Chc Amea Integrated Business Planning Head

**Job overview**

The CHC AMEA IBP Head is responsible for the architecture of the IBP process in AMEA and for the successful regional roll out and implementation of Integrated Business Planning (IBP), which is the vehicle for the CHC transformation journey. The IBP aligns the business to the strategic growth plans, and ensures the delivery of both strategy and growth, and provides the foundation and venue for effective decision-making based on one set of aligned numbers to deliver the growth ambition. The CHC AMEA IBP Head will lead the forecasting process across all functions and works closely with Finance to ensure consistency and alignment of financials, with the end goal of delivering topline and bottomline.

The CHC AMEA IBP Head will drive the implementation of IBP in all markets in AMEA, ensure process adherence and maturity in all markets, and propel continuous performance improvement on key metrics (service, forecast accuracy, inventory, destruction) jointly with all markets.
- and long-term business and operations planning on a 24-36 months horizon, working in close coordination with local and regional teams in Manufacturing & Supply, Finance, Commercial, Regulatory and Quality, as well as with Global COEs.

The CHC AMEA IBP Head will be responsible for leading the monthly IBP Meetings based on local and regional IBP outcomes to drive decisions required at regional level to achieve our business and strategic targets. He/She will also work closely with the Global IBP and COE teams in preparing for the Global IBP meeting.

**Key Responsibilities**

Spearhead the cascade and implementation of IBP in all markets, leveraging the current S&OP processes and doing the following to be able to successfully complete the IBP journey:

- Articulate and champion the IBP vision, model and benefits
- Ensure adherence to the IBP process covering portfolio management, demand review, supply review, integrated reconciliation and the management business review, with very clear accountabilities of all functions/individuals involved in the completion of the monthly cycle
- Establish and/or strengthen end to end linkages of all functions involved in the fulfillment of demand, from demand generation to production to delivery to our consumers

Drive the monthly IBP process
- Coordinate a regional consolidation of the plans and numbers over a 24-36 month horizon
- Set-up operational action plan to improve performance of launch management, forecast (based on sell-out), inventory management)
- In particular, continuously improve the forecasting processes and systems, ensuring that forecast accuracy is consistently improving
- Identify risks and opportunities from Commercial, Finance, Quality, Supply Chain, among others, measure impact on business, propose mitigation action plans & solutions
- Lead the AMEA IBP meeting, preparing all data and metrics for review, identifying gaps and scenarios that must be presented, guiding final decision making on open items and trade-offs, which will be presented to the AMEA leadership team
- Create the IBP minutes and slide-deck, communicate key conclusion to stakeholders and perform follow up of the actions.
- Work closely with the AMEA regional Finance team to ensure accurate valorization and alignment between forecast and budget
- Work closely with regional and global Industrial Affairs, External Manufacturing, Quality and Regulatory to ensure supply issues have the appropriate mitigation plan.

Lead the budget/target setting process in the region, working closely with the market and region Commercial, Finance and Supply Chain teams to accurately determine the appropriate volume and value commitments for the current and following years

Drive continuous improvement on key metrics, including service, forecast accuracy, inventory and destruction; in the short term, lead the weekly service and escalation calls with global and cross functional participants, in the long term, coordinate closely with global and cross functional teams on capacity planning and BCP planning
- Animate and promote best practice sharing across the region, drawing from regional counterparts and global COEs
- Drive the portfolio rationalization programs and make the bridge between Corporate Guidelines and local (SC, Quality, Medical, Marketing ) strategy.
- Drive inventory optimization on a monthly basis with efficient results

Contribute to any M&A activity and key strategic initiatives in case of merger / acquisition
- Ensure all O2C activities are following guidelines and propose mitigation plans when issues.
- Draw physical and financial flows with the regional platform and International Flows team
- Coordinate AW transition with Regulatory and Industrial Affairs
- Ensure communication is fluent between all functions and levels of hierarchy.

**Competencies**
- Master’s Degree in a related field
- 10 years of experience as a leader in Pharma or FMCG
- Deep knowledge and understanding of S&OP/IBP processes and b