RESPONSIBILITIES - WITH OUR CONSUMER AT THE HEART YOUR KEY FOCUS WILL BE

Forecast Construction

·       Responsible for sell out forecast construction in collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Finance.

·       Responsible for building a trustable historical base and activity repository, that will strengthen our data quality and will be the base for future activities impact calculation.

·       Translate sell out forecast to sell in forecast based on customers’ inventory policy.

·       You will build an S&OP forecast that will be the input for the IBP cycle and you will present valuable insights for business alignment identifying gaps and opportunities in your market.

Commercial Data Stewardship:

·       Owner of customer data policy, that determines treatment, thresholds and processes to manage customer data in Bacardi Mexico.

·       You will receive, consolidate and analyse the sales and inventory actuals from Customers. You are responsible for data integrity validation and collaborate with Sales to address consistency issues.

·       You will administrate and own the customer information data base, that is widely used in Mexico Business to assess sales and inventory performance in the market.

·       As the information owner, you own the tool to report and analyse it, being able to propose analytical and visibility tools that enable the business to take better data driven decisions.

Customer Inventory Policies Stewardship:

·       In collaboration with Mexico leadership (Sales, Finance and Controlling), you will define and monitor customer inventory policies.

·       You will monitor customer inventories and alert on sell in risks and opportunities based on customer inventories and sell out performance and forecast.

·        You will participate in short term sales tracking forums and you are responsible to ensure that sales orders are aligned with sales plan and respect customer inventory policies.

·       You will administrate product allocation in collaboration with sales leadership whenever it’s needed to ensure that product assignment to customers maximizes availability and sell out in the market.

Demand management:

·       Responsible for Demand management in Bacardí System. Ensuring that demand is reflected in the correct codes to the right product origins with anticipation and accuracy. You will collaborate with plants, regional supply planning and innovation teams to ensure that all the innovations are correctly forecasted in the time and quantities that the business requires.

·       You will manage the product life cycle process, ensuring that the changes, innovations, delistings, etc are correctly reflected in the system and planned with anticipation.

·       Support the cross functional team of Sales, Marketing, Operations and Finance to achieve consensus each month within the S&OP cycle.

·       Lead Demand review meetings at all levels of consolidation. From channel sell out construction to leadership S&OP sign off.

Innovation and Transformation:

·       You will be a subject matter expert for Demand Planning across Latinamerica, representing the region in global projects and forums.

·       As the expert running the S&OP process, you will propose improvements to increase forecast quality and cross functional end to end integration.

·       Continuously improve forecasting techniques, methods, and approach to make a step change on forecast accuracy.

·       You will lead the implementation of new tools for Mexico and then the training and expansion to other LAC markets.

SKILLS - THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY

·       5 years of experience in planning roles and 2 years in demand planning.

·       Advanced Excel required, BI and SAP desirable.

·       Outstanding analytical skills and attention to detail.

·       Business English required for communication with global functions and plants.    

·       Business savvy and a good understanding of the consumer & customer needs. Ability and willingness to learn and interact with other functions and customers.  

·       Ability to find effective ways of working within a matrix organization, and within a fast-changing environment.

·       Proven experience managing complex data and building tools for analysis.

·       Willingness to work collaboratively with teams across different geographies and cultures.

·       Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Administration, Business or equivalent

PERSONAL QUALITIES – SHARE OUR FOUNDER’S PASSION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FLAIR

·       Belonging:  You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become

·       Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others

·       People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance. Authentic, approachable, empathetic, and inclusive style of communication & collaboration, with the ability to work with diverse, geographically spread teams across multiple time zones.

·       Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others. Rigour in execution of customer service activities and able to deliver with brilliance at pace. Integrity and hunger to be part of a winning team - working in close collaboration with other operations department towards a common goal

·       Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges, you’re presented with

·       Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience. Tenacity and resilience to work through challenging hiring needs and multiple competing agendas in high demand/high speed situations.

·       Fearless:  Adopting an agile mindset and being comfortable with trying new things and taking risks, without being reckless.

LEADERSHIP AGILITY

At Bacardi we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level.
 

• Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become

• Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others

• People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance

• Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.

• Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with

• Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience

Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person’s identity. 

U.S. applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

Perks of Working for us

At Bacardi, we are committed to providing our Primos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well-being, and much more to meet the needs of themselves and their families. It goes beyond just Cash! The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby the incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.

Compensation, Paid Time Off & Retirement:

• Competitive Pay Package

• Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, plus additional days offered ( i.e., volunteer day, allowing you to give back to the community)

• Retirement/Pension Plan

Health & Wellbeing

• Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies

Additional Benefits

The benefits /perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Bacardi, your work location, and are subject to change.

Some benefits may be subject to an employee contribution.

Some benefits may be fully or partially subsidized. Incentive plans are linked to the nature of your employment and can vary based on region, market, function or brand.