Senior Manager- Strategic Forecasting Merck Sharp Dohme Msd

7.0 - 12.0 years

7 - 12 Lacs

Pune, Maharashtra, India

On-site

Project planning and management . Responsible for managing the teams delivering forecasting solutions / forecasts / analytics, using both strategic and/or statistical techniques Collaborate with cross-functional 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 value-add, risk/ opportunity/uncertaintyand efficiency - identify and elevate key forecasting levers/insights/findingsto inform decision making. Exhibit excellence in thought-leadership , creativity / 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 evidence-based thinking and challenge everyone to ensure highest level of rigor in problem solving and solution building 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 / multi-cultural 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 CoE s 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 problem-solving skills and ability to work in ambiguous situation Good communication skills and engagement skills for coordinating across teams Knowledge of advanced statistics is desirable

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