Demand Planning Analyst

DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS:

CPS (Commercial Products Supply) is a key part of the Advantaged Supply Chain of the Technical Function of The Coca-Cola Company.  CPS manufactures concentrates and beverage bases for sale to bottling partners all over the world.   CPS also manages complex additional materials supply chains (e.g. juice, coffee, tea, milk, etc.) on behalf of bottling partners. The purpose of CPS demand planning is to enable supply chain stakeholders to make planning decisions thanks to clear understanding of the demand – ensuring demand information is accurate, visible real time, understood & aligned across the system.

This role is utilizing in-depth demand analytics and tools expertise to continuously improve the quality and accuracy of collaborative demand plans, while ensuring an integrated and robust demand planning process is in place. This role reports to the CPS Supply Chain Services Global Demand Planning Director.

What you will do for us

• Use E2E data in demand analytics such as bottler & Operating Unit (OU) forecast, market forecast…to drive system consensus on concentrate demand:
  • Develop OU demand plans for presentation and review with partners, SC & plants as part of CPS ongoing business activities.
  • Define the segmented planning tactic, in conjunction with partners & CRM
  • Develop demand scenarios and issue recommendations for volumes adjustments & stock holding to OU, bottlers, SC SS and Plant LT’s.

• Ensure system data consistency to build trust for material teams, finance & procurement:
  • Ensure system data accuracy through the validation of weekly / monthly demand plans, the creation of frozen versions, demand transfers to planning, and DP master data maintenance. In particular, ensure key business changes (PLM, business models, SPS…) are reflected on time in the system.
  • Train CS team members in uploading, reviewing & fixing bottler demand in DP system. Support adherence to standard demand processes.

• Accelerate data visibility across SC teams & external partners, leveraging advanced reporting solutions and streamlining com’ channels
  • In particular, provide detailed forecast views to assist CS to analyze demand efficiently & aid in the interrogation of the demand, with the aim of establishing a consensus forecast
  • Support plants demand reporting requirements, ad hoc analytics & key projects

• Present demand highlights & assumptions in an impactful way for SC stakeholders:
  • Provide detailed analysis of these plans, through an understanding of demand drivers, assumptions, risks and opportunities.
  • Support routines with Supply chain and plant teams in terms of managing and delivering the detailed demand & materials requirements – ensuring the business is correctly planning for immediate and long-term demand.

• Facilitate consensus handshake on demand plans over the short, medium & long term – leveraging next gen S&OP process
  • Participate in demand discussions with partners such as Next gen S&OP, IPM calls…to establish a consensus forecast.
  • Build through CS the appropriate level of collaboration and engagement with OU & bottlers to identify and implement the initiatives required to deliver targeted improvements in Forecast accuracy & bias.

• Continuously reassess process improvement & automation opportunities to drive efficiencies
  • Work in tight collaboration with other demand analysts within to drive process improvement across the region and periodically manage key tasks for other demand planners as required by the team back up plans.
  • Drive the evolution of local process & information flows towards standard RACI, process flows, routines, reports & metrics…
  • Report demand KPIs highlights and establish root cause analysis and improvement actions in the demand field which positively impact the downstream processes and CPS global KPIs.

Related Work Experience / Education / Skills Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Intelligence, Business, Finance or Supply Chain Management.
• 5+ years’ experience in Data analytics, Planning / materials management or Budget areas.

• Operate remotely in several countries. Fluent written and spoken English and strong communication skills required. Fluent written and spoken Spanish is an advantage.
• Ability to operate in multi-cultural environment & influence upwards.

• Analytical reasoning
• Logical thinking
• Work with digital tools – ERP, Business Intelligence & Reporting (Power BI…), Data transformation (eg Power Automate)
• Business analytics – if possible, in a supply chain environment
• Data architecture
• Sales & Operations planning

• Creativity
• Problem-solving, critical thinking
• Emotional intelligence, self-awareness
• One team spirit – deliver work requiring contribution from multiple stakeholders and geographies
• Adaptability & resiliency
• 5% global travel.

Location(s):

Ireland

City/Cities:

Ballina

Travel Required:

00% – 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

April 16, 2026

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.