You'll be the expert in forecasting by creating, developing, and producing demand forecasts through reviewing historical sales trends and marketing, sales and financial forecasts; preparing forecast data; analyzing assumptions and evaluating forecast results.
Strategic Partnerships
Team work will be key in this role. This position will require working closely establishing a strong business partnership with the Commercial Team on forecasting and analytics. Collaborating with Commercial Team, you will work to create driver-based forecasting and assumption management delivering long-term strategic plans.
End-to-End Decision Making
Builds both formal and informal professional networks. Maintains and extends networks within, across and external to organizational boundaries, including suppliers, partners and customers.
Influencing
Communicates ideas or positions in a persuasive manner that builds support, agreement and commitment.
Demand Planning & Analytics: Providing the demand planning & analytics, in partnership with Commercial Sales & Marketing for key brands to gain alignment on the latest view of the sales forecast at the monthly Demand Review for the S&OP time horizon.
Statistical / Consumption Modeling
You'll have an in-depth understanding of statistical forecasting models and variables and will lead best in class statistical modeling.
Continuous Improvement: Leveraging business metrics and KPIs and insights from Global S&OP CoE/BPO regarding best practices and external benchmarks to define improvement opportunities.
Requirements
5+ years of demonstrated operational performance in leading Demand Planning Process for a major CPG or Spirits company in North America
Experience with SAP ECC and SAP APO
Strong knowledge in Digital Technology
Strong knowledge in S&OP best practices and proven application of these practices
Demonstrated performance in leading S&OP continuous improvement
Outstanding capabilities in developing talent
Excellent interpersonal skills
Highly collaborative and development of business partnerships
Strong verbal and written communications
Highly effective conflict resolution
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Exceptional facilitation skills
Demonstrated flexibility in easily moving between strategic thinking and tactical execution
Advanced skills in PowerPoint and Excel
Degree in Business Administration, Operations Research, Data Science, Supply Chain Management or comparable degree.