About us

At Accolade Wines, our purpose is to enrich everyday moments. As one of the world’s leading wine companies, our award-winning portfolio includes beloved brands such as Hardys, Grant Burge, St Hallett, Mud House, Jam Shed and many more. We are one of the largest wine producers in the world – we’ve been around since 1836, and our portfolio has won nearly 9,000 international wine show awards in the last decade. 

About the role

The driving force behind our business is our people – we have over 1,000 staff across Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia, South Africa, New Zealand and the Americas, and every one of us is passionate about making the ordinary extraordinary through our amazing wines. 

We are now recruiting for a Demand Planning Manager Europe to join our Supply Chain team in Europe. In this role you will have responsibility for the Demand Plan for the European and Americas Commercial Business Units, as well as managing the European based Demand Planning Team and associated Demand Planning processes.

You can be based at our Bristol office on a hybrid basis (2 days a week in the office).

This role is full-time and permanent. 

Key responsibilities include:

·       The management of the monthly Demand Planning process in line with the overall monthly S&OP & Business planning cycle.

·       Manage and drive demand planning & forecasting techniques and analysis, including the use and management of available software, systems and methods to continually improve forecasts.

·       Maintain an unconstrained forward view of demand unless there is a business requirement to constrain a particular part of the portfolio.

·       Through collaboration with key departments and stakeholders ensuring the Demand Planning process and the forecast is as robust and informed as possible.

·       Ownership, maintenance and management of Demand Planning software as primary forecasting tool.

·       Management, reporting and review of key Demand Planning and forecasting KPIs, such as forecast accuracy and bias, and any adverse trends.

·       Proven track record of improving the forecast through using statistical methods and software, preferably Anaplan.
 

What you’ll bring:

·       Proven Track record in Demand Planning, S&OP and Customer Collaboration

·       FMCG experience preferred

·       People Management experience essential

·       Autonomy and the flexibility to execute on strategy as well as deliver excellent hands-on work 

·       Proactivity, excellent organisational skills and a passion for wine! 
 

What you can expect:

Accolade Wines will provide the ideal climate and a hand-picked rewards package for you to make a difference in our successful and growing business. 
 
You will also have access to: 

·       Wine allowance and access to unique wine specials 

·       Flexible working (Up to 2-3 days working from home) 

·       Modern office located in the heart of Bristol

·       Loyalty Leave 

·       Accolade Wines Anniversary day off 

·       Go Beyond Day – making a different in your local community 

·       Access to an extensive online learning library 

·       Private Health Insurance Discounts 

·       Annual Flu Vaccination Program 

·       Employee Assistance Program 

·       Various exclusive employee discounts  

Want to find out more? Watch us in action here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4FpY8jHH_g 

Sound like your kind of drop? Apply now. 

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