Demand Forecaster

· Location: Barcelona, Spain
· 1 year contract
- Hybrid

About the job

At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before.

At Supply Chain Business Analytics Center of Excellence, we are on a mission to ensure everyone can harness the power of data in every decision. Our ambition is to transform and disrupt the SC practice to make it data-driven and digitally enabled to simplify, accelerate and improve the impact of the decision-making processes steering for best-in-class SC performance.

As a global Demand Forecaster you will join a team of passionate about quantitative forecasting.

You will contributes to the forecasting process by generating the quantitative forecast and executing all forecast preparation activities (such as portfolio segmentation, history cleansing, forecasting review) in order to guarantee on a monthly basis the most appropriate forecast baseline for all products of your perimeter.

You will support the performance analysis and strive for continuous improvement through the project pipeline (new algo, automation, forecast excellence, data viz…). You are at ease with either R or Python.

Main responsibilities:

Runs the Forecast calculation based on the models and parameters defined by the Forecasting Master:

• Sets cleansing rules for historical data with the information gathered from the markets;
• Sets rules for historical outlier detection, reviews adjustment proposed by the system and validates them;
• Selects the appropriate baseline (statistical, manual or patient-based);
• Performs the forecast review by exception (based on alerts) and according to segmentation;
• Is able to assess the value of the different methods and algorithms and explain them in business terms. Ability to influence executives and senior management on the benefits of utilizing advanced analytics.

Proposes and implements continuous improvement measures for the assigned countries in order to improve the performance:

• Analyzes forecasting performance from previous months;
• Executes root-cause analysis to support the business on improving performance results;
• Drives continuous improvement on the demand segmentation and statistical forecasting process, identify projects, participate in the projects prioritization and execute them.

Directly manages the relationship with local Demand Planners:

• Gathers Market insights and assumptions exchange / clarification;
• Integrates Market insights into the models (causal factors, outliers);
• Country status and automated forecast adoption follow up.

About you

Tools: Kinaxis (basic), R or Python programming (intermediate)

Skills: Statistics, Mathematics, Time-Series analysis.

Neighboring Functions:

Forecasting Master, Local Demand Planner

Magnitude of impact: 3 to 5 MCOs

Languages:
· Fluent spoken and written English

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
• Contribute to a company that is not only a leader in healthcare but also a pioneer in digital transformation, shaping the future of global health.
• Work on Global programs in a truly International and multi-cultural environment.
• Work with highly qualified teams using state-of-the-art technologies to shape the future of Sanofi.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!