Senior Manager - Finance Forecasting and Performance Management
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)
Skills:
Cross-Functional Teamwork; Finance; Forecasting; Statistical Analysis; Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI)
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