Mgr, Planning COE Analytics (Sofia office)

Are you looking for new challenges and personal growth within Coca-Cola Europacific Partners? Then we have a great opportunity for you.

Job Purpose
The COE Advanced Demand Planning Manager is responsible for designing, deploying, and continuously improving advanced demand planning capabilities that drive forecast accuracy and process simplification and efficiency.

This role combines:

• SAP IBP system predictive and machine learning–enabled functionalities expertise
• Advanced analytics and predictive modeling understanding
• Functional supply chain expertise
• Change enablement and business adoption
  The expert leverages SAP IBP predictive and machine learning–enabled functionalities to enhance demand planning outcomes, reduce manual interventions, and increase trust in automated demand signals across the organization.

Main responsibilities

• Design and run advanced demand forecasts processes in SAP IBP using statistical, causal, and predictive methods.
  o    Strong statistical knowledge
  o    Understanding of forecast decomposition (trend, seasonality, noise)
  o    Model selection and parameter optimization in IBP

• Optimise SAP IBP predictive and machine learning capabilities (e.g. demand sensing, ML forecasting) to improve forecast accuracy 
  o    Applie ML concepts (features, overfitting, validation)
  o    Ability to bridge data science outputs with business usage
  o    Governance of ML models in production environments

• Interpret model outputs and ensure business explainability and proactively propose enhancements and value cases.

• Support in the creation of analytical reports in Power BI and BW

• Partner with IT on CPI-DS, SDI, or other integration tools

• Develop demand segmentation strategies to apply the right forecasting approach to different products, markets, and lifecycle stages.

• Monitor forecast performance and continuously improve accuracy, bias, and stability through model tuning and analytics.

• Drive adoption and change enablement, training users and building trust in automated and predictive demand planning solutions.

Key Stakeholders

• Country/region Demand Planning Teams
• IT/Off shore Support Teams
• Data and Analytics

Experience & Qualifications required :
Must-haves:

• Proven end to end demand planning experience (+3 years) , with strong practical knowledge of IBP forecast models, key figures, planning views, and time profiles.

• Advanced forecasting and statistical modeling experience (+3 years), with a track record of improving forecast accuracy and reducing bias.

• Direct experience using SAP IBP predictive and ML enabled capabilities (+3 years), such as predictive forecasting and demand sensing. HIGHLY VALUED SAP IBP CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE.

• Direct experience developing Power BI reports and manage BW, such as predictive forecasting and demand sensing.

• Experience in managing large datasets

• Experience with demand segmentation and scenario planning, applying different forecast strategies by product, market, or lifecycle stage.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and change enablement experience, including training users and building trust in advanced and automated planning solutions.

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience working within a central team supporting independent, regionally driven business units
• Experience in the food and beverage sector

Success Indicators / KPIs:

• Forecast Accuracy ( different lags)
• Machine Larning Adoption

Team & Culture :
Our Centre of Excellence fosters a collaborative, data driven, and highly supportive culture. We value self driven individuals who are comfortable working independently in a dynamic environment. Success in this role relies on adaptability, strong communication, and effective cross functional collaboration within a complex, multinational setting.

Functional technical skills required

• SAP IBP predictive and ML enabled capabilities expert knowledge
• Advanced Power BI and BW knowledge
• Good communication skills, team engagement

Core skills preferred

• Change management
• Continuous improvement

Travel required

Yes – 20%

Language capability

• English
• Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish is valued

Our employee value proposition:

Being Rewarded

• Market Competitive Salary
• Annual Compensation & Bonus Cycle
• CCEP Shares Purchase plan & Matching Share
• Food Vouchers
• Flexible Working Allowance

Being Connected

• Everyone’s Welcome – Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Culture
• Keep In Touch program – in support of parental care
• Inspiring Office layout with Great beverages and Sofia subsidized canteen
• Referral Program

Being  Developed & Valued

• Professional Qualifications Support & Sponsorship
• Ninja Community and Lean Six Sigma Certification
• CCEP learning platforms & Leadership training curricula
• Career Growth and Talent Progression
• Recognition program

Being Well

• Flexible & Hybrid Ways of Working
• Additional days paid leave at start and on top – Birthday, Qualification & Volunteering;
• Wellbeing & Sports program, including corporate discounts & subscription fees
• Wellbeing Community & Initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional Health Plan & Dental Insurance

Being  Inspired

• Social Projects & Community Charity programs
• Participation in Corporate Challenges - marathon, sports, fun
• External life coach speakers and Work-Life balance lectures
• Team Building & Fun Events

​We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks.

We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.