Associate Director, Demand Planning: Uxbridge

Purpose of the role: Demand Planning is part of the GB Planning Team which includes: Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production planning, Deployment and S&OP. The Demand Planning team plays a key role in leading the Sales & Operations Planning process within the GB BU to ensure that imbalances between demand and supply are proactively identified and coordinated solutions are put in place in a timely manner. Demand Planning is responsible for managing the demand signal across a group of product portfolios and customers for the purpose of driving Supply Chain and supporting an accurate supply plan that maximises service to our customers at least cost. The Associate Director role is responsible for leading the Demand Planning Team and for leading the Demand S&OP process for the GB BU.

Key responsibilities:

• Reports directly to the Director for Planning; leads and develops the Demand Planning team, supporting team engagement and development.
• Responsible for all demand planning activities and routines within the GB BU.
• Chairs monthly demand review meetings and plays a key role in driving demand/sales plan alignment through the S&OP process with Sales, Commercial Development and Finance.
• Provides direction to Supply Planning on short and mid-term demand signal.
• Collaborates with Sales and Supply Chain on addressing gaps to the plan and drives corrective actions.
• Leads and drives continuous improvement in the IBP demand planning and S&OP processes.
• Drives improvement in key metrics such as forecast accuracy, bias and S&OP demand maturity level.
• Collaborates with Demand Planning leads in other CCEP Business Units and CoE to actively understand and promote best practices and continuous improvement.
• Contributes to the wider Supply Chain / Planning & Commercialization strategy through management of broader initiatives and projects.

Inclusion and Diversity is core to our belief that everyone should be themselves, be valued and belong. As such you will be able to demonstrate your inclusive leadership style, motivating, coaching, and developing a fantastic team.

Skills & Essentials:

• Extensive Demand Planning, Supply Chain and S&OP experience in an FMCG environment, with a track record of delivering continuous improvements across process and KPI’s.
• Proven team management and leadership experience including ability to deliver results through others.
• Excellent communication (including presentations) with the ability to run highly effective meetings.
• Be able to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels, and simplify complex messages.
• Ability to engage and positively influence internal & external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage upwards.
• Highly analytical with proficiency in the use of Excel and Powerpoint.
• Great organization skills and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Proven ability to manage conflicting agendas.
• Proven ability to deal with complex and ambiguous information.

The closing date for applications is 03/02/2026. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure you are considered for this role, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.