Demand Forecasting Manager Caricam, Mexico & Colombia
Panama
Responsible for defining sales Forecast for +1200 skus for the markets of CARICAM, Colombia and Mexico, distributed in a portfolio therapies, ensuring supply and coverage of products according to inventory policies, work in capital and writte off targets. Role Activities:*Forecast management for defined therapies/ markets, for 43 months horizon* Analize historical sales in order to identify patterns, specific activities, and others that help to estimate better Forecast.* Correct Sales Outliers to avoid especial events when baseline Forecast is calculated.* Review and adjust baseline forecasting models and profiles.* Joint ownership with market for KPI Forecast Results and root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions.* De brief with supply Manager inputs for Pre DRM Meeting * Discusse and capture supply constraint Forecast.* Prepare and chair Monthly Pre DRM Meeting aligned by theraphies/market to agreed better Forecast Estimation, considering Statistical Baseline, Marketing intelligence, NPIs, seasonalities effect, and others to guarantee correct financial and supply planning. *Facilitate information to markets on volumen drivers of Commercial and P&L Forecast. *Prepare and lead Monthly DRM Meeting with General Manager and Commercial Leadership Team, to Sign off the Forecast and capture risk/ opportunities. * Trigger escalation from Pre DRM and DRM Meetings for forecast disagreements, to S&OP meeting or Supply Team.*Consolidate and Upload Consensus Forecast volumes in SAP ensuring integrity of the information. *Execution of Sent to Value and Sent to Supply process in SAP.* Contribute to global and regional strategic projects that will use the Demand Forecast as key element to release benefit in the Supply Chain, including inventory reduction, ERP and Supply Transformation.