Demand Manager - Established Pharmaceuticals Division

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JOB DESCRIPTION: 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. Established Pharmaceuticals Division (EPD) We are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the world’s fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women's health, cardiometabolic, pain management/central nervous system, and respiratory. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to: • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity As the Demand Manager , you will be responsible for leading the affiliate Demand Planning, Commercial Review, and end-to-end New Product Introduction (NPI) processes. The role develops and manages demand forecasts, delivers business insights, and drives cross-functional alignment across Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, and Area stakeholders. By ensuring effective forecast management, NPI governance, and data-driven decision-making, the position supports customer service excellence, inventory optimization, successful product launches, and sustainable business growth. What You’ll Do • Lead the affiliate Demand Planning and Commercial Review processes, ensuring the development of an accurate and consensus-driven demand forecast. • Identify and optimize the utilization of planning tools and systems to support business objectives and improve forecasting effectiveness. • Facilitate Commercial Review meetings and consolidate plans across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders, reviewing assumptions, risks, opportunities, and vulnerabilities to develop a robust demand plan. • Provide validated demand forecasts, key assumptions, risks, and opportunities as inputs into the affiliate S&OP process. • Ensure Supply Chain Operations has clear visibility of customer demand and work closely with Supply Chain teams to continuously improve planning processes, forecast accuracy, and customer service levels. • Own and monitor forecast accuracy and bias metrics and implement corrective actions to drive continuous improvement. • Consolidate Affiliate’s Approved Demand Statements (ADS) and prepare timely demand reports and submissions for Area stakeholders. • Direct and consolidate demand forecasts with major customers and distributors where applicable. • Highlight, investigate, and communicate demand and supply exceptions, including abnormal demand patterns, inventory risks, and supply constraints. • Provide in-market, to-market, and inventory analyses to support business planning and decision-making. • Manage the publication, maintenance, and integrity of planning and reporting data across all relevant systems and local planning and finance models. • Lead the end-to-end New Product Introduction (NPI) process for the affiliate, from business planning and launch preparation through execution and post-launch review. • Partner closely with Marketing to develop, validate, and maintain demand forecasts, assumptions, and business cases for new product launches. • Coordinate cross-f

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