The Manager of Predictive Planning & Insights (PPI) leads a team responsible for developing revenue forecasts, commercial insights, predictive analytics, and decision-support tools that drive profitable growth across Sherwin-Williams' Industrial Businesses (Performance Coatings Group).
This role partners closely with Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Commercial Leadership, Sales, Pricing, Marketing, and Enterprise Finance to identify key revenue drivers, improve forecast accuracy, and provide actionable business insights. The position combines advanced analytics, financial planning, and external market intelligence to support strategic decision-making and enhance the organization's ability to anticipate market trends, customer demand, and revenue opportunities.
Working closely with the Director of Predictive Planning & Insights and the FP&A Center of Excellence (COE), this role leads the development and adoption of predictive forecasting methodologies, machine learning-driven business insights, and enterprise analytical capabilities while driving a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven decision making.
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Revenue Forecasting & Commercial Analytics – Industrial Business
Partner with Business Unit Finance, Commercial Finance, Sales, and Pricing teams to understand revenue drivers and market dynamics.
Evaluate volume, price, mix, customer, channel, and market trends impacting revenue performance.
Strategic Business Insights
Predictive Planning Strategy & Innovation
Process Governance & Operational Excellence
Business Intelligence & Solution Development
Lead design, testing, and deployment of reporting, dashboarding, and forecasting solutions.
Leverage Power BI, Tableau, Dataiku, Databricks, and related technologies to improve business decision support.
Team Leadership, Change Management & Enablement
Foster strong cross-functional partnerships across Finance, Commercial, Operations, and Data Science teams.
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Mathematics, Data Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
5+ years of experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, Revenue Analytics, Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Strategic Planning, or related functions.
Experience building and maintaining forecasting or predictive analytics solutions.
Experience supporting revenue-focused businesses and commercial decision-making.
Advanced experience with:
- Forecasting and statistical analysis
- Demonstrated expertise in:
Preferred:
- Advanced degrees or certifications (MBA, MS/PhD in technology, mathematics, data science or economics)
Experience applying AI or machine learning to business forecasting.
Experience integrating external economic and market indicators into planning processes.
Experience supporting industrial manufacturing, coatings, or building products businesses.
Travel: 10%
