Global Planning & Forecasting Lead

GlaxoSmithKline; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline in Karachi invites a Planning & Forecasting Lead to drive the full monthly and annual planning and forecasting cycle for multiple markets. You will partner with in-market and hub stakeholders to generate high-quality forecasts and support decision making.

You will coach analysts, build modelling capabilities, and push for AI-enabled improvements in planning, budgeting and forecasting while delivering timely, clear insights for management and shareholders.

Qualifications

• Experience of running a full planning and forecasting cycle across multiple markets, or a market of strategic importance.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into clear commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Experience of coaching or developing others.
• Understanding of digital, AI, automation and financial systems and processes.

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).
• 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 sign-offs.
• Analysis: prioritise 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.

Skills

Forecasting

Stakeholder Mgmt

Data Analytics

Data Visualization

AI & Digital Fluency

Financial Planning

Business Acumen

Communication

Leadership

Education

Finance or Business degree

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

GlaxoSmithKline in Karachi invites a Planning & Forecasting Lead to drive the full monthly and annual planning and forecasting cycle for multiple markets. You will partner with in-market and hub stakeholders to generate high-quality forecasts and support decision making.

You will coach analysts, build modelling capabilities, and push for AI-enabled improvements in planning, budgeting and forecasting while delivering timely, clear insights for management and shareholders.