Success Profile

Courageous
Results-driven
Proactive
Problem-Solver
Leadership
Team player

The procurement function aims at enabling the Sanofi strategy by leveraging the supplier markets and delivering added value throughout operations performed within Central, Global, and Regional pillars of its organization. Our purpose in procurement is to be a strategic function that brings sustainable value, working in partnership with our international business partners and external suppliers. To boost procurement efficiency and performance, the Procurement organization fosters the right level of globalization through a category management oriented operating model leveraging the management of resources through competencies, localization, internal mobility and talent development.

Job purpose

• The position works closely with the Sanofi business partners to assess and manage all outsourcing needs in support of scientific aspects for the site of Swiftwater - Vaccines.

• Sourcing is the process to identify, evaluate and engage external suppliers in order to answer a need expressed by a business owner (The requestor)

• It includes the usage of preferred suppliers and any recommended buying channels (marketplace, catalogues, master agreement, sole source supplier, price list).

• This position executes the sourcing, the negotiation and support contract execution.

Key accountabilities

• Implements and ensures alignment with the global strategy defined by the Global Lead Buyers at the project level

• Apply the best strategies for specific project(s) and/or scientific procurement activities in compliance with approved vendors, leveraging global providers where possible

• Lead and conduct Request for Proposal (RFP) process with business partner support

• Administers procurement activities, including selecting sources of supply, approving purchase orders, managing relationships with suppliers/negotiating terms of contracts while ensuring compliance standards

• Negotiates and challenges suppliers to be as cost effective as possible, ensure minimal risk to the company while reducing overall cost to the company and alleviating business risk

• Ensures the procurement of company materials and supplies, services and investments at the best market conditions for his/her perimeter

• Responsible for evaluating alternative solutions suggested by suppliers aimed at the improvement of procurement or to capture innovation in the marketplace

• Manage, ad hoc, specific project(s) and/or critical activities related to the procurement function

• Ensure appropriate reporting/documentation inspection readiness, compliance and procurement performance

• Responsible for setting up an efficient & constructive partnership with the Business partners, and other functions like legal, finance, etc.

Context of the Job/Major Challenges

• The Scientific Spend Category is a very complex one, with several categories of spend. It is global in nature let has regional and local specificities that should be optimized and organized in a transparent manner. Primary customers are R&D across all of Sanofi, so Business Partners are diverse and spread worldwide in complex matrix organizations.

• The nature of this spend category is volatile, with the need to manage definition of needs, changes mid-services, regulatory constraints and high level of compliance.

• Fundamental understanding of the research & development process, including pharmaceutical & biological development, is needed to succeed optimally in this position.

• All R&D site to be supported are in the US.

LeadCompetencies & Behaviors

Think Strategically

• Demonstrates a deep understanding of trends and facts that impact our business

• Translates agreed strategies into clear, tangible and actionable plans and initiatives

Act for Change

• Creatively challenges the status quo to find new ways of working

• Looks for the opportunities that arise during times of change

Strive for Results

• Sets ambitious, tangible and measurable targets

• Takes personal responsibility for achieving results

Cooperate Transversally

• Shares relevant information openly and seeks appropriate input from others outside of the direct team

• Develops and maintains effective cross-functional working relationships and partnerships

Make Decisions

• Makes decisions when needed; even if the outcomes are difficult or sensitive

• Takes responsibility for decisions and accepts accountability for results

Commit to customers

• Actively works to gain genuine understanding of the customer’s perspective

• Strives to build mutually beneficial solutions and partnerships

Requirements for Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or international university degree required Strong verbal and written ability with the English language

• Scientific or Research experience in Pharma, or CRO experience, or Procurement experience or other relevant healthcare work experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English

• Ability to create strong business partnership with any professional

• Openminded & good team spirit

• Analytic & financial skills

• Negotiation skills

• Ability to challenge & influence

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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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