Senior Manager- Strategic Forecasting
Senior Manager- Strategic Forecasting
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Job Description
Job Description
Area of Responsibility:
Project planning and management.
Responsible for managing the teams delivering forecasting solutions / forecasts / analytics using both strategic and/or statistical techniques
Collaborate with crossfunctional stakeholders at various levels across country regional and global to collect and validate information for periodic forecasts run sensitivities and ad hoc analyses and socialize outputs to drive/support business decisions
Drive continuous enhancements to evolve the existing forecasting capabilities in terms of valueadd risk/ opportunity/uncertaintyand efficiency identify and elevate key forecasting levers/insights/findingsto inform decision making.
Exhibit excellence inthoughtleadershipcreativity/innovationand problem solving independently ideate/design/developnew approaches/methodologiesto solution for unstructured/complex business questions experiment different approaches/framework which uncover bigger issue and/or insights and actionable recommendations.
Build capabilities in the team to take on further execution of the best approach/framework
Subject matter expert and go to person for the area of specialization; consistently demonstrate critical and evidencebased thinking and challenge everyoneto ensure highest level of rigor inproblem solving and solutionbuilding
People Management
Supervise develop mentor and coach the team
Participate in the selection process manage resources track monitor review and guide performance.
Provide developmental feedback suggest training programs and facilitate the developmental process for own team in order to achieve the objectives through an engaged team.
Communication and Collaboration
Present the synthesized insights and complex business solutions to the business stakeholders in a simplified manner
Lead the communication in global multi country / multicultural environment.
Build additional capabilities identified by the developed strategic plan around Therapy area management advanced analytics Reporting and dashboards forecast error measurement new forecast methods that can bring continuous improvement to CoEs deliverables
Build and advance the (brand and portfolio) analytics capability impart knowledge and best practices across teams
In the discharge of your responsibilities you will be required to undertake such other jobs as may be assigned to you by the Management from time to time.
Qualification and skills:
Engineers / Management / Masters in statistics/mathematicswith 7 years of experience in the relevant jobs; with atleast 4 years of experience in Pharma forecasting
Strong problemsolving skills and ability to work in ambiguous situation
Good communication skills and engagement skills for coordinating across teams
Knowledge of advanced statistics is desirable
Our Human Health Division maintains a patient first profits later ideology. The organization is comprised of sales marketing market access digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.
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RegularRelocation:
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Business Analysis Marketing Numerical Analysis Stakeholder Relationship Management Strategic Planning Waterfall ModelPreferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date:
03/31/2025*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
