The Manager of Planning, Competitive Analysis & Insights analyzes and forecasts financial data to provide accurate and timely information for strategic and operational decisions. They interpret financial information on costs, prices and revenues and make recommendations to senior management. In the role, you will conduct complex financial analysis projects, prepare forecasts and analyze the company's position. This individual contributor is fully proficient in applying established standards, has a knowledge base acquired from several years of experience in particular area, works independently, and may coach other professionals.

KEY WORKING PARAMETERS 

This role is part of a dynamic, flexible, and agile team focused on the highest priority initiatives within the North America Operating Unit (NAOU).  Agile Finance teams will be formed across customer, investments, planning, operations, and capability to drive growth, improve profitability, explore innovation, improve efficiency, and provide ad hoc analysis/financial insights. Roles will be largely project and client focused, leveraging subject matter expert (SME) skillsets from across Finance.  The team will operate as a networked unit, flexing resources as needed to provide superior business partnership and commercial finance analysis to the NAOU. 

Focus, Scope, & Impact: 

• Support customer operations, deals negotiation and analysis, commercial analytics, and pricing strategy  
• Direct marketing expense (DME) allocation strategy, brand contribution analysis, innovation value chains, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and investment ROI
• Beverage product planning support, system economics, insights, performance management, business integration, profit and loss validation, emerging business, and sustainability
• Support zone operations, franchise, foodservice and retail business partnership, design for reliability analysis, and warehouse operations
• Migration and transition support to platform services, project management, NAOU wiring support, and scaling end to end processes

KEY SUCCESS PARAMETERS 

Experience & Work Focus 

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• 5 or more years of financial solutions/strategies and influencing work experience required 
• Develop solutions for complex business needs
• Make recommendations to client and operating unit leadership
• Agile financial support to drive business results aligned to long term growth strategy

Skills:

Profit and Loss (P&L) Analysis; Financial Modeling; Commercial Finance; Strategic Planning; Business Partnerships; Financial Planning

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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