The objective of the US Demand Planning team is to monitor and maintain the stability of AbbVie product in the U.S. supply channel, ensure the equitable allocation of product to customers and provide business insights on wholesaler & specialty pharmacy purchase trends across AbbVie’s Immunology brands.  The primary areas of focus for the Demand Planning organization are to interact with key stakeholders involved in both the production and order fulfillment of product in the Abbvie supply chain, administer Wholesaler Distribution Service Agreements, provide purchase trend insights and continually assess wholesaler and specialty pharmacy buying patterns/financial impacts.  The Director, Demand Planning Immunology, must have a strong knowledge of the business environment across his/her area of responsibility and be able to take a leadership role in project management.  The position also requires a strong working knowledge in a number of other technical areas, including financial modeling, data organization, Abbvie’s distribution network and contract administration/compliance.  The Director must have the ability to communicate concisely and proactively, while establishing effective cross functional relationships with Trade, Market Access, Marketing Insights (APEX), Sales Forecasting, Pricing and Operations.  In addition, the position will regularly communicate directly with external wholesale and pharmacy customers.   

Responsibilities:

Business Partnering/FP&A:

• Collaborate closely with various Immunology stakeholders in proactively identifying product trends, providing channel insights & linkage to multiple data sources.
• Communicate with external wholesale and major pharmacy customers to gain deeper insights on product purchase trends, inventory levels, dispensing -- through enhanced data analytics and present interpretation of business impact to AbbVie leadership.  
• Ownership for implementing ongoing continuous improvement within span of control including data management and analytical modeling.

Controls/Compliance:

• Develop familiarity with all components of AbbVie’s Distribution Service Agreements, command of wholesaler contractual terms and situational business applications.
• Review actual DSA performance and metric achievement for compensation.

Weekly/Month-End/Quarter-End:

• Provide support to Senior Director, Demand Planning, in projecting “to-market” volumes to inform LBE’s through collaboration with Brand Forecasting and APEX.
• Leverage existing channel modeling tools and build/create adhoc analytics as business trends dictate, bringing proactive visibility to supply channel dynamics and drivers.

People Leadership & Development:

• Manage staff supporting Demand Planning Immunology in the execution of AbbVie’s Distribution Service Agreements and daily Immunology product activity in the supply channel.
• Ownership for staff supervision and development.