Manager, Forecasting and Business Insights

Abbott Laboratories • Alameda, CA

1d • $114,000 - $228,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position is an onsite opportunity in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division. We are helping people with Diabetes lead healthier, happier lives. As a global leader in diabetes care, Abbott is constantly working to deliver the highest quality products and unwavering support to our customers. Consistent and accurate glucose monitoring is the foundation of any diabetes management plan, so we’re committed to continuous improvement in the way patients and professionals measure, track and analyze glucose levels.
As a Manager, Forecasting and Business Insights, you will be responsible in supporting the business objectives of senior leadership and other business partners by developing and managing forecasting models as well as bridging insights and analyses to actionable strategy. The F&BI Manager will take a leadership role in driving market planning activities in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to inform decision making. He/she will work cross-functionally with commercial leadership, finance, marketing, market access, and sales. This is an onsite opportunity in Alameda, CA.

Requirements

• BA or BS degree required
• Minimum 7 years of experience
• Advanced knowledge of Excel models and in market BI tools
• Possesses strong business acumen and interpersonal skills
• Strong executive presence and analytical, quantitative, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• MBA or Masters is preferred
• 3+ years of forecasting experience incl. market and strategic planning and data analytics
• Experience with ML/AI forecasting and predictive modelling
• Marketing science/secondary data analytics/strategic management consulting experience

Responsibilities

• Forecasting: Leverages market knowledge, primary and secondary data, and KPIs to develop short-term and long-term forecasts, commercial opportunity assessments, and uncertainty analyses. Performs Bottom-up and Top-down forecasting to support short-term forecasting and long-range plan processes. Develops robust market model projections and scenarios in collaboration with business partners.
• Strategic Insights and Analytics: Proactively provides recommendations to support market strategies and business investment decisions. Provides business and finance teams with analysis that yields actionable insights that support increasing market share, sales and margin. Supports data analytics team in bridging forecast assumptions to actual performance. Structures analyses around ambiguous problems and manage multiple projects. Generate fact-based data and financial insights and combine quantitative data analysis with qualitative market research insights to solve business problems and create business opportunities. Ensure accuracy and proactive communication of analyses, strategic recommendations, and other deliverables.
• Market and Competitive Insights: Identify market trends and growth drivers by utilizing both internal and external data sources to define their impact on the forecast in partnership with the Competitive Insights teams.
• Internal and Field Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicate and partner with internal and external stakeholders to gain agreement on the forecast, business objectives and the action plan to achieve them
• Process: Builds and establishes Forecast Center of Excellence. Consistently implements all forecasting and analytical protocols, procedures, and standards in a timely manner. Investigates data enhancements and discrepancies across forecasting and data analytics teams. Advances Machine Learning forecast and forecasting tools.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Contribute to the team’s performance, actively collaborate within and beyond the team to design and ensure buy-in around solutions
• Leadership: Support an environment of candor; takes accountability

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees