The Trade Sales Planning Manager plays a key role in executing Red Bull North America's (RBNA) Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process. This position is responsible for owning the trade sales forecast based on assumptions and trends, and for ensuring these inputs are incorporated into the SKU-level forecast during the monthly S&OP process. The Manager also serves as a liaison between Trade Sales Planning and cross-functional partners, including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Sales, and Trade Finance, to ensure alignment on forecast assumptions, decisions, and implications.
The Trade Sales Planning Manager is responsible for using internal and external data sources to create and maintain a SKU-level forecast by route to market (RTM) and month. This role also manages data entry into the SAP system to ensure that an accurate trade sales forecast is captured for global supply chain planning.
Additionally, the Manager plays a key role in owning SKU-level planning, including the resources used by the Trade Sales Planning and Key Accounts teams, as well as maintaining SKU management and data integrity within the Customer Profitability Management (CPM) tool.