Ibp Portfolio Planning Manager

Department: Finance - ANZ- Location: North Strathfield, AU, 2137- Job Function: Finance - ANZ- Employment Type: Full timeThe Arnott's Group portfolio of brands such as Tim Tams, Campbell Soup, Shapes, V8 and Scotch Finger continues the 155-year legacy of the Arnott family, providing quality, great-tasting food. Our ambition is to be a regional powerhouse of consumer food brands and our purpose is simple: to create delicious moments. We foster equality, diversity and sustainability, high performance with integrity, balancing decisions from our head and heart and delighting our customers every time.

At The Arnott's Group, we are an iconic Australian powerhouse brand, recognised as pioneers in the FMCG market both locally and globally. Undergoing a period of extensive brand growth and strategic evolution, this is an exciting opportunity to help own and shape our iconic legacy.

Our IBP Portfolio Planning Manager will be responsible for the leadership and development of the portfolio planning platform as a key component of the Integrated Business Planning process across The Arnott's Group.

You will be delivering thought leadership and strategic direction, as well as providing recommendations for design, build and implementation of portfolio planning solutions across the broader organisation.

This is a newly created role, which will be reporting into our Director of IBP, and a dotted line into our Chief Marketing Officer

**Key responsibilities include**:

- In conjunction with The Arnott's Group's broader IBP Improvement Plan, build the Portfolio Planning strategy that outlines our improvement initiatives across people, process and digital solutions
- Create and Lead the Portfolio and Pipeline Management process for TAG by building from the plans already in place, identify additional gaps, opportunities and risks and align the recommended actions with Business Team Directors
- Own the design, build and implementation of all IBP Portfolio Planning improvement initiatives across Portfolio Planning, NPD Commercialisation (including Stage & Gate), and Market Insights
- Lead the transition from current-state to a best-in-class future-state portfolio planning organisation
- Own the Portfolio Management Review (PMR) step of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Process
- Work collaboratively and constructively with the Business Team directors to ensure business strategy is delivered through both our short and long-term plans, with the right planning horizons and lead times, and deliver a balanced view on risks and opportunities
- Play a key role in analysing and consolidating our market insights in the context of managing the product portfolio
- With the IBP Digital Solutions Manager, create scorecards to drive focus on areas needing corrective action, align accurate inputs to MBR scorecard
- Challenge the status quo and lead a mentality of continuous improvement that drives a culture of excellence in IBP

**The ingredients to be successful**:

- 7-10 years' experience in leading NPD Commercialisation, Portfolio Planning, Sales & Operations Planning and/or Integrated Business Planning
- Exceptional working knowledge of Portfolio Planning Systems, Reporting & Advanced Analytics Tools and IBP Management Tools (JDA/Blue Yonder, SAP APO/IBP, Tableau, Power BI) highly desirable
- Exceptional communication skills
- +5 years' experience in FMCG/CPG, Pharmaceutical or associated industries, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Degree in Supply Chain, Business Management or Marketing essential
- Detailed focused

**Compensation & benefits**

This is a unique opportunity to work with the best talent in the industry, reporting into highly respected leaders in a business that empowers their people. For your contribution to the business, you will be remunerated with a competitive package with an additional suite of benefits.
- The opportunity to be part of a Consumer Goods business with a huge growth and transformation agenda
- Staff discounts on product
- Development opportunities through company growth and participation in ANZ wide projects
- Hybrid working
- Novated leasing
- Private health insurance discounts through industry partner
- Amazing brands, extraordinary people
- Be a leader in our continuous improvement culture

So, if you're up for a challenge and ready for some real life, on the ground experience - this is the right opportunity for you Make sure you click APPLY NOW
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