Logistics Performance Manager: Africa

Purpose of role is to work with Africa Markets and Above market team to build and develop logistic improvement and transformation by generating insights and improvement ideas. The role holder will provide transport data analysis and input to the Africa cost council. They will actively track, monitor and provide data & insights to enable key decision making.

• Drive Logistics insights through data analysis and translate these into improvement opportunities.
• Provide detailed monthly logistics KPI data, including reconciliation to category team tracking projects, savings, supplier performance (running SPMs)
• Maintaining all relevant logistics Transport data on systems and offline databases.
• Provide administration support on key supplier transport projects.
• Liaising with Supply sites for resolution of escalated issues

Experience required:

• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in data analysis or planning
  focused roles
• Experience of navigating complex business structures
• High level of Data analysis and management skills
• Track record of generating insight to influence decision making
• Thorough systems knowledge in areas such as SAP, PRDM
• Microsoft office, E-collaborate POWER BI
• Numerate and ability to apply KPI’s to drive performance management at all levels with CoE teams and suppliers
• Knowledge of end to end supply chain and customer
  collaboration
• High degree of interpersonal skills
• Finance background would be helpful but not essential.

About You

We’re looking for someone who can work well within a team as well as the ability to make effective decisions and thrive in situations where they can solve problems.

You’ll be able to push forward your own ideas about improvements to current approaches and appraise new opportunities. You’ll have the drive to make a positive difference to manufacturing excellence and show your excellent communication skills.

You’ll have demonstrable knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and environmental risk principles.

You’re going to be responsible for automated production recording and management reporting systems and so you’ll have proven IT skills

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

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