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We are seeking an experienced forecasting leader with over 15+ years of experience who is passionate about all things commercial pharma. This role is focused on strategic forecasting and allied capabilities and hence candidate should have deep expertise in commercial analytics, strategic/financial forecasting and preferably demand planning/supply chain forecasting.

As a senior manager, this candidate will be leading a team of highly skilled individuals and will be accountable for their career development and growth in EY.

 

Responsibilities:

Overall delivery

Lead delivery of large client engagements from EY GDS perspective and be accountable for success of the delivery with very high quality and timeliness in an evolving business environment.   Manage project budgets, timelines, and resources to ensure successful project delivery. Design and implement solutions that leverage best practices, technology, and data analytics to optimize customer service processes and experiences. Lead a team that helps develop brand volume forecasts for both short-term and long-term strategic and operational planning. Advise team on performing sensitivity analyses to identify opportunities and manage risks, enhancing forecast accuracy. Solve regional and brand-level analytical challenges using quantitative approaches Help set and execute governance for engagements including performance scorecards, RACI, manage risk/mitigation etc.

 

Practice development

Serve as a part of a leadership team in the Customer practice in business consulting at EY focusing on all things customer in pharma and helping build the practice to achieve future vision and goals. Contribute actively to points-of-view, POCs, proposals and selling materials to help win and close deals across horizontals and use cases Identify opportunities where EY can push frontiers for pharma clients in the customer space Stay up to date with the latest pharma trends and evaluate state-of-the-art technologies/framework to drive innovation. Identify and develop new business opportunities within the customer service transformation domain.

Stakeholder management

Foster strong relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor and advocate for their success. Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to translate business asks to scalable, operable solutions

Team and People development

Provide leadership and development for direct reports Recruit, develop, and retain a strategic and operationally capable workforce skilled and knowledgeable in pharma Effectively manage an agile organization that continuously meets the needs of a changing portfolio Build an organizational culture that fosters inclusion and innovation. Create an environment that fosters professional and career development. In partnership with line management, develop the team’s expertise in pharma, therapeutic area science, strategic thinking, project management and leadership   Develop and mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth. Put together development plan for team members and help plan career growth and opportunities for other team members Evaluate and manage performance for leaders and other team members

 

Qualifications:

A minimum of 15+ years of professional experience and around 5+ years in delivering client engagements across sizes and geographies with deep expertise in Pharma commercial industry Bachelor’s or master’s degree preferably a business degree. Strong consulting skills with proven experience in client and stakeholder management Well-developed business acumen and strong problem-solving attitude with the ability to visualize scenarios, possible outcomes & operating constraints. Good communication skills both written and oral, ability to make impactful presentations & expertise at using excel & PPTs. A trusted advisor to our clients, guiding them through the entire customer transformation journey, from strategy development to implementation Familiarity with current techno-commercial context and ability to integrate technology thinking into customer solutioning Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to scale engagements at will

 

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