Anaplan Business Analyst

About the Function

Our Digital and Technology (D&T) team are innovators, delivering ground-breaking solutions that will help shape the future of our iconic brands. Technology touches every part of our business, from the sourcing of sustainable ingredients to marketing and development of our online platforms. We utilise data insights to build competitive advantage, supporting our people to deliver value faster.

Our D&T team includes some of the most dedicated digital professionals in the industry. Every day, we come together to push boundaries and innovate, shaping the digital solutions of tomorrow. Whatever your passion, well help you become the best you can be, creating career-defining work and delivering breakthrough thinking.

About the role

The Anaplan Business Analyst role has a key part to play in this agenda and for effective impact in Diageo globally, the role has been designed to focus on both functional and global deliverables.

Anaplan Business Analyst will focus in driving competitive advantage for Diageo markets through a focus on customer and consumer, enabling outstanding planning capabilities; expand margins through enabling continuous reduction of COGs, influence reliable, accurate, standard and cost effective business services, and participate in enabling our people become as effective as possible, collaborate efficiently and access information easily.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead market requirement gathering through interviews, workshops, and surveys.
• Ensure stakeholder needs are captured accurately and documented clearly as user stories for Anaplan applications development.
• Translate requirements into technical specifications for solution roadmaps.
• Validate designs against requirements ensuring they align with business objectives.
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and D&T teams.
• Facilitate communication to maintain alignment and buy-in from all parties involved.
• Analyze data dependencies within solutions for effective measurement & evaluation.
• Provide support during implementation phases.
• Conduct market discovery sessions documenting requirements comprehensively.
• Train users on Anaplan tools ensuring understanding across markets while supporting compliance documentation efforts

Experience / skills required:

• Ownership mentality driving product priorities towards conclusion
• Experience in implementing/supporting planning solutions in Finance/Commercial/Supply
• 8 - 11 years experience in Anaplan application as a developer or user is an advantage
• Agile methodology expertise using Azure DevOps
• Strong communication skills coupled with excellent stakeholder management capabilities
• Problem-solving aptitude with a proactive approach towards standardized solutions
• Proficiency in visualization tools such as Visio or Power BI is an advantage
• Demonstrated success delivering data-driven solutions focused on business-function-first mindset
• Ability to partner effectively across global functions/markets/external partners

Benefits

• Unique Family Leave opportunity
• We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world
• You will deal with world class brand portfolio
• Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities
• Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop
• We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course, we have a Gym
• Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar

Flexible Working Statement

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that youre supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.