Advanced Planning System Lead – Demand Planning
About the Role
The APS DP Lead will mature & unlock the untapped potential of our current SAP IBP Demand deployment. Reporting to the Demand Planning & S&OP; General Process Lead, this role will drive the functional roadmap from basic data entry to advanced, next-generation predictive forecasting. They will serve as the critical bridge to regional planning teams, driving change management & embedding advanced system capabilities into daily operations to enable exceptional planning performance.

ABOUT YOU
With an innate curiosity & drive for continuous improvement, you match your exceptional technical planning skills & knowledge, with a strong ability to translate & communicate complex solutions into business value.

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

Cross Functional Collaboration & Partnerships

Tech & Data Partnership:



Play an active role in shaping the future of Bacardi’s demand planning capabilities by partnering with Tech & Data teams & external partners to adopt next-generation forecasting solutions while improving planning master data quality, KPI consistency and reporting accuracy.

External Steering: Manage external integration partners to ensure high-quality delivery of advanced configuration

Data Science Integration: Collaborate with data scientists to embed ML/AI forecasting models

Technical Direction Setting: Translate business needs into clear requirements for technology teams

Partner with Data & Technology teams to improve planning master data quality, KPI consistency and reporting accuracy.

Business Translation: Translate complex technical functionality into clear, actionable business benefits for planners

Capability Maturation & Next-Gen Forecasting

Feature Optimisation: Maximize value from SAP IBP Demand, S&OP;, exploiting untapped functionalities

AI/ML Integration: Partner with data science to integrate machine learning & external demand signals into IBP

Co

📌 Advanced Planning System Lead – Demand Planning (Madrid)
🏢 Bacardi
📍 Madrid