Grigoria Eleni Kakafika

About

Supply Chain professional with 7 years of experience in FMCG and luxury sectors. Adept in demand planning, campaign execution, and S&OP, with growing expertise in analytics (SQL, Python, Power BI). Proven ability in cross-functional leadership, innovation launch readiness, and data-driven decision-making. Passionate about using data analytics to enhance supply chain decision-making, and deliver measurable business value.

Experience

• Commercial & Demand Planning Executive · Puig2023-05-01 – 2025-02-01

  Generate accurate demand signal in line with the budget for the Niche Portfolio across Regular, Promotional, & Sampling products, as well as New Product Launches. Lead the S&OP process implementation for niche fragrance portfolio across multiple product lines. Forecasting for new brand acquisitions and store openings. Oversee weekly replenishment and allocation planning to top retailers. Maintain model and master data accuracy with regular audits. Developed and deployed a Power BI dashboard to monitor and follow-up on New Product Launches.

• Demand Planner · Diageo2021-12-01 – 2023-04-30

  Deliver accurate, timely and unbiased demand signal. Lead monthly performance reviews and drive the monthly S&OP agenda to maximise profit and customer service in line with the supply chain strategy. Generate & adjust forecasts: Analyse market trends, seasonality, promotions and make appropriate adjustments. Drive scenario planning, and challenge projected growth/decline assumptions based on historical trends. Create and Maintain Model & Master Data with weekly checks. Conduct root cause analysis to identify drivers of errors and implement corrective actions to drive continuous improvement. Manage product lifecycle: Monitoring inventory levels to avoid Slow-moving & obsolete (SLOBs) inventory creation, identify potential SLOBs and input into S&OP process. Manage existing SLOBS and write-offs within targets.

• Campaign Planner · Diageo2019-08-01 – 2021-11-01

  Manage the end-to-end planning processes to ensure on time availability of Limited Editions and Global Gifting products for global marketing launches, while focusing on proactive mitigation of potential service issues and minimum inventory write off through TOP process. Building and leveraging strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Worked with the crisis team to resolve project issues through FACTs process. Improvement projects focused on Loss & Waste analysis, the establishment of problem-solving structures and the review of meeting structures.

• Campaign Planner Trainee · Diageo2018-08-01 – 2019-07-01

  Deliver on time European Limited Editions and Gifting products by creating prioritization & production plans balancing demand signal with supply capacity. Supported on improvement projects like the implementation of new demand capture tool (Salesforce). Worked with the crisis team to resolve project issues through FACTs process. Supported the team with ad-hoc reporting (e.g. Depletion tracking, SLOBs).

• Market Planner Intern · Diageo2018-02-01 – 2018-08-01

  Manage inventory levels by monitoring in market stock and adjusting replenishment plan to protect customer service and hit inventory targets. Building container loads to ship the agreed stock to market and supporting with shortage communications. Preparing reports for alert reviews and materials on inventory & KPI’s for S&OP meetings with markets. Completed my Master thesis on Forecasting Alignment at Diageo using R programming language.

Education

• Le WagonData Science & AI Course
• Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
• Maastricht University School of Business and EconomicsBachelor of Science - BS, International Business
• TBS EducationErasmus International Exchange

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