proficiency
• Minimum of 4- 7 years of related work experience in FMCG
• Capabilities needed of leadership, structured and critical thinking, clear communication, and people skills, analytical