Job Purpose
We are looking for a Planning & Forecasting Senior Analyst with strong analytical skills and finance acumen to deliver the full monthly and annual planning and forecasting cycle for markets within the Planning & Forecasting Hub.
Success in the role requires the ability to think critically, constructively challenge and influence key stakeholders. 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
• Deliver the P&F; promise 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: P&L; and Flash Sales performance commentaries and Price-Volume analysis, explaining variances to Plan, Last Year and forecast
• Forecasting:
own the market forecast update including recent product launches, consolidate Risks & Opportunities, and prepare presentations for management review
• Planning: annual Plan activities including managing the plan calendar and coordinating submissions and sign-offs
• Analysis: respond to ad hoc business requests
• Partner embedded teams to reflect a realistic and ambitious outlook, with potential swings clearly articulated. Provide insightful intelligence on business performance drivers, anticipate risks and propose interventions to meet targets
• ·Create healthy accountability, ensuring promises are clear and delivered on time and in full to their customers. Navigate the cross-functional matrix and form an internal network, working closely with stakeholders being both a reliable partner and an effective customer of the services you depend on
• Simplify how we work and drive globally aligned ways of working. Reduce non-sta
📌 Senior Analyst (Bengaluru)
🏢 GSK
📍 Bengaluru