Statistical Forecaster

Job description

Statistical Forecaster

·          Location: Barcelona

·          50 % Remote working

·          Job type: Permanent

About the job

 

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we have one shared mission – we work passionately, every day, to ‘serve healthier, fuller lives’ now and for the generations to come.

In order to do so, we strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view.

Everything we do is centered around people’s interests – our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees – across the world.

We are building loved brands that serve 1bn consumers worldwide, through our key platforms: Allergy, Physical & Mental Wellness, Pain, Digestive Wellness and Cough, Cold & Flu.

We aspire to become the best Fast Moving Consumer Health (FMCH) company In & For the world and we aim to build a work environment where people can thrive, grow, enjoy and be at their best.

About the role:

·          Runs the Forecast calculation based on the models and parameters defined by the Data Scientist

·          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:

·          Gather Market insights and assumptions exchange / clarification.

·          Integrate Market insights into the models (causal factors, outliers).

·          Country status and automated forecast adoption follow up.

Up to 20% of your time is dedicated to project work, driving continuous improvement for the team.

 

About you:

·          Experience: minimum 2 years’ experience in similar roles

·          Soft skills: strategy vision, analytical vision

·          Technical skills: Power Bi, ERP and coding knowledge will be a plus

·          Education: Management Engineering, Finance

·          Languages: English

 

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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.

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At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.