Demand Planner

The Coca-Cola Company - Tampa, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Tampa, FL

1,001-5,000 employees

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Demand Planner at Coke Florida is responsible for generating and assessing demand forecasts that drive the supply chain process, resource allocation decisions, and customer service needs. This role is integral to the Profit Growth Management & Planning team, focusing on creating a consensus forecast and managing integrated business processes to optimize business outcomes and support profitable growth.

Responsibilities

• Support and provide feedback for the development of the statistical demand forecast process based on a defined framework.
• Apply promotional and lifecycle planning modules to create a statistical forecast with a rolling 26-week time horizon.
• Evaluate the results of the statistical forecast at various levels against mid-term derived customer forecasts.
• Understand variances in forecasts and make necessary adjustments to reflect appropriate demand results.
• Assist with the Sales & Operations execution process to drive consensus forecasts with key stakeholders.
• Conduct proactive forecast quality assessments using trend analysis and actual results.
• Collaborate with other planners to enable integrated planning activities and processes.
• Support the management of material introduction and deletion for forecast needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Operations Management or Engineering.
• 3 plus years' experience in Business Management, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, Procurement, or Operations.
• Strong forecast and supply planning experience.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Experience with MS Office Suite.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in project management.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement