Portfolio forecast manager

Requisition ID: 38499 

A Career in Beer and Beyond: 

Our purpose at Molson Coors Beverage Company is to brew beverages that unite people to celebrate all life’s moments.  We’ve been brewing iconic brands for over 350 years and are now proud to be offering a modern portfolio that expands beyond the beer aisle.   

 

We are Talent Brewers with our culture rooted in our core Values.  We believe in our brands and our people, and that diversity WITH inclusion is the key to a winning team culture.  We want you to join our team of brand ambassadors who believe the world is full of untapped opportunities.  So, if you get excited about making a real difference as part of a winning team like we do, we want to hear from you.  

 

The Headlines:   

In the role of Portfolio Forecast Manager working in Milwaukee, WI you will be part of the IBP & Commercial Planning team. You will have five areas of primary responsibilities that span across Canada and the US and becomes centralized which include (1) owning the innovation process and innovation forecast, (2) own the CA/US STR volume forecast for the for your defined business which could include aspects of our Non Alcoholic Beyond Beer portfolio (Ex. Fever-Tree, ZOA, Naked life), the CA/US Innovation Portfolio, our US Partnership Brands (Ex. Topo Chico, Simply) and segments of our Emerging Brands and RTD portfolio (Ex. Monaco, Spirits)  (3) own the 3year strategic STR volume plans by applying data insights and brand strategy, and (4) provides analysis, industry insights, and industry (BI)/Circana data across the entire portfolio to support the analytical needs of DP and its partners. (5) collaborate with commercial, finance, supply chain, and PMO teams in analyzing NPI business cases and developing after action reviews.

 

This position reports to the Sr. Portfolio & Analytics Manager, IBP & Commercial Planning. 

The Responsibilities: 

• Owns the DP entry & facilitates the innovation forecasting process by leading the creation of the bottom up forecast across the entire portfolio for Canada/US.  Creates forecast workbooks, partners with Region KAMs, US Sales Operations Managers, Finance and Brand teams, and aligns with Sr Leadership on final business case forecasts.
• Develop, own, and maintain a 3year STR volume forecast at the detail level to provide direction of the MCBC business and for Supply Chain to produce to, across the Beyond Beer portfolio including Non-Alc and Emerging brands, RTD/Seltzer, and brand Partnerships across Canada/US
• Lead Brand collaboration, sales collaborations and support all IBP meetings across the America's within the IBP monthly cycle for demand inputs, collaborating with stakeholders (VP, Directors, Managers). This includes communicating business results, providing demand insights, industry knowledge, BI/Circana data, gap to AOP analysis, and forward-looking implications across the portfolio.
• Cultivates Invaluable partnerships supporting key business decisions by continuously identifying customer requirements and developing solutions to improve value contribution to stakeholder groups, including leadership within the complex Canadian markets.
• Provide analytical insights to support ad-hoc business projects and routine process such as Industry impacts (i.e. Covid impacts), SKU Rationalization, AOP baseline validations, and other projects that have significant volume & business implications.
• Collaborates with Brand teams, Regions, Demand Planning team members and Statistical Forecaster on development and interpretation of causals for creating the forecast, as well as producing a 3yr forecast that can be leveraged by business partners.
• Lead the enhancement of the innovation process through participating in the review and development of NPI business case; by active engagement through innocom C and the PMO START process. Provide data insights to develop appropriate after-action reviews on innovation launches.

 

The Other Qualifications: 

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Business OR equivalent experience (4+ years) in the field

• You have at least 5-8 years experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, CPG experience
• Understanding of forecast models, causal forecasting, "what if" analysis, base trends and the interaction of brand trends, industry trends and other economic factors
• Ability to analyze large volumes of data and make sound decisions based on facts in addition to understanding of when to shift from analysis to action
• Ability to evaluate business performance metrics, document learnings, communicate findings and translate into future forecast e