Sr. Demand Planner

Requisition ID: 33189 

 

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 inclusion and belonging 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 Sr. Demand Planner working in Milwaukee, WI you will be part of the newly created IBP organization and reports to the Sr Manager – Forecasting & Demand Planning. You will manage forecasts and demand analysis for a defined territory and brands.

In this role, it’s critical to drive value by delivering on multiple functional requirements ranging from sales to retail accuracy which can impact production lines at a Brewery to Regional accuracy and P&L delivery expectations and gap closure facilitation.  Successful delivery will continuously meet or exceed accuracy targets and be able to clearly articulate forecast performance and assumptions.

 

The Responsibilities: 

• Develops & maintains key components of Sales to Retail (STR) volume plans for a subset of the Molson Coors portfolio.  This information drives the company’s annual revenue plan, external communications for Wall Street, Region and GM P&L’s, gap closure and product supply.
• Communicates risk & opportunity in the forecast to drive consensus
• Generation and accountability to accuracy of multiple forecast levels that influences sales volume targets, P&L’s, drives gap closure discussions and capacity planning
• Leads collaborative planning process with cross functional partners
• Informs supply planning of long-term and short-term forecast  
• Continuous improvement of processes and tools
• Leverages knowledge of micro and macro level volume drivers and demand planning concepts to improve accuracy of demand plan and ability to support commercial and supply chain decisions
• Evaluation of top-down forecast to ensure reasonability
• Analysis of performance drivers to adjust/inform BOY risk and/or opportunity
• Analysis and application of forward-looking assumptions and causals
• Performs and delivers against standard and ad hoc customer requirements
• Ensures integrity and quality of individual and team outputs
• Manage forecast exceptions and drive decisions that yield best return of volume and profit
• Adjusts forecasts at appropriate level using SAS / O9 Forecasting Applications
• Operates at a best-in-class performance level for forecasting accuracy achieving metric targets
• Influences and aligns stakeholders by means of fact-based analysis, data storytelling and clear communication of trend drivers and assumptions in the forecast
• Ability to adjust communication based on varying audiences and levels of leadership
• Develops relationships and is viewed as an extension of sales/brand team(s)
• Performs and delivers against ad hoc customer requests and analysis
• Creates Presentations to VPs and Directors outlining key forecast drivers and expected volumes with risk and opportunities.
• Communicates monthly forecast performance and changes for a 0-24 month horizon
• Leverages and communicates insights gained to provide tactical recommendations into integrated Executive and midterm S&OP processes to influence 0-3 month horizon
• Provide input and feedback to advance the statistical modeling process
• Continuously identifies customer requirements and develops solutions to impr