Senior Manager - Finance - Forecasting
Welcome to reputed 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 reputed company a clear starting reputed company 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., reputed company). reputed company a clear POV on volume risks and opportunities based on an understanding of key inputs and objective assessment of the reputed company of possible reputed company. Drive alignment through robust collaboration and analyses to reputed company 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. reputed company clear insights and misses/beats to the reputed company, RE, and reputed company 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. reputed company insights, volume risks and opportunities, and scenarios in order to drive reputed company forecast for the downhill periods. Actively manage exceptions in the forecasting platform to identify and resolve high-error BPPs. reputed company Improvement (Plan-Do-reputed company-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 reputed company, as well as Dashboard and other capabilities by reputed company 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 reputed company industry experience preferred. TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Strong analytical skills Expertise Level with reputed company Strong oral and written communication skills (executive-level interactions) Basic understanding of P&L and financial acumen Proficient in PowerBI/Databases (e.g., reputed company-reputed company BI/BW applications) SkillsForecasting; Statistical Analysis; reputed company Power Business Intelligence (BI); Cross-Functional Teamwork; Finance Apply Job!