BUSINESS PLANNING OPTIMIZATION MANAGER

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Marketing Location.
BGC, Taguig Reporting to.
Business Process Group Manager Role.
Permanent   WHAT IS THIS POSITION ABOUT?   To empower and enable commercial ownership of Commercial Business Unit (CBU), this position is responsible for data-driven planning process for CBU.
The incumbent will be managing bottom-up planning tools for CBU, including COLLAB, POP & TOP, which are critical enablers for a structured, standardized and efficient planning process within each CBU.
Scope of work includes end-to-end ownership of bottom-up planning solutions, including and not limited to forecasting algorithm enhancements, streamlined process flows, data integration, UI/UX upgrades, and consistent validation to ensure forecast accuracy.
The incumbent will report to Business Process Group Manager and manage external vendors, while closely with other Data & Foresight members, IT counterparts, Field marketing, Channel Planning and Sales Effectiveness team, as well as all levels of CBU organization including RSDs.
WHAT WILL YOU DO?   CBU Botton-up Planning Enablers [Design & Implementations] Design and implement a streamlined planning process to connect strategic planning consolidated within COLLAB, and tactical planning via Program Optimization Planner (POP) and Territory Optimization Planner (TOP) Lead the rationalization of existing bottom-up planning tools to achieve one unified solution to support CBU’s volume and budget planning processes, incorporated with approval modules to drive ownership and accountability Work cross functionally to align business requirements, and manage external vendors to ensure output is aligned with expectations and committed timelines Ensure implementation approaches and output is aligned with IT guidelines and policies Perform data validation and end to end testing before release to end users, including necessary maintenance such user access updates, data refreshes and maintenancee.
CBU Bottom-up Planning Enablers [Enhancement & Optimization] Develop strategy to continuously monitor tool usage and user feedback to identify improvement opportunities to maintain relevance of enablers and improve usability and/or performance Such optimizations may include but not limited to planning process automation, UI/UX improvements, data algorithms enhancements, and backend processing improvements Work closely within Data & Foresight team, IT team, and external vendors to manage these requirements and implement aligned optimization requirements Knowledge Transfer and Business Sustainability Develop strategy and capabilities to shift towards self sustainable developments in the long run to minimize reliance on external consultants / devleopers Pass on knowledge and expertise within Business Process Group to ensure long term sustainability in managing requirements and implementation  Business Support and Ad-Hoc Initiatives Support with business requests related to business analysis, data extraction, usage tracking, etc Manage administrative tasks including contract and budget management to ensure compliance with internal Legal, GIP and IT guidelines OTHER TASKS Performs other necessary ad hoc tasks that may arise as part of brand / competitive dynamics in the assigned area.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?   Bachelor's degree in an  analytical field (Computer Science / Engineering) or equivalent experience 5+ years experience in JTI and/or in other company (preferably within FMCG industry) within Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Information Technology or other related function Hands on proven experience with implementation of commercial planning tools from start to end Hands on experience with Power BI dashboards creation and SQL scripting Hands on experience with PowerApps, Excel VBA, Programming languages (Python) and Azure Cloud is a plus   Functional Skills.
- Project Management.
proven experience with navigating uncertainties and work independently to drive project towards completion in accordance to business requirements and committed timelines - Business Acumen.
strong ability to facilitate unstructured and unstandardized business requirements to a common agreed approach and solution that is data driven and easy to understand for end users - Data Management.
highly confident with handling data including and not limited to data modeling, data validation and data discrepancies investigation - Stakeholder Management.
ability to work with and facilitate discussions with cross functional stakeholders and varying cultures, tailor fitting communications to wide array of audience from the field to management team   Technical Skills.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office -  Advanced experience with Microsoft SQL (data extraction and scripting) and Power BI (data modeling and dax) - Knowledge and experience with Power Apps, Excel VBA, data management within Azure database or programming languages is a plus