Manager, Commercial Excellence

Role Summary

The Commercial Business Manager plays a pivotal role in driving commercial excellence and Go-To-Market (GTM) effectiveness across Pediatric and Adult Vaccines portfolios. The role partners closely with Sales, Marketing, and cross-functional teams to translate insights into action, optimize field force deployment, and enable data-driven decision-making, productivity, and business growth.

Key Responsibility Areas

1. GTM Insights & Analytics

Drive advanced analytics to shape GTM strategy and improve in-market execution.

•            Generate actionable insights across:

o            HCP segmentation and prioritization

o            Field force (FF) productivity and effectiveness

o            Specialty focus and call planning

o            Geographic coverage optimization

•            Develop insights on government and key account business, including productivity, effort allocation, and opportunity mapping

•            Build predictive and forward-looking analytics to enhance business planning and forecasting accuracy

•            Deliver monthly dashboards and performance narratives to enable leadership decision-making

•            Leverage AI and advanced analytics tools to accelerate insight generation and visualization

2. Commercial Team Partnering & Influence

Act as a strategic partner to commercial teams to drive optimal execution and outcomes.

•            Partner with Sales & Marketing to optimize deployment of field resources and GTM strategies

•            Influence sales leadership (DHMs, RHMs, NSM) through data-backed recommendations on productivity and operational effectiveness

•            Translate GTM insights into clear, actionable interventions for field teams

•            Enable alignment across Sales, Marketing, Medical, and Institutional teams to maximize impact

•            Support institutional and corporate business growth through collaboration with key account teams

3. Business Operations & Market Enablement

Ensure efficient and scalable commercial operations with a focus on outcomes rather than processes.

•            Drive end-to-end coordination of commercial operations, ensuring seamless execution across distribution, supply chain, and finance

•            Strengthen distributor partnerships and channel effectiveness, including stock availability, loyalty initiatives, and customer experience

•            Enable market intelligence systems to capture field insights and competitive intelligence, translating them into strategic actions

•            Enhance sales campaign effectiveness by evaluating outcomes and recommending improvements in planning, coverage, and execution

•            Support availability and supply alignment through close coordination with CFA, supply chain, and finance teams

4. Advanced Analytics & Performance Management

Enable superior business performance through integrated and insight-led analytics.

•            Build and manage business performance dashboards spanning sales, coverage, call effectiveness, and engagement metrics

•            Drive sales force effectiveness (SFE) metrics including call averages, reach, and productivity indicators

•            Develop omnichannel analytics to enhance HCP experience and marketing effectiveness

•            Analyze secondary market data to generate customized, decision-oriented insights

•            Continuously refine analytics frameworks to move from reporting to insight generation and foresight

5. Technology & Digital Enablement

Leverage technology and AI to enhance speed, quality, and impact of commercial insights.

•            Drive adoption and optimization of digital platforms (iTrack, iDrive, Channel Pay, etc.)

•            Identify and implement technology solutions to improve data accessibility and decision-making

•            Embed AI-led analytics and dashboarding to accelerate insight generation and business responsiveness

•            Champion digital innovation to enable next-gen commercial excellence capabilities

6. Compliance & Governance

Ensure all commercial activities adhere to Pfizer’s governance and regulatory standards.

•            Oversee compliance for commercial initiatives in alignment with Pfizer policies, Legal, Finance, and Compliance requirements

•            Manage processes related to:

o            MAPP approvals and HCP engagements

o            Use of approved promotional materials

o            Distributor agreements and governance

o            Incentive and project compliance

•            Ensure strict adherence to ethical, regulatory, and corporate governance standards

7. Stakeholder Management

Build strong partnerships across internal and external ecosystems to drive business outcomes.

•            Collaborate with internal stakeholders including:

o            Sales Leadership, Marketing, Medical, Finance, Supply Chain, and Compliance

•            Engage external stakeholders such as:

o            Distributors, healthcare institutions, and key accounts

•            Act as a key integrator across functions, driving alignment and execution excellence

Qualifications & Experience

•            Graduate in Sciences/Pharmacy or relevant discipline; MBA or equivalent is advantageous

•            Experience in Pharma/Healthcare industry with exposure to commercial analytics, SFE or consulting preferred

Critical Skills & Capabilities

•            Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with ability to derive insights from complex data

•            Proven business partnering and influencing skills, especially with senior sales leadership

•            Expertise in commercial analytics, GTM strategy and field force effectiveness

•            High proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and analytics tools; exposure to AI-driven tools is preferred

•            Solid understanding of pharma compliance, regulatory environment and promotional practices

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