MSD Asso Director & Business Partner 

Kenya, Nairobi County, Nairobi 

830962098

Job Description

Position Overview - Basic Functions & Responsibility

• Work closely with cross-business and BE teams to support business strategies and focus, optimize the strategic planning process, and ensure flawless execution. Provide actionable suggestions based on market and business insights, drive decision implementation, and empower business operations from strategy to execution and from data insights to digitalization, leveraging the integrated services and capabilities.

The Core Responsibilities are:

• Work as a reliable BE business partner to provide a whole set of BE support to cross-business departments by leveraging other BE function resources.

• Work closely with business departments to full business cycle with an objective view, included but not limited to standardize customer segmentation and targeting rules for synergy opportunities.

• Systemize the sales forecast process and actively spot business opportunities and risks Monitor and manage target allocation adjustment proactively with quantified justification

• Design and provide integrated execution and market performance tracker based on aligned KPIs, and understand the rationales behind (KSFs)

• Support cross-business departments on ad-hoc projects, business plans and reviews.

• Lead BE initiatives and projects to provide advanced/innovative service and solutions to BU

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree or above. A minimum of 8+ years demonstrated strong capabilities and experience in Pharmaceutical industry.

• Hands-on experiences on customer segmentation, targeting setting methodology and other I&A relevant capability including sales forecast tracking and accuracy alert, target allocation adjustment management, integrated business tracker and insights.

• Demonstrates capacity to learn and understand sales and market strategy, customer approach and integrated execution in cross-business units.

• Skills of project management and good cross-functional collaborations.

• Entrepreneurship mindset, the ability to constantly self-challenge and challenge status quo in a constructive way.

• Show integrity, tenacity, resilience and adaptability in complex situations and an often changing environment; is able to handle pressure and commit to and respect deadlines.

• Good command of written English, communication verbal English

Core Competencies:

• Good communication and strong interpersonal skill

• Good business acumen and strategic thinking abilities.

• Strong organizational, analytical experience and skill.

• Strong leadership, entrepreneurship mindset, teamwork and collaboration, result orientation.

• Motivational, pro-active, initiative

• Openness to change.

• Strong problem solving skills and ability to drive influence on the sales force.

Current Contingent Workers apply

Not Applicable

Business Analysis, Data Science, Demand Management, Innovation, Requirements Management, Sourcing and Procurement, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning

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