Site Name: Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City
Posted Date: Jun 11 2024
As a Senior Demand Planning Manager, you will be responsible for:
Driving a single number mindset by coordinating Demand Planning activities with Commercial, Finance and Supply Chain teams.
Leading team and driving initiatives for process simplification, automation and compliance in all areas of Demand Planning, with key focus on Forecast Accuracy and Bias.
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:
- Demand Planning
- Operate the volume forecasting process within the Supply Chain Operating Model supporting the Core Commercial Cycle (CCC) for entire portfolio (Rx + Vx).
- Be responsible for historical data cleansing (liaising with the Commercial teams) as input for statistical forecast performed by Demand CoE.
- Support Demand Forecasting Planners (Global Demand CoE) with Market Intelligence for statistical forecast models definition.
- Provide strong business partnering and work across functions (LOC Marketing and Finance Teams) to lead the monthly Pre-DRM & DRM meetings to discuss baseline forecasts volume and agree any forecast adjustments along with their assumptions covering entire portfolio (Rx + Vx) capturing the Unconstrained and Constrained Volume forecast.
- Liaise with the Commercial and Marketing teams to capture comprehensive total volume forecast for existing or new products.
- Prepares forecast inputs into the key Core Commercial Cycle (CCC) meetings including Demand Review, feeding through to Supply Review and regional S&OP meetings.
- Be accountable for driving performance in demand forecasting KPIs by performing a detailed root cause analysis and working with Commercial and Finance organizations on continuous improvement and corrective actions.
- Support the Demand Planning Lead for strategic global and regional projects that require demand forecasting as a lever to unlock further benefits in GSK's supply chain including Inventory Reduction, FG write-off reduction, ERP and process enhancements, Supply Chain Transformation etc.
- Promote a 'one number' mindset to drive business decision-making and forecast transparency / functional accountability.
- Ensure system compliance, maintain the Market Intelligence data and timely release of the forecast volume data to Finance/Commercial and Supply Chain teams.
- Work with the Supply Chain Process and Capability champion to drive improvements and process simplification in Demand Forecasting.
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Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- More than 3 years of experience in Demand planning (Pharma or FMCG experienced preferred) related roles.
- Excellent communications skills (written and verbal) and good stakeholder management.
- English proficiency required.
- Good knowledge of Supply chain disciplines like supply planning, distribution planning, inventory management and procurement.
- Excellent knowledge of Excel and Power BI are expected.
- APICS or equivalent certification will be an advantage.
- MBA or other related Masters degree is preferred
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Describe what experience this position will require the job holder to have obtained in past roles within or outside of GSK that would demonstrate a level of proficiency in the stated role.
- Demand Planning/Supply chain Planning
- Inventory management
- Statistical forecasting
- Data analytics
- Forecasting tools and software
- Other Job-Related Skills/Background
- Cross Functional Collaboration
- Stakeholder Management
- Problem Solving Mindset
- Drive for Innovation
- Self Motivation
- Team/ Talent Management
Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:
- Agile and distributed decision-making - using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk
- Managing individual and team performance.
- Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
- Implementing change initiatives and leading change.
- Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams.
- Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning both internally and externally.
- Developing people and building a talent pipeline.
- Translating strategy into action - a compelling narrative, motivating others, setting objectives and delegation.
- Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
- Budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.
Why GSK?
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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.
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