Director, FCOE/Demand Planning - BODYARMOR

The Director, FCOE/Demand Planning - BODYARMOR is a strategic planning role responsible for driving high quality forecasting for the BODYARMOR business unit. This role will support cross-functional teams overseeing demand planning for shipments, depletion forecasting and continuous improvement initiatives that align with corporate growth objectives and customer satisfaction.

What You'll Do For Us:

Forecasting and Demand Planning

• Manage 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.
• Own the final volume forecast coming out of the monthly Forecast Alignment routines with clear assumption documentation and tracking, as well the demand signal for all S&OP and Supply Planning processes.
• Project Total Unit Case volumes (Net of Stat +/- Puts & Calls) 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.

• Serve as a key liaison between NAOU Supply Chain and BODYARMOR leadership on all volume metric insights. To include manufacturing shipments and customer depletions and the impact those insights have on overall business performance.
• Collaborate with external manufacturing partners and vendors to ensure SLA compliance and strategic alignment.

• Analyze and optimize consumer trends and patterns and be able to communicate and implement insights into the weekly/monthly forecasts for demand planning and depletion forecasting.
• Provide clear insights and misses/beats to the BP, RE, Aligned Forecast and Demand Consensus volume to continuously improve the process and forecast accuracy/attainment across the Coca Cola supply network.
• Actively collaborate with Product Commercialization, Sales and Marketing to capture brand initiatives and campaigns driving incremental volume vs. statistical baseline.

• Champion the adoption of supply chain technology platforms and drive continuous improvement with innovative solutions and advanced capabilities (AI/ML).
• Drive continuous improvement on existing demand planning routines between multiple organizations.
• Lead cross-functional projects to streamline demand planning functions to include Co-Man, Bottler and Concentrate technology.

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, finance, economics, data science or equivalent combination of experience and education (MBA or Master's Degree preferred).
• 8+ years of progressive experience in supply chain operations, with a strong focus on demand planning, data science or critical thinking.
• Proven experience with a large, geographically dispersed organization and complex supply chain operations.
• Strong communication skills with all levels of the organization (up to and including Sr. Leadership)
• Deep knowledge of North American consumer trends and patterns.
• Strong analytical, financial acumen, and project management skills.
• Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) or the beverage industry is highly preferred.

• Empower your Career: Join a team where you can lead critical financial operations, offering ample opportunities for growth in a global and dynamic work environment.
• Collaborative Culture: We work cross-functionally, across business units to ensure you've got the tools, resources, and thought-leadership to create the most comprehensive financial business modules, which enables us to make sound business decisions.
• Global Reach: We have the most advanced financial modeling that allows for global financial analysis which leads the industry.
• Drive accountability by updating Puts & Calls and Risks & Opportunities as often as necessary (minimum monthly) to have the latest assumptions and resulting impact on business.