Senior Manager - Planning & Forecasting Lead

GlaxoSmithKline; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline is seeking a Senior Manager - Planning & Forecasting to lead the full monthly and annual planning and forecasting cycle for multiple markets or a strategically important market. You will guide management with high-quality, globally aligned forecasts and analysis to support decision making and shareholder communication.

You will own P&L and forecast commentary, lead market updates, manage the plan calendar, and collaborate with senior stakeholders across the hub to drive an

Qualifications

• Experience of running a full planning and forecasting cycle across multiple markets or a key market.
• 10 to 15 yrs in planning and forecasting.
• Strong analytical skills; translate data into concise senior stakeholder commentary.
• Experience of coaching or developing others.
• Understanding of digital, AI, automation and financial systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the P&F plan across markets to drive commitments and forecast reliability.
• Provide P&L and Flash Sales commentary and price-volume analysis.
• Lead market forecast updates including new launches and Risks & Opportunities.
• Manage annual plan activities, calendar, submissions and signoffs.
• Resolve ad hoc business requests and escalate trade-offs when capacity is constrained.
• Partner with in-market and hub stakeholders to reflect a realistic yet ambitious outlook.
• Provide insights on performance drivers and propose interventions to meet targets.
• Challenge the business to produce stretching forecasts.
• Foster accountability across markets; ensure promises are delivered on time and in full.
• Build cross-functional network and act as a reliable partner to services.

Skills

Planning & Forecasting

Stakeholder Management

Data Analytics

Financial Controlling

Financial Reporting

Influencing Without Authority

Business Forecasting

Data Visualization

Digital Fluency

Critical Thinking

Education

University degree in Finance or Business

Professional accountancy qualification

Tools

Business Reporting Tools

Job description

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Senior Manager - Planning & Forecasting with strong stakeholder management skills and finance acumen to lead the full monthly and annual planning and forecasting cycle for multiple markets, or a market of strategic importance, within the Planning & Forecasting Hub. You will be instrumental in guiding progress to our ambition by generating high quality, efficient, globally aligned forecasts, plans and analysis that give management confidence, support decision making and feed shareholder communication, while proactively identifying opportunities and highlighting risks.

Key responsibilities

• Own the P&F promise across your markets to drive financial Plan commitments, ensuring reliability of forecast to support market guidance and smart resource allocation (P&F Standard scope, agreed exceptions and analysis requests)
• Reporting: own P&L and Flash Sales performance commentaries and Price-Volume analysis, ensuring variances to Plan, Last Year and forecast are clearly explained across your markets
• Forecasting: lead the market forecast update including new product launches, challenge and consolidate Risks & Opportunities, and present at management review
• Planning: lead annual Plan activities, setting the plan calendar and securing submissions and signoffs
• Analysis: priorities and resolve ad hoc business requests, escalating trade-offs where capacity is constrained
• Partner senior in-market and hub stakeholders to reflect a realistic but ambitious outlook, with potential swings clearly articulated
• Provide insightful intelligence on business performance drivers, anticipate risks and propose interventions to meet targets
• Challenge the business to produce stretching yet achievable forecasts
• Create healthy accountability across your markets, ensuring promises are clear and delivered on time and in full
• Navigate the cross-functional matrix and build the internal network, working closely with stakeholders, being both a reliable partner and an effective customer of the services you depend on
• Coach and develop Planning & Forecasting analysts, building modelling and analytical capability across the team, whether or not they report to you directly
• Simplify how we work and drive globally aligned ways of working
• Reduce non-standard work, and continuously improve agility and efficiency in planning, budgeting and forecasting through digital fluency and the adoption of AI in standard ways of working
• Build healthy, trustworthy relationships and role model a ONE Finance mindset

Basic qualifications / experience

• Experience of running a full planning and forecasting cycle across multiple markets, or a market of strategic importance
• 10 to 15yrs in planning and forecasting
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into clear, concise commentary for senior stakeholders
• Experience of coaching or developing others
• Understanding of digital, AI, automation and financial systems and processes
• University degree in Finance or Business (or equivalent)
• Ability to connect with and influence senior business stakeholders
• Professional accountancy qualification or equivalent experience #LI-GSK

Skills

• Business Forecasting
• Business Reporting Tools
• Critical Thinking
• Data Analytics
• Data Visualization
• Digital Fluency
• Financial Controlling
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Influencing Without Authority
• Stakeholder Management

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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.

Inclusion at GSK

As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team at [e-mail] to discuss your needs.