Innovation Portfolio Manager

Requisition ID: 40563 

Cheers to creating an incredible tomorrow!At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo.  With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry.  That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward.  

We seek, value and respect everyone’s unique perspectives and experiences knowing that we are stronger together.  We collaborate as a team and celebrate each other’s successes.  

Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies.  

Crafted Highlights:   
In the role of Innovation Portfolio Manager, you will serve as the strategic forecasting leader for Molson Coors' rapidly evolving portfolio of Beyond Beer, Non-Alcoholic, RTD, Spirits, and Innovation brands across Canada and the United States. You will lead demand planning and innovation forecasting for a complex portfolio, translating market trends, commercial strategies, and business insights into actionable short-, medium-, and long-term volume plans.

This highly visible role partners closely with senior leaders across Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and PMO teams to shape business decisions, evaluate innovation opportunities, develop long-range growth plans, and improve forecast performance across the portfolio.

Success in this role requires advanced forecasting expertise, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels while navigating ambiguity, evolving consumer trends, and high-growth emerging brands.

This position reports to the Sr. Portfolio & Analytics Manager, IBP & Commercial Planning. 

What You’ll Be Brewing: 

• Lead the end-to-end innovation forecasting process across Canada and the U.S., developing fact-based forecast recommendations that influence investment decisions, innovation business cases, and executive planning discussions.
• Develop and maintain a rolling 24-month demand forecast across Beyond Beer, Emerging, Innovation, and Partnership brands, balancing commercial objectives, market dynamics, and supply chain requirements.
• Serve as the primary forecasting advisor within the IBP process, leading cross-functional demand reviews and providing actionable recommendations to Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, and Brand Leadership teams. This includes communicating business results, providing demand insights, industry knowledge, BI/Circana data, gap to AOP analysis, and forward-looking implications across key brands within the portfolio.
• Influence strategic business decisions by building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and translating complex data into clear business recommendations and risk assessments.
• Identify demand risks and growth opportunities through advanced analyses related to portfolio optimization, innovation performance, industry trends, forecast accuracy, SKU rationalization, and annual operating plan development.
• Translate commercial strategies, market dynamics, consumer trends, and causal drivers into statistically informed short- and long-range forecasts that support enterprise planning decisions.
• Evaluate innovation opportunities through forecast development, business case assessments, launch reviews, cannibalization analysis, and post-launch performance measurement to continuously improve forecasting assumptions and portfolio performance. Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, and key demand planning metrics, identifying root causes and implementing continuous improvement opportunities to enhance planning effectiveness.
• Present forecast assumptions, risks, opportunities, and business recommendations to Director, Vice President, and Senior Vice President audiences, driving alignment and informed decision-making across the organization. 

Key Ingredients:

• Demonstrated experience forecasting complex portfolios including new product launches, innovation pipelines, seasonal programs, limited historical-data products, and highly promotional brands.
• Experience applying statistical forecasting methods, scenario planning, causal analysis, demand sensing, and business intelligence tools to improve forecast accuracy and business decision making.
• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Business OR equivalent experience (7+ years) in the field
• 7+ years of progressive experience in Demand Planning, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Commercial Planning, Revenue Growth Management, Supply Chain Planning, or related analytical roles within Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG), beverages, food, spirits, or adjacent industries.
• Understanding of forecast models, causal forecasting, "what if" analysis, base trends and the interaction of brand trends, industry trends and other economic factors
• Ability to analyze large volumes of data and make sound decisions based on facts in addition to understanding when to shift from analysis to action
• Experience developing long-range demand plans and translating commercial strategy into actionable volume, inventory, and supply implications.
• Ability to evaluate business performance metrics, document learnings, communicate findings and translate into future forecast expectations
• Financial knowledge to evaluate STR implications and facilitate open dialog with Sales, Supply Chain and Finance teams
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional decision making and build credibility with senior leaders, including Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents, while balancing competing commercial, financial, and supply chain priorities.
• Strong knowledge of technology and systems application particularly in the areas of forecasting and demand planning (Advanced forecasting systems (o9), Tableau, IRI, Power BI, Claude (or similar AI embedded systems), etc.)
• Understanding the complexity of innovation, proxy SKUs, SKU rationalization and new to the world.
• You love a challenge. You complete complex projects quickly and adeptly with your understanding of the business priorities
• You build relationships and collaborate to get to the desired outcome 
• You take accountability for results – acting with integrity and honoring commitments  
• You have a thirst for learning – you are always looking for ways to learn and help one another grow 
• You exhibit our core values

Beverage Bonuses:  

• Flexible work programs that support work life balance including a hybrid work model of 4 days in the office
• Participation in our Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental, vision, retirement plan options with incredible employer match, generous paid time off plans, an engaging Wellness Program, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with amazing resources
• On site Pub, access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events and, of course... free beer and beverages! 
• We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities  
• We care about our communities, and play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are 
• Engagement with a variety of Business Resource Groups, which can provide volunteer opportunities, leadership experience, and networking through the organization 
• Ability to grow and develop your career centered around our First Choice Learning opportunities
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

Molson Coors is an equal opportunity employer.  We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail [email protected]. 

Pay and Benefits:

At Molson Coors, we’re committed to paying people fairly and equitably for the work they do.

Job Posting Total Rewards Offerings: $84,000.00 - $110,200.00 (posting salary range) + 15% target short term incentive + $23,000 on average spent on benefits per employee, including but not limited to health, dental, vision, retirement with above market employer match, wellness incentives and EAP + paid time off (including holidays, vacation days and sick days).

The posting range provided above for salary is what we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We ultimately pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors that inform pay decisions including but not limited to the required work location, previous work experience, skill set and internal equity.