US Spirits Vendor Managed Inventory Planner

About the role

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to build a career worth celebrating. Which company will you join? From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of outstanding character, and in 250 years, nothing has changed. We're the world's leading premium alcohol company! Our brands are industry icons including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It's why we trust them with our legacy and why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to build the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the very best people! At Diageo, our purpose is to celebrate life everywhere, every day. To do that, you will join an organization that is passionate about customers and consumers, and proud of what they do. Diageo teams constantly set high goals and then try hard to exceed them. We are also an incredibly diverse organization, and we value each and every one's talent and personality. About the Function: Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world. With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships. It's fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers' hands, you'll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love. Own distributor inventory performance across SGWS and BBG states. This role sits at the center of Supply Chain and Commercial, translating demand signals into replenishment decisions that improve service while optimizing cash and cost. You'll operate as a trusted business partner to distributors and internal teams, using data and judgment to anticipate risks, solve problems, and drive execution. Distributor Inventory Performance: Optimize finished goods inventory across assigned distributors to deliver best-in-class service levels VMI Planning & Order Creation: Build and implement VMI plans that generate accurate orders and inform supply forecasts Service Excellence: Identify and resolve risks to prevent out-of-stocks, delays, and disruption Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Sales, Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Logistics, and Finance to balance multiple priorities Distributor Partnership: Serve as the primary point of contact for distributor planning teams, building trust and driving accountability. Distributor Inventory Performance: Optimize finished goods inventory across assigned distributors to deliver best-in-class service levels VMI Planning & Order Creation: Build and implement VMI plans that generate accurate orders and inform supply forecasts Service Excellence: Identify and resolve risks to prevent out-of-stocks, delays, and disruption Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Sales, Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Logistics, and Finance to balance priorities Distributor Partnership: Serve as the primary point of contact for distributor planning teams, building trust and driving accountability

Responsibilities

• Translate data into clear replenishment actions that improve service and reduce excess inventory
• Anticipate issues and lead solutions across internal and external partners
• Influence without authority-balancing commercial priorities with supply constraints
• Drive continuous improvement in ordering patterns, lead times, and planning parameter
• Lead regular business reviews with distributors to improve performance and strengthen partnerships.
• Develop and maintain VMI plans that generate recommended orders and provide a reliable signal to Supply Planning
• Monitor distributor inventory, shipments, and service metrics; take action to resolve gaps against service and DSI targets
• Lead the order lifecycle from recommendation through delivery, including raising critical issues and expediting when needed
• Communicate proactively with distributors on order status, risks, and logistics updates
• Ensure adherence to ordering guidelines and improve distributor ordering behaviors
• Lead recurring alignment meetings with distributors and internal partners
• Manage exceptions including quality issues, product constraints, and transfers
• What Success Looks Like
• Minimal distributor out-of-stocks and

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