Finance Director, Demand Planning Immunology
About the role
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. The objective of the US Demand Planning team is to monitor and maintain the stability of AbbVie product in the U.S. supply channel, ensure the equitable allocation of product to customers and provide business insights on wholesaler & specialty pharmacy purchase trends across AbbVie's Immunology brands.
Responsibilities
- Business Partnering/FP&A: Collaborate closely with various Immunology stakeholders in proactively identifying product trends, providing channel insights & linkage to multiple data sources.
- Communicate with external wholesale and major pharmacy customers to gain deeper insights on product purchase trends, inventory levels, dispensing -- through enhanced data analytics and present interpretation of business impact to AbbVie leadership.
- Ownership for implementing ongoing continuous improvement within span of control including data management and analytical modeling.
- Controls/Compliance: Develop familiarity with all components of AbbVie's Distribution Service Agreements, command of wholesaler contractual terms and situational business applications.
- Review actual DSA performance and metric achievement for compensation.
- Weekly/Month-End/Quarter-End: Provide support to Senior Director, Demand Planning, in projecting to-market volumes to inform LBEs through collaboration with Brand Forecasting and APEX.
- Leverage existing channel modeling tools and build/create adhoc analytics as business trends dictate, bringing proactive visibility to supply channel dynamics and drivers.
- People Leadership & Development: Manage staff supporting Demand Planning Immunology in the execution of AbbVie's Distribution Service Agreements and daily Immunology product activity in the supply channel.
- Ownership for staff supervision and development.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance or Accounting. Advanced degree a plus.
- Overall business experience to include commercial finance, cost accounting, auditing, financial reporting or financial planning and analysis is required.
- Experience in a complex global organization. Pharmaceutical sector experience a plus.
- 12+ years of progressive Accounting or Finance with 5+ years of management experience.
- Strong Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint skills, SAP, scenario planning experience and data presentation skills/storytelling.
- Demonstrated project management skills and experience, which includes project leadership in organizing, planning and executing projects from vision through implementation.
- Strong analytical skills able to synthesize data into concise information to make decisions, recommendations and proposals.
- Demonstrated ability working in a matrix organization, building strong partnerships, and accessing available resources.
- Flexible, adapt to changing priorities, demonstrate persistence in following through, and able to make timely decisions/recommendations based on data.
- High personal integrity, energy and objectivity.
- Process focused with experience in implementing process improvements or other change management initiatives.
- Ability for managing multiple priorities in a dynamic and challenging environment.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
Pay
The compensation range for this role is not specified, but the company believes in good faith it will pay a competitive salary based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid will depend on many factors including geographic location.