Demand Forecasting Manager

Job title:

Demand Forecasting Manager

Company

GlaxoSmithKline

Job description

Demand Forecasting Manager – 18 Months Fixed Term ContractClosing Date for Applications – 27th September (COB)The Regional Demand Forecasting Manager is responsible for developing a robust, unbiased, and comprehensive sales forecast for all SKUs across all therapies. This role specifically focuses on a portfolio of Tier 2/3 Markets managed by the European Customer Supply Chain Organisation.We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpageIn this role you will:

• Responsible for leading the volume forecasting process to drive improvements in forecast accuracy, bias, working capital and customer service levels.
• Manage exceptions to standard statistical baseline generation and collaborate with Centre of Excellence to review and agree improvement actions, highlighting related market dynamics.
• Responsible for the monitoring of demand forecasting KPIs and evaluation of forecast value-added, highlighting key impact drivers with commercial/finance, review assumptions, and propose improvements.
• Prepare forecast inputs into the key Core Commercial Cycle meetings, including Pre-Demand Review Meetings, Demand Review Meetings, and Regional Meetings such as EU MPR and EU S&OP.
• Manage Risks & Opportunities with visibility to scenarios to aid decision-making, including management of changes on product lifecycle and changes to the product portfolio.
• Contribute to the implementation of new system, tools and processes following the Global Supply Chain Transformation deployment for Europe.

Why you?Qualifications & Skills:We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Specialist and working knowledge of Demand Forecasting and its processes.
• Excellent knowledge of SAP APO and usage of digital analytical tools and reporting.
• Ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organisation, across multiple functions such as Commercial Sales / Marketing / Supply Planning/ Finance/ Logistics/ Regulatory and Quality.
• Problem-solving, organization (time management) and attention to detail abilities.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Supply Chain Professional Qualification (APICS or similar)
• Pharmaceutical experience.
• Supply Chain Transformation experience – IBP and OMP system knowledge.

Why GSK?Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on or 0808 234 4391.Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a UK Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the and scroll to the Careers Section where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive .As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.Important notice to Employment businesses/ AgenciesGSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK’s commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit GSK’s Transparency Reporting site.

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Location

London

Job date

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 07:49:23 GMT

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