RESPONSIBILITIES - WITH OUR CONSUMER AT THE HEART YOUR KEY FOCUS WILL BE
· Create, amend, release, and review replenishment orders in line with demand forecasts, inventory policies, lead times, and supply constraints.
· Review planning exceptions and shortages daily, validate priorities, and take timely corrective action.
· Maintain accurate planning parameters and replenishment data in the planning systems.
· Coordinate with fulfilment teams to optimise resource use, resolve order issues, and minimise delays.
· Monitor and analyse inventory at product and location level to maintain availability while minimising excess and obsolete stock.
· Investigate inventory deviations, stock imbalances, and slow-moving items, then agree and track corrective actions.
· Recommend actions to reduce inventory holding costs and improve stock turnover.
· Work closely with plants, logistics CoE, fulfilment teams, DP CoE and markets to confirm supply and support timely delivery of materials and finished products.
· Follow up open orders, delivery dates, constraints, and allocation decisions, escalating issues when required.
· Identify, assess, and mitigate operational supply risks, including shortages, disruptions, delays, and quality issues.
· Maintain contingency and recovery plans, communicate business impacts, and track actions through to resolution.
· Monitor service, inventory, order, and planning performance indicators; investigate root causes and implement measurable improvements.
· Prepare accurate reports and translate planning data into clear operational priorities and recommendations.
· Support process standardisation, automation, and the adoption of planning tools and best practices.
· Act as the operational planning contact for assigned products, markets, or supply points, ensuring clear ownership and follow-through.
· Lead cross-functional discussions on priorities, risks, and recovery actions, using data to influence decisions without formal authority.
· Share knowledge, coach colleagues on planning processes, and contribute actively to a collaborative, high-performing team.
SKILLS - THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY
· Practical knowledge of replenishment planning, inventory management, logistics, and production planning.
· Hands-on experience creating and managing replenishment orders and resolving planning exceptions.
· Experience using SAP ECC and APO SNP, or comparable enterprise planning systems.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify root causes, and prioritise actions.
· Advanced Microsoft Excel capability, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and macros; experience with Power BI for analysis and reporting.
· Strong organisation, time management, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple operational priorities.
· Clear and confident communication skills, including the ability to explain risks, recommendations, and trade-offs to varied stakeholders.
· Strong business storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex planning data into clear, compelling insights and recommendations that drive action.
· Demonstrated ownership and functional leadership: able to coordinate stakeholders, influence decisions, escalate appropriately, and drive actions to completion.
· Proactive continuous-improvement mindset and willingness to share knowledge, support colleagues, and strengthen team capability.
PERSONAL QUALITIES – SHARE OUR FOUNDER’S PASSION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FLAIR
· Ownership: Takes accountability for assigned plans, decisions, follow-up, and outcomes.
· Operational Leadership: Creates clarity, coordinates others, and drives actions to completion without relying on formal authority.
· Communication: Communicates clearly and credibly, adapting detail to operational and senior stakeholders.
· Belonging: Works inclusively and respectfully across cultures, functions, and locations.
· Mental Agility: Thinks critically, connects data and operational realities, and makes sound decisions under pressure.
· People Agility: Builds trusted relationships, handles difficult conversations constructively, and supports colleagues.
· Self-Awareness: Seeks feedback, reflects openly, and understands the impact of personal actions on others.
· Results Agility: Delivers reliably at pace, balances competing priorities, and remains focused on customer and business outcomes.
· Change Agility: Responds positively to ambiguity, tests improvements, learns quickly, and helps others adopt new ways of working.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We recognise that AI tools can be valuable to support you throughout the recruitment process. At Bacardi, we want to get to know you and understand your own experience, capabilities and perspectives during the interview. We therefore ask that you do not use AI assistance during live or pre-recorded interviews. If you use assistive technology or would like us to make any adjustments to the interview process, please let us know. This won't affect your application.

Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held international spirits company, produces, markets, and distributes spirits and wines. The Bacardi Limited portfolio comprises more than 200 brands and labels, including BACARDÍ® rum, PATRÓN® tequila, GREY GOOSE® vodka, DEWAR’S® Blended Scotch whisky, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin, MARTINI® vermouth and sparkling wines, CAZADORES® 100% blue agave tequila, and other leading and emerging brands including WILLIAM LAWSON’S® Scotch whisky, D’USSÉ® Cognac, ANGEL’S ENVY® American straight whiskey, and ST-GERMAIN® elderflower liqueur. Founded more than 162 years ago in Santiago de Cuba, family-owned Bacardi Limited currently employs more than 8,000, operates production facilities in 10 countries and territories, and sells its brands in more than 160 markets. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited. Visit http://www.bacardilimited.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.