Job Description :
Job Title-
Manager - Demand Planner
About us-
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.
Join us to create a career worth celebrating
About the Function:
Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world.
With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships.
It’s fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.
About the role:
Regional Demand Planner is a key managerial position responsible for S&OP function within the region. Regional Demand Planner collaborates closely with Supply & Commercial function for the region. Role plays an essential role in the supply chain function by using analytical, marketing, and sales data of a company to effectively estimating future product demands and drive the demand planning process.
S/he will also play a critical role in driving the digital transformation of supply chain processes, leveraging existing and new platforms and tools to enhance planning capabilities for effective response to dynamic market environment
KRAs:
- Manage the monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process with regions by balancing supply and demand
- Work closely with region commercial team to provide accurate forecasts.
- Create seamless flow of demand plan & deliver high level of customer service
- Be an important stakeholder for commercial leaders to help delivering business growth while optimizing supply chain.
KPIs:
- Forecast Accuracy
- New product launches, tramlining, imports etc. Timely forecast closures in F1-F5 S&OP cycle
- Out Of Stock control
- Cross-functional alignment for Consensus building in S&OP meetings
- Reconciliation of forecast vs. actuals & measurement (FA, Bias) Exception management (spikes/dips) in the month
- System Adherence and Change Management
- End-to-end ownership of demand plan
- Mentoring junior planners or analysts O9 Adherence
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 accept 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, approaches, 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.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
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Worker Type :
RegularPrimary Location:
Bangalore HOAdditional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2026-07-24Skills Required
- Manage monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process
- Produce and own accurate demand forecasts and reconciliation (forecast vs actual, FA, bias)
- Collaborate closely with regional commercial and supply teams for consensus planning
- Experience with demand planning platforms and system adherence (o9)
- Drive digital transformation and change management for supply chain planning tools
- End-to-end ownership of demand plan including exception management (spikes/dips) and OOS control
- Mentor and guide junior planners or analysts
- Support new product launches, tramlining and imports within forecasting cycles
Diageo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Diageo and has not been reviewed or approved by Diageo.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive and often described as top-tier, particularly in manufacturing and salaried roles, with many indicating they feel fairly compensated. Compensation is frequently cited as a strong reason to join and stay despite pressures in some parts of the business.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is widely recognized as a flagship offering, equalized across parents and inclusive of adoption and surrogacy, with benefits and bonuses maintained during leave. This family-friendly approach is highlighted as industry-leading and a standout element of the package.
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Retirement Support — Pension schemes are described as generous, with notable employer contributions enhancing long‑term financial security. In key markets such as the UK and U.S., offerings like pensions and 401(k) plans are presented as core components of total rewards.
Diageo Insights
What We Do
Diageo's official LinkedIn account. We're a global leader in premium drinks, across spirits and beer, a business built on the principles and foundations laid by the giants of the industry. With over 200 brands sold in 180 countries, our portfolio has remarkable breadth. From centuries-old names to exciting new entrants, and global giants to local legends, we're building the very best brands out there, and with over 30,000 talented people based in over 135 countries, we're a truly global company. With such diversity, we're able to truly represent our broad consumer base and think differently about the future. To maintain our position as leaders in the alcoholic beverage market, we always invest in the future and are mindful of the impact we have. Because just like the legends of our past, we're here to raise the bar – for people as well as the planet
