The Position

Most of strategic decisions require a sales forecast. Global Forecasters are at the crossroad of Asset teams, Regions, local affiliates, Senior Management and Supply, helping the organization shape the future of Boehringer, healthcare and patients. Reliable, ambitious, business decision enablers.

Tasks & responsibilities

As (Senior) International Forecast Manager main responsibility lies with strategic forecasting (not operational forecasting). You will be responsible for providing insights to shape strategy with internal stakeholders and translating strategy into sales forecasts. You will act as a leader of the ambition working with global and local stakeholders.

Key activities of your new role as (Senior) International Forecast Manager include:

Within a certain Therapeutic Area:

• Leading the forecast creation, updates and coordination for pipeline, pre-launch and launch assets, as well as assessment of investment opportunities.

• Responsibility for all forecast related communications with internal stakeholders (mainly asset teams, regions office, local affiliates, and senior management).

• Providing forecasting guidance to affiliates, and review affiliates forecasts to foster insightful discussions between global and local stakeholders while ensuring substantiation, ambition and actionability of the forecasts.

• Standardization, consolidation and documentation of forecasting assumptions

• Ensuring that the forecast process is aligned within and across the product portfolio.

As Senior International Forecast Manager you additionally have the following responsibilities:

• Participating in the development of appropriate forecasting tools/approaches to answer key business questions throughout the product lifecycle, including leading tool development projects.

• Supporting the Team Leader through proactive contribution to the development of the Junior International Forecast Managers and International Forecast Managers through the dissemination of best practices.

Requirements

• Master´s degree in Business Administration/Economics, Mathematics, Engineering or other quantitative focused area, MBA preferred

• Few years professional experience in pharmaceuticals industry in function closely related forecasting (consulting, marketing, customer insights, market access/pricing, HEOR, finance)

• Any previous experience in forecasting in pharma or health care industry is a serious plus

• Pharma consulting and/or Brand marketing experience regarded as a serious plus

• International experience considered as advantage

• Excellent communication skills and ability to drive and influence business decision – Leadership without authority

• Ability to contribute to shaping strategy based on quantitative insights

• Ability to translate strategy into numbers

• Ability to engage with senior managers and committees

• Basic knowledge of primary and secondary data as source of forecasting assumptions

• Being a team player, while determining own priorities with sense of urgency and delivering independently

• Solution orientation and ability to solve complex problems

• Command of the English language is required (written and spoken), German would be a plus

Further requirements for the Senior International Forecast Manager:

• Several years professional experience in pharmaceuticals industry in function closely related forecasting (consulting, marketing, customer insights, market access/pricing, HEOR, finance)

• Few years forecasting experience in pharma or health care industry required

• International experience or affiliate experience advantageous

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (including overnight travel)

• Ability to become primary contact person with certain senior managers and committees

• Record of leadership without authority i.e. excellent communication skills and ability to drive and influence business decisions without direct line management

• Good knowledge of primary and secondary data as source of forecasting assumptions

Ready to contact us?

If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com

Recruitment process:

Step 1: Online application - application deadline is May 15th, 2024.

Step 2: Virtual meeting in the period from beginning till mid of May.

Step 3: On-site interviews in the second half of May.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.