Job Description
Join one of the most recognisable and disruptive brands in the global energy drinks category – Monster Energy.
Born in California and now sold in over 100 countries worldwide, Monster has built a $3bn+ global business powered by bold thinking, relentless drive and a passion for winning. Distributed primarily through The Coca-Cola Company, the brand continues to expand across EMEA with ambitious growth plans.
This is a high-impact leadership opportunity within the EMEA Operations team, owning planning and supply for approximately 50% of regional volume.
The Opportunity
As Director Planning & Supply, you will lead the Demand Planning, Supply Planning and S&OP agenda across a major EMEA region.
You’ll drive world-class service performance while optimising cost, inventory, and network efficiency all within a fast-moving, multinational FMCG environment.
This role blends strategic vision (3-year planning horizon) with operational excellence (weekly execution cadence), leading a high-performing team of 6–9 planning professionals.
Occasional international travel required.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
* Define and implement a rolling 3-year planning strategy to enable growth across volume, customers and markets.
* Lead and evolve the regional S&OP process with a 12-month rolling horizon.
* Align regional planning with corporate and local market priorities.
Demand Planning Excellence
* Oversee 27+ month rolling forecasts by SKU and market.
* Own forecast accuracy, bias management and reporting vs budget, prior year and prior iterations.
* Manage NPD forecasting including placeholder methodologies within SAP APO.
Supply Planning & Network Optimisation
* Deliver 0–13 week detailed supply planning and 4–12+ month capacity planning.
* Optimise sourcing, smoothing and phasing of manufacturing volumes.
* Maintain near 100% finished goods availability while minimising waste and working capital.
* Drive lowest landed cost through network and sourcing optimisation.
S&OP Governance
* Lead monthly S&OP forums across customer groups.
* Manage KPIs including OTIF, forecast accuracy, supply accuracy, SLOBS, stock days cover.
* Proactively identify service and supply risks, escalating and resolving effectively.
Stakeholder Ownership
* Act as the key planning interface with:
* Commercial teams
* Bottlers and co-packers
* Suppliers and vendors
* Own relationships end-to-end, ensuring transparency and collaboration across the supply chain.
Team Leadership
* Lead, coach and develop a team of 6–9 planners.
* Set clear objectives aligned to business growth.
* Build capability, succession plans and high-performance standards.
* Drive a culture of accountability, engagement and continuous improvement.
Experience & Expertise
You will bring:
* 5+ years leading FMCG planning functions (Demand, Supply, S&OP, MRP).
* Multi-country EMEA experience across complex retail and contract manufacturing environments.
* Proven optimisation of supply networks and landed cost models.
* Strong collaboration with customers and suppliers including EDI/system integration.
* 3+ years leading and developing high-performing teams.
* Advanced hands-on experience with:
* SAP APO
* BW/HANA
* Power BI
* Advanced Excel & data analytics tools
The Person
You are:
* Commercially sharp and analytically strong — able to translate numbers into business insight.
* Energetic, resilient and positively dissatisfied with the status quo.
* A natural communicator — equally effective with junior planners and senior executives.
* Structured and process-driven, yet agile in a dynamic growth environment.
* Motivated by team success over personal status.
* Comfortable working across time zones.
You thrive in an ambitious, fast-paced, performance-driven culture.
Why Join?
This is not a maintenance role it’s a growth platform.
You’ll shape half of the EMEA planning engine for one of the most dynamic brands in FMCG, driving service excellence, operational precision, and scalable capability for future expansion.
If you combine strategic clarity with operational intensity and have the energy to match the brand we want to hear from you.
Email: nathan.collinson@advocate-group.co.uk
We look forward to your application for this exciting opportunity.
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