Senior Manager, Demand Planner

$134,790 - $176,912/Yr

The Coca-Cola Company - Bellevue, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Bellevue, WA

5,001-10,000 employees

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Manager, Demand Planner at Swire Coca-Cola plays a critical role in supporting the Sales team's Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Integrated Tactical Planning (ITP) initiatives. This position is responsible for generating and assessing a 24-month horizon Demand Plan, which is essential for driving supply chain processes and resource allocation decisions. The Demand Planner collaborates cross-functionally to ensure accurate forecasting and effective management of product distribution, ultimately enhancing the company's ability to meet consumer demand.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile multiple forecasts into a single source of truth for the Demand Plan.
• Collaborate with Supply Planning and sales leaders to support weekly execution of regional customer plans.
• Manage and optimize the Demand Planning system to create and review statistical forecasts.
• Participate in cross-functional collaboration meetings to facilitate an accurate Demand Plan.
• Track and manage demand planning KPIs to drive improvement in the demand planning process.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing during account reviews and promotional activities to ensure accurate demand planning.
• Conduct proactive forecast quality assessments using trend analysis and promotional calendars.
• Support management of material introduction and deletion for forecast needs.
• Understand dynamics of assigned categories and items, including seasonality and pricing trends.
• Monitor forecast error/accuracy and perform root cause analysis for continuous improvement.
• Support integrated planning requirements and other assigned projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Statistics, Business or relevant field preferred.
• 2-3 years' experience in demand planning, forecasting, analytics, or supply chain management required.
• Proven ability to collaborate across departments and organizational boundaries required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, forecasting, and their financial impacts required.
• Experience in Six Sigma project analysis and improvement techniques required.
• Experience in consumer food or beverages industry preferred.
• Prior experience with S&OP processes and IBP desired.
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, required.
• Prior use of forecasting and planning systems preferred.
• APICS or other forecasting certification preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the consumer food or beverages industry.
• Prior experience with sales and operations (S&OP) planning and Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
• APICS or other forecasting certification.

Benefits

• Health coverage (3 medical options, dental and vision)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Health Savings Accounts with company match
• FREE virtual primary care, acute care and physical therapy
• FREE Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental, disability leave and volunteer time
• Discounted & free product
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for career advancement