250 Jobs in Tanzania

**Job Description :**
**About us**
From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character, and in 250 years, nothing's changed. We're the world's leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It's why we trust them with our legacy. And it's why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world's very best people. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
SBL was incorporated in 1988 as Associated Breweries Limited and changed its name to Serengeti Breweries Limited in 2002 and commenced commercial operations in 1996 with one brewery in Dar es Salaam. The company was acquired by EABL in October 2010 and has three breweries located in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Moshi.
SBL flagship brand is Serengeti Premium Lager. Other brand portfolios include Guinness and Plisner. Headquartered in Dar es Salaam, SBL is also the distributor of several global Diageo international renowned spirit brands such as Johnnie Walker®, Smirnoff Vodka®, Bailey's Irish Cream ®, Richot®, Bond 7 Whiskey® and Gilbeys Gin®.
**About the Role:**
The Integrated Business Planning Manager role is a key market role and the face of Planning and Logistics within the respective market. The position holder maintains a management and leadership role to ensure the Integrated Business Planning is managed and delivered in line with the Diageo requirements The role interacts with senior leaders within the market and supports the leadership team by ensuring timely decision making in response to changing business plans.
Within the market the role holder is responsible to ensure sufficiency in the top and bottom line where gaps between the latest estimate are clear. This will come through in a holistic understanding of the E2E business process and early identification of risk and opportunities that will enable Diageo to **come up with the right gap closing options, decision making and action plans,** in addition to driving value through effective partnership with commercial, marketing and the GM to ensure robust execution of the business plan and joint value creation through the IBP process.
In addition, they are also accountable to coordinate and facilitate the monthly IBP process with Marketing, Commercial, Finance, Supply Planning and Logistics, to deliver the service, inventory, forecast accuracy/bias volume plan, NSV, innovation and cost savings.
+ They will lead all the meetings within the IBP Cycle and Weekly S&OE meeting.
+ They will be ensuring the IBP process continues to deliver to the Progressive standard. Influences the executive agenda through effective reconciliation.
+ They will ensure the continuous change management and elimination of parallel processes that hinder the efficiency of the IBP Meetings and Decisions.
**Interfaces:**
This role operates within a very complex and evolving network with the following dimensions:
+ Monthly cross functional collaboration with interdisciplinary departments and country Exec including Marketing Director, Finance Director, Commercial Director, Supply Chain Director and Managing Director.
+ All SC&P interfaces (function, category)
+ Global IBP Process Owners
+ Digital tools such as APO/OMP, Anaplan
**Top Accountabilities:**
+ Accountable for ensuring the IBP process continues to deliver to the Progressive standard through the PMR, DMR, SR and MBR.
+ Influences the executive agenda through effective reconciliation.
+ Facilitates IR Review with Finance, including driving the agenda, focus and level of escalation.
+ Manages the monthly reconciliation cycle and is tasking the development and alignment of key decisions and gap closing scenarios.
+ Coordinates the delivery of the overall business plan to deliver its objectives by combining the IBP plan with business activity and key drivers. Influences decision focus and executive alignment.
+ Supports business performance management through exception-based root cause and escalation.
+ Delivers key IBP performance metrics to the standard required.
+ Full integration with finance to deliver a single business plan, with clearly identified gaps and actions.
+ Works with Demand and Finance to facilitate decision and actions in response to changes in business assumptions and plans.
+ Ensures the effective coordination if the monthly S&OE cycle and related meetings, including process implementation and management coordination.
+ Is seen by the business as an extension of the executive team with clear influence and access.
+ Supports the category process with pro-active integration as needed.
+ Drives process and tool enhancement, and advanced design foundations. Uses business tools and process, with resistance to informal workarounds.
+ Drives continuous improvement using established process methodologies, including formal assessments, the Diageo Playbook, and formal meeting review, as well as their role as a business leader and influencer.
+ Prepare value adding visual information and recommendations to support business planning and decision making. This includes conforming to Diageo standards for reporting and presentation, and the ability to clearly show an audience what is important when presenting information. Includes the ability to add clear and relevant narration to visual presentations and the use of appropriate visual techniques (such as graphs and images) to maintain interest and focus.
+ Develop or support the development of information management processes (such as Business Intelligence reporting or dashboards) to ensure they deliver business value and focus.
+ Influence business executives to make changes to their plans by providing insight and support as needed based on information developed through the IBP process.
+ Articulates insights and outcomes in a way that can lead to an agreed executive decision / outcome.
+ Support business executives in delivering their business objectives through the preparation of plans and scenarios as needed, the reporting of key information and exceptions, and the completion of analysis and review of past performance and future.
+ Takes ownership and accountability for the business planning / budgeting cycle on behalf of the Market executive team and coordinates the activity to deliver a formal business plan / budget.
+ manage the delivery of strategic plans to support business objectives in response to changing market and business requirements where accountable. This includes delivering to agreed plans and managing change and risk.
+ Understand the key components of financial reports, including related metrics in a way that allows the appropriate review of financial numbers to identify areas of concern that might require review and explanation, and to bridge key gaps between planned and current performance.
+ Prepares and presents decision recommendations into appropriate IBP reviews, clearly articulating options, and impact in terms of volume, value, and resource requirements, and have developed a trusted position within the team to ensure appropriate support.
**Experience required/Skills/Capabilities**
**Previous Successful Experience:**
+ Having directly worked with senior business leadership.
+ Has practical experience of Demand Analytics, to analyse demand performance and trends, marketing, and sales activity impact (including pricing), and reach conclusions on what that might meant about current and future demand plans.
+ Has practical experience of IBP in a similar role and / or business, which can be used to support the current role and challenge.
+ Can manage an appropriate change management process to ensure market adoption of IBP, using Diageo principles, processes, and resources, as well as their own skills, capabilities, and position.
+ Minimum 5 years' experience working in IBP/S&OP
+ First hand planning experience in IBP, S&OP, S&OE, Demand Planning.
+ Has developed and successfully implemented strategies and S&OP programs.
**Skills/Capabilities:**
+ Growth Mindset
+ Passion for data and a performance culture.
+ Very strong analytical skills.
+ Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to foster and maintain strong working relationships and influence at all levels of the organisation. At ease working effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders and business cultures.
+ Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written combined with the ability to engage effectively at all levels in the organisation.
+ Digital dexterity. Previous experience (and hunger to learn) on advanced planning tools, digital control towers, BI, etc.
+ Critical Thinking and robust problem-solving ability.
+ The most vocal voice of truth.
+ Collaborate efficiently.
+ Stands for digitization and does not tolerate drift.
+ Robust business acumen.
+ Evidence of strong bias performance.
+ Evidence of reconciliation.
+ Superbly understand the Rout to Market and consumer insights of the market s/he will operate in.
**Desirable:**
+ Experience in S&OP/ Demand Planning working in a multinational CPG / FMCG
+ BSc in engineering, supply chain, data science/statistics/applied mathematics, economics. Additional MBA or MSc in Supply Chain Management or similar would be desirable.
**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 embrace diversity in its broadest sense, welcoming and celebrating you for who you are. By being yourself, you'll contribute to and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different genders, ethnicities, abilities, ages, social classes, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.
Our ambition is to become the best-performing, most trusted, and respected consumer products company globally. Join us in transforming our business as we elevate our brands and create new ones-shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers worldwide.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
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**Worker Type :**
Regular
**Primary Location:**
Dar es Salaam
**Additional Locations :**
**Job Posting Start Date :**
2025-08-22
With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers - the brands we're building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.
Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you'll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you'll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.
With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you'll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we'll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.
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