Senior Manager - Finance - Forecasting
Welcome to The Coca-Cola Company, where we are not just a beverage company, but a global institution that cherishes innovation and leadership. We are on the lookout for a Senior Manager of Finance with a sharp focus on Financial Planning and Analysis and Forecasting.
Key Responsibilities...
Forecasting
Tune statistical models generated in the forecasting platform as often as necessary (minimum weekly) to provide a clear starting point for cross-functional stakeholders to collaborate and align on.
Project Total (Net of Stat +/- Puts & Calls) Unit Case volume for the short-, mid-, and long-term, using input from internal stakeholders, such as Brand, Sales, Franchise, Finance, Cat Comm, and RGM by leveraging stat modeling and value-add capabilities in the forecasting platform (e.g., Anaplan).
Provide a clear POV on volume risks and opportunities based on an understanding of key inputs and objective assessment of the range of possible outcomes.
Drive alignment through robust collaboration and analyses to provide the best demand signal for both financial forecast and supply chain planning for US Ops.
Ensure databases and systems have accurate volumes for the various internal routines such as Weekly Volume Call, Monthly Rolling Estimate, and Annual Business Planning.
Own the final volume forecast coming out of the monthly Forecast Alignment routines with clear assumption documentation and tracking.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Drive the monthly Unit Case Forecast Alignment sessions with Brand, Finance, and RGM partners, with inputs from Franchise and Sales (NRS + AO) with the ultimate outcome of feeding the RE and supply chain planning processes.
Provide clear insights and misses/beats to the BP, RE, and Aligned Forecast in order to continuously improve the process and forecast accuracy/attainment across the organization.
Actively collaborate with Product Commercialization, Sales and Marketing to capture brand initiatives and campaigns driving incremental volume vs. statistical baseline.
Drive accountability by updating Puts & Calls and Risks & Opportunities as often as necessary (minimum monthly) in order to have the latest assumptions and resulting volume in the RE.
Analysis
Analyze shipment and consumption/sell-through data to identify forecast variances and root causes to drive forecast process and accuracy improvement.
Provide insights, volume risks and opportunities, and scenarios in order to drive aligned forecast for the downhill periods.
Actively manage exceptions in the forecasting platform to identify and resolve high-error BPPs.
Continuous Improvement (Plan-Do-Check-Adjust Cycle)
Track, analyze, and improve forecast performance by leveraging multiple data sources (shipments, orders, primary vs. secondary vs. consumption/sell-through sales, etc.).
Track forecast attainment, bias, MAPE and WAPE to identify high-error exceptions and drive improvement through various methodologies.
Improve stat forecasting model capabilities in Anaplan, as well as Dashboard and other capabilities by continuous learning, testing, and experimenting.
EDUCATION LEVEL REQUIRED
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of experience and education
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
5+ years experience in area of sales forecasting, demand planning, and S&OP.
Statistical modeling
Direct experience in forecasting applications
EXPERIENCE PREFERRED
5+ years of relevant or related industry experience preferred.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Strong analytical skills
Expertise Level with Excel
Strong oral and written communication skills (executive-level interactions)
Basic understanding of P&L and financial acumen
Proficient in PowerBI/Databases (e.g., SAP-related BI/BW applications)
SkillsForecasting; Statistical Analysis; Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI); Cross-Functional Teamwork; Finance
Key Responsibilities...
Forecasting
Tune statistical models generated in the forecasting platform as often as necessary (minimum weekly) to provide a clear starting point for cross-functional stakeholders to collaborate and align on.
Project Total (Net of Stat +/- Puts & Calls) Unit Case volume for the short-, mid-, and long-term, using input from internal stakeholders, such as Brand, Sales, Franchise, Finance, Cat Comm, and RGM by leveraging stat modeling and value-add capabilities in the forecasting platform (e.g., Anaplan).
Provide a clear POV on volume risks and opportunities based on an understanding of key inputs and objective assessment of the range of possible outcomes.
Drive alignment through robust collaboration and analyses to provide the best demand signal for both financial forecast and supply chain planning for US Ops.
Ensure databases and systems have accurate volumes for the various internal routines such as Weekly Volume Call, Monthly Rolling Estimate, and Annual Business Planning.
Own the final volume forecast coming out of the monthly Forecast Alignment routines with clear assumption documentation and tracking.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Drive the monthly Unit Case Forecast Alignment sessions with Brand, Finance, and RGM partners, with inputs from Franchise and Sales (NRS + AO) with the ultimate outcome of feeding the RE and supply chain planning processes.
Provide clear insights and misses/beats to the BP, RE, and Aligned Forecast in order to continuously improve the process and forecast accuracy/attainment across the organization.
Actively collaborate with Product Commercialization, Sales and Marketing to capture brand initiatives and campaigns driving incremental volume vs. statistical baseline.
Drive accountability by updating Puts & Calls and Risks & Opportunities as often as necessary (minimum monthly) in order to have the latest assumptions and resulting volume in the RE.
Analysis
Analyze shipment and consumption/sell-through data to identify forecast variances and root causes to drive forecast process and accuracy improvement.
Provide insights, volume risks and opportunities, and scenarios in order to drive aligned forecast for the downhill periods.
Actively manage exceptions in the forecasting platform to identify and resolve high-error BPPs.
Continuous Improvement (Plan-Do-Check-Adjust Cycle)
Track, analyze, and improve forecast performance by leveraging multiple data sources (shipments, orders, primary vs. secondary vs. consumption/sell-through sales, etc.).
Track forecast attainment, bias, MAPE and WAPE to identify high-error exceptions and drive improvement through various methodologies.
Improve stat forecasting model capabilities in Anaplan, as well as Dashboard and other capabilities by continuous learning, testing, and experimenting.
EDUCATION LEVEL REQUIRED
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of experience and education
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
5+ years experience in area of sales forecasting, demand planning, and S&OP.
Statistical modeling
Direct experience in forecasting applications
EXPERIENCE PREFERRED
5+ years of relevant or related industry experience preferred.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Strong analytical skills
Expertise Level with Excel
Strong oral and written communication skills (executive-level interactions)
Basic understanding of P&L and financial acumen
Proficient in PowerBI/Databases (e.g., SAP-related BI/BW applications)
SkillsForecasting; Statistical Analysis; Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI); Cross-Functional Teamwork; Finance