Senior Forecast Analyst, Demand Planning (ML Partner)-442176

PepsiCo Corp

Chicago, IL

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$93,500–$156,450 Per Year

SKILLS

Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Beverages, Business Model, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Customer Acquisition, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Data Science, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Distribution Services, Forecasting, Leadership, Metrics, Oracle Database 9i, Problem Solving Skills, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Retirement Plan, SAP, SQL (Structured Query Language), Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management

LOCATION

Chicago, IL

POSTED

30+ days ago

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more
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https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13379445
Overview
PepsiCo Beverages North Americas supply chain produces and distributes
at massive scale, serving customers through a network of 60+ plants and
400+ distribution centers and moving ~2B cases annually. Our IBP
Forecasting Analytics team helps keep service high and inventory
optimized by pairing business insight with machine learning driven
statistical forecasting.
The role
As a senior individual contributor, youll be the day to day bridge
between demand planners and our global data science partners. Youll
interpret how our ML models think, explain model behavior to non
technical stakeholders, and collaborate with data scientists to drive
continuous improvement in our forecasting engine. Youll own your work,
run short, self directed projects, and communicate clearly with
technical and non technical audiences.
Responsibilities
* Pull, manipulate, and analyze forecasting data to understand how the
forecasting engine behaves and identify key drivers of accuracy and
bias.
* Distill analytical findings into clear narratives and actionable
recommendations for demand planning leadership.
* Translate between business needs and model behavior.
* Partner with data scientists on experiments and model changes; frame
hypotheses and define success metrics.
* Serve as a subject matter expert for statistical forecasting within
the demand planning organization.
* Identify and address data quality issues affecting the forecasting
engine; work cross-functionally to remediate root causes.
* Drive end-user understanding and adoption of forecasting tools and
processes, including training and change-management activities.
* This role operates under PepsiCos Work That Works model, with
eligibility for 2 days working from home and 3 days in the office.
* Compensation and Benefits:
* The expected compensation range for this position is between
$93,500 - $156,450.
* Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education
will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can
share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
* Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of
annual salary paid out annually.
* Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave,
vacation, sick, and bereavement.
* In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits
package to support our employees and their families, subject to
elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health,
and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program
(EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution
Retirement Plan.
* Qualifications
* 4+ years in analytics, data science, or supply chain/demand planning
analytics (or equivalent practical experience).
* Proficiency with SQL or Python to extract and analyze data within a
Databricks or Spark-based environment.
* Demonstrated ability to communicate insights to both technical and
non technical stakeholders (written and verbal).
* Demonstrated ability to set direction and drive decisions across
multiple stakeholders.
* Preferred qualifications
* Exposure to time series or forecasting methods (classical or ML)
* Familiarity with forecast evaluation (e.g., MAPE/WAPE/sMAPE, bias)
and model explainability basics.
* Experience in demand or supply planning processes or systems (e.g.,
SAP IBP/APO, Kinaxis, Anaplan, Oracle, o9).
* Project leadership from idea to production (experimentation,
validation, rollout) and the ability to challenge requirements to reach
best practice.
* Resilience and adaptability in a dynamic environment.
* What youll learn here
* Communication patterns that move decisions across business and dat
science.
* Modern time series techniques and how our ML engine is architected.
* Best practice forecast hygiene (data quality, feature logic,
exception management).
EEO Statement
Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with
criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the
Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but
not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly
referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter
XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to
as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or
disability status.
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability
/ Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age
If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant
under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the
Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.
Please view our Pay Transparency Statement

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