Demand & Supply Strategy Lead

Job Purpose Summary
This role leads Japans short- to long-term demand forecasting across the full GSK Japan portfolio (Medicine and Vaccines) translating business strategy into an aligned demand plan. Partner with Marketing Finance and Supply teams to connect demand decisions to supply plans protecting availability and healthy inventory.

Why this role

• Strategic commercial impact: influence growth decisions for Japan - GSKs 2nd largest market after the US by turning brand strategy and market dynamics into the demand plan.
• Executive visibility: work closely with Business Unit Heads partnering with Marketing and Finance to align assumptions and make decisions through monthly governance.
• Unique vantage point & growth: Japan is uniquely positioned under Supply Chain giving you an end-to-end view from brand ambition to supply executionwhile leading a team and building new forecasting capabilities with modern tools and methods.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and own the short- to long-term demand not only baseline forecast but upside and downside forecast for Japan grounded in company strategy and market insight.
• Attend monthly cross-functional governance with Commercial and Finance to review explain and agree the forecast and key assumptions.
• Provide expertise to drive launch excellence for key new products and manage lifecycle changes (pack changes discontinuations divestments).
• Support business development cases by building demand scenarios with limited information applying structured assumptions and judgment.
• Provide Supply Chain expertise for business alliance / partnership initiatives assessing feasibility supply implications and operational risks.
• Translate the agreed demand plan into supply plans - communicating with domestic and global supply teams to secure supply continuity.
• Continuously improve forecast accuracy to support healthy inventory and service levels across the portfolio.
• Lead and develop the demand forecasting team creating growth opportunities through coaching new tools and new forecasting approaches.
• Responsible for forecast submission into the system as key part of core commercial cycle.

必要な条件 Basic Qualifications

スキル Skills

• Relevant knowledge of marketing finance or supply chain to maximize portfolio growth.
• Demonstrated strength in leadership and the development of a team
• Creating a performance culture and driving results prioritization execution delivering performance.
• Building strong relationships and collaboration in service of common goals engaging the organization and building trusted external networks for mutual benefit.
• Experience communicating with and influencing/managing stakeholders up to Japan leadership team level.
• Experience in project implementation & a track record of successfully closing out these activities in a timely and efficient manner.
• Agile and distributed decision-making under pressure and with incomplete information using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace rigor and risk governance and control managing ambiguity and paradox.

経験 Experience

• 10 years of experience in supply chain manufacturing Sales Marketing or Finance
• Experience working with industry standards trends and expectations with ability to interact with and influence third parties.
• Experience modelling scenarios with multiple variables incorporating identification of key drivers risks financials and sensitivity analysis.
• Experience with performance and capability in enabling and driving change identifying and implementing holistic business solutions.

学位/資格/語学力 Education/Certification/Language

• Bachelors degree (Preferably in Supply Chain Finance Logistics Business Economics Math Engineering) or practical experience in a relevant field
• Proficiency written and verbal communications skills in Japanese and English (Native-level Japanese High business-level English)

望ましい条件 Preferred Experience

• Proven ability in Statistical forecasting modeling analysis and evaluation
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience problem solving in Pharma/Biotech commercial
• Experienced in a matrix environment able to drive impact across a range of functions
• Experience with SAP/ECC APO or OMP
  

選考プロセス

• 書類選考面接2-3回

• オンライン適性検査バッグラウンドチェックあり

選考プロセス

1. 書類選考

2. 面接2-3回日本語英語面接

3. 適性検査バッグラウンドチェック

就業場所グラクソスミスクライン株式会社
住所東京都港区赤坂1-8-1 赤坂インターシティAIR

最寄り駅東京メトロ溜池山王

雇用形態正社員

賞与あり年１回

昇給あり年１回

通勤手当対象

各種保険対象

年次有給休暇 対象初年度1-15日入社月により変動２年目以降15日

休日完全週休2日制土日祝日年末年始5月1日四季休暇５日出産休暇通院休暇子の看護休暇学校行事休暇介護休暇公傷休暇ほか

試用期間３か月

リモートワーク可週2日

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