SAP Planning Functional Analyst

SAP Planning Functional Analyst

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Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.

We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.

Our ambition is to continually improve and it's what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it's our people's too:
Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what's best.

Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?

Position Description

The Planning Functional Analyst is responsible for analyzing, designing, and supporting end-to-end planning processes across demand, supply, production, and capacity planning. The role acts as a key liaison between business stakeholders and IT, ensuring that planning requirements are correctly translated into SAP-based solutions and that planning processes are efficient, integrated, and aligned with business objectives.

Essential Job Functions:

• Responsible for designing, improving and supporting critical planning functionality and processes such as demand planning and forecasting, supply planning and inventory planning, production planning and scheduling, capacity planning (rough-cut and detailed) and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP / IBP)
• Lead end-to-end SAP project initiatives, including requirements gathering, configuration, testing, deployment, and hyper-care.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, and third-party vendors to align scope, manage risks, and ensure on-time delivery.
• Configure and support SAP solutions aligned with global template standards, ensuring system and process integrity.
• Manage data migration activities, including master data and open transactional data, in compliance with MDM and archival requirements.
• Develop and execute testing, training, and change management activities to ensure successful adoption and continuity of business processes.

Required Skills:

• Expertise in design, delivery and support of more than one SAP module (FI/CO, SD, MM, PM, PP, QM, WM, GIB) and extensive knowledge of integration points across SAP modules.
• Experience in planning solutions such as SAC, IBP, APO, Kinexis, Anaplan
• Strong analytical skills, including experience with data analysis, data mapping/modeling, ETL, and synthesizing data into metrics and insights.
• Proven problem-solving and troubleshooting ability, with a strong desire to solve complex business problems through an understanding of business processes, ERP structures, and system capabilities.
• Ability to propose, evaluate, and communicate effective solutions while working independently in a dynamic, change-oriented environment.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; collaborative team player able to work effectively across multiple functions.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a continuous learning mindset and experience developing and delivering training materials.

Competencies:

• Ownership – is eager to take ownership of responsibilities; can and does think independently to excel in role; takes ownership of challenges.
• Results Focus – exhibits commitment to goals and consistently delivers results; demonstrates personal initiative and independent motivation to achieve goals and objectives; takes risks when necessary; undaunted by obstacles.
• Communication – relates well to people; builds rapport along all dimensions of organization; resolves conflicts; provides clear directions and information.
• Customer Focus – understands and meets needs of customers and business partners; builds positive customer relationships.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills – breaks down problems and generates a…