Senior Manager - Finance - Forecasting

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

October 1, 2024

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

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, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Statistical Analysis

Pay Range:

$118,500 - $137,000

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:

15

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.