Statistical Forecasting Lead

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Site Name: Belgium-Wavre

Posted Date: Apr 13 2021

As Statistical Forecasting Senior Manager, You Are Responsible For

• executing advanced computational approaches to build novel and innovative models using advanced analytics techniques.
• developing effective forecasting models
• sharing trends and providing insights on risks/opportunities.
• working with the customer services regional heads to enrich the models with market intelligent.
• supporting the business strategic imperative on forecasting and demand processes.
  

Your Responsibilities

• Accountable for the development and maintenance of global Vaccines sales and forecasting reporting and dashboards providing real-time visibility and KPI’s (YTD vs YTG sales, SFA and sales forecast bias)
• Review and analyse volume/value data evolution, historical sales trends, outliers and develop statistical forecast models
• Work with Customer Sevices to incorporate market intelligence and analyse and report on major changes in sales forecasts and budgets.
• Support management with risk and opportunity assessments and mitigation plans
• Define and implement solutions together with the customer services team to improve demand forecast accuracy/bias.
• Evaluate and deploy advanced analytics techniques and tools to develop effective forecasting models
• Align with business strategic imperative to drive maturity in forecasting and demand processes
• Bring the outside in and maintain awareness of leading edge forecasting practices through benchmarking and external collaboration.
• Builds connections to pharma supply to share best practice, solution and identify synergies for future automation and maturity improvement.
• SME on statistical analytics modelling and demand forecasting principle
  

Why you?

Basic Qualifications

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor degree with a specialization in Applied Mathematics, Mathematical engineering or Computer Science; Industrial Engineering, Chemical or Biologicals and engineering, Supply Chain Management
• 10+ years of experience in supply chain management or equivalent.
• Familiarity with Process automation and process redesigning tools and techniques including AI and RPA
• supply chain experience gained in working with a variety of disciplines throughout the supply chain, preferably in regulated industry / Pharmaceuticals
• Experience with people related topics (leading teams, matric working,)
• Demonstrated matrix leadership skills including, influencing others, driving change and facilitating business events and trainings.
• Demonstrated effective, written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work with stakeholders and project teams to identify novel solutions to specific project-related needs.
• Experience with digital processes and systems: learning for and in a digital environment
• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts
• Knowledge of financial basics
• Diligent, attention to detail and ability to apply high standards to own work.
• Lean Management or Change management certificates are a plus
• Learning mindset and flexibility to adapt quickly to a changing environment
• Future oriented, visionary
• Accountability and self-motivation; ambition to win
• High levels of resilience and personal energy and an ability to energise others.
• Be a role model for continuous capability build and be up to date with modern technology
• Experience with AGILE project methodology
  

Preferred Qualifications

If you have the following characteristics it would be a plus:

• Master degree with a specialization in Supply Chain Management, Big Data and Analytics, Statistic, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field; Life sciences or Engineering, project management, Business administration
  

Why GSK?

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 in a culture of Innovation, Performance and Trust.

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If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

Our goal is to be one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies. We believe that we all bring something unique to GSK and when we combine our knowledge, experiences and styles together, the impact is incredible. Come join our adventure at GSK where you will be inspired to do your best work for our patients and consumers. A place where you can be you, feel good and keep growing.

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