OVERVIEW:

The Key Suppliers Operations lead, based on an IA site, will drive supplier performance and contribution at the site level aligned with Sanofi Procurement and IA GBU strategy (at the site level). He will operate on 4 key missions:

• Site coordination, prioritization, implementation with regards to the Sanofi Procurement /IA GBU strategy and Single point of ownership” for all aspects of the Supplier Excellence agenda”

• Demand Management Process

• Supplier Performance and impact on site competitiveness (Leveraging TCO)

• Risk management (single source risks and driving initiatives related to dual sourcing, etc.,)

The approach is to:

• Agree on feasibility & target (with Procurement)

• Coordinate activities to implement (measure progress & outcome)

• Challenge specifications

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

MAIN OBJECTIVE: Optimize TCO for materials & services purchased in alignment with Procurement/IA GBU strategy with 3 MISSIONS:

Demand Management

• Review & challenge site specifications for better alignment vs Cluster/IA wild standards

• Evaluate Sanofi demand vs market & suppliers' standard offering

• Assess and optimize, with Supply-chain, from the demand with volume forecast accuracy to goods reception at the Sanofi site

• Assessment of the total cost of ownership (TCO) vs. the return on that investment in the market

• A local representative for sites operations involving our suppliers to drive efficiency

• Coordination of all the functions required at the site (Regulatory, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, MSAT, SMS) to roll out procurement actions.

• Manage the execution on time of the action plans for all initiatives agreed upon related to supplier

• Coordinate E2E QA process in case of suppliers/specifications change

• Act as a site’s single point of contact for all supplier operational issues (with procurement)

• Drive supplier collaboration and innovation across operations (with procurement)

• Manage/contribute to supplier performance & impact at the site

• Lead weekly/monthly review with key suppliers toward a set of contracted KPIs (with digital supplier performance scorecard and KPIs embedded in a contract) in relation to site ‘ QDCI level 3’

• Lead structured root cause problem solving to identify & implement actions for the problem defined does not happen again

• Risk management: Support Single source risks reduction and drive initiatives related to dual sourcing, etc.

ALL these tasks will have to be performed through strong collaboration with Procurement Category teams, IA Global Business Unit and/or cluster heads, SMS, Finance teams, legal teams, technical teams, etc. operating as a single team focused on a common supplier strategy and site performance.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Biology, Chemistry, or other similar relevant disciplines.

• Minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in a Pharma/Bio setting, preferably within industrial affairs (at site/division/global level or in a global function).

• Prior exposure to industrial affairs in an operational role, and/or experience in performance improvement/ transformation projects is a plus

• Candidates with a mixed Supplier Relationship/Operations/Leadership background welcome

Technical Skills:

• Successful, multi-year track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects /programs

• Either technical background (e.g.: manufacturing, engineering), procurement/negotiation/sourcing background, or roles requiring strong analytical skills (e.g.: finance, audit)

• Experience in an environment connected with supplier topics would be a plus.

Competencies:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, especially in a cross-functional context

• Robust project management skills (incl. planning) – Able to develop comprehensive workable solutions incorporating the constraints and inputs from all functions in complex situations

• Ability to quickly draw the big picture and solve problems: understand quickly the key issues at stake for the different functions and develop workable solutions accordingly

Behavioral Competencies:

• Ability to maneuver in cross-functional setups and to generate buy[1]in across different stakeholders

• Willing to challenge “conventional” thinking

• Willing to make tough/unpopular decisions and to face conflict to drive the best interest of Sanofi and our patients. Motivated and able to motivate others around him/her. Can unify through healthy, data[1]driven debate.

• Stretch: takes calculated risks, seeks diverse views to challenge his thinking, ruthlessly prioritizes to deliver the most value, and constantly looks for ways to apply learnings and drive improvement

• Takes action: prioritizes outcomes over activity, focus on what is important now, and follow-up on what can be improved focuses on solutions rather than what/who caused the issue

• Act for patients & customers: always looks at what is best for our patients and customers in any solution

• Think Sanofi first: shares information openly and proactively with all colleagues, seeks what is best for Sanofi rather than best for him/herself or his/her team/ function/GBU and dares to challenge his/her management and team if needed to help colleagues across the organization to be successful

As a healthcare company and a vaccine manufacturer, Sanofi has an important responsibility to protect individual and public health. All US based roles require individuals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of your job responsibilities.

According to the CDC, an individual is considered to be “fully vaccinated” fourteen (14) days after receiving (a) the second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or (b) the single dose of the J&J vaccine. Fully vaccinated, for new Sanofi employees, is to be fully vaccinated 14 DAYS PRIOR TO START DATE.   

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