• Job title: Supplier Diversity Lead-ROW

• Location: Hyderabad

At Sanofi we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of the patients and families we serve, and we accomplish our goals through world-class research and with the compassion and commitment of our employees.

As we continue to transform the practice of medicine, the next chapter of Sanofi’s Play to Win strategy will require a focus on delivering transformation and simplification of our core processes, optimizing resource allocation and deployment to fuel business growth and investment in science.

To facilitate this transformation, a new Business Operations Business Unit is being established, bringing together existing business service activities, and driving further expansion of centralized services at scale into a global unit, with a focus on driving simplification, efficiency, and productivity.

This new Business Unit will enable the delivery of best-in-class business support capabilities across the organization, incorporating and engaging disparate teams from across areas such as R&D, M&S, the Corporate Functions and GBUs into new global Service Delivery Towers with initial services spanning Commercial, Finance, Procurement and People & Culture.

About the job

​As the Supplier Diversity Lead for rest of the world, you will play a crucial role in driving our supplier diversity agenda while ensuring compliance with GDPR rules related to diversity and inclusion. You will collaborate closely with various departments to identify, evaluate, and onboard diverse suppliers, emphasizing minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, LGBTQ+-owned, and other diverse businesses.

Main responsibilities

Drive GDPR Compliance:

• Stay informed about GDPR rules and regulations related to diversity and inclusion, providing recommendations and working with local legal and data privacy team for mitigating risks and ensuring compliance across supplier diversity activities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive database of diverse suppliers in compliance with GDPR regulations, ensuring the secure handling of sensitive diversity and inclusion data.

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External Engagement:

• Conduct research to identify potential diverse suppliers, assessing their capabilities, capacity, and alignment with Sanofi's business needs, while adhering to GDPR guidelines.

• Represent SANOFI at external supplier diversity conferences, seminars and events with country govts and supplier diversity advocacy groups

• Conduct Meet the buyers exercise – virtual match making to scope diverse suppliers to fill the unmet needs/gaps in the specific HACATS and categories.

• Provide guidance and support to diverse suppliers in navigating the certification process

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Internal Stakeholder management

• Encourage key stakeholders to participate in the diversity events in regions asigned and put forward Sanofi’s commitment to diversity in globally

• Lead the implementation and monitoring of supplier diversity goals and objectives, working closely with procurement, sourcing, and vendor management teams.

• Work with category teams to assess Procurement project pipeline to identify RFx events that present an opportunity for the inclusion of diverse suppliers

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for diverse supplier participation in sourcing activities, contracts, and projects, while safeguarding the privacy and confidentiality of diversity-related data.

• Develop and implement educational programs to raise awareness of diversity and inclusion within the procurement team.

• Work with procurement category leaders to ensure supplier diversity goals are well drafted within the annual goals and objectives of their teams.

• Ensure regular updates on performance and metrics with category leaders to stay ahead of the game and correct course as needed, guided by the metrics

Training

• Deliver training and education sessions to internal stakeholders on supplier diversity strategy.

• Deliver training and education to regional procurement teams about GDPR rules and best practices for diversity and inclusion data management, emphasizing the importance of data privacy and protection.

Diverse Supplier Database Management, reporting & advocacy:

• Work with supplier diversity program manager to ensure vendor classification data on diverse supplier for the region is correct and compliant

• Work with supplier diversity program manager ensure all reporting is correct and inclusive of 3rd party consolidation vendors such as CANDEX, FLEXT, Computer centre, Malt, Punchout catalogues etc. which are considered as tier 1 and reflected accordingly.

• Analyze supplier diversity data and prepare reports for management review, highlighting the impact of diversity initiatives on business.

• Advocate for the integration of diversity and inclusion principles into Sanofi's supplier selection and procurement processes, emphasizing the business case for supplier diversity

• Build a robust policy related to SME and its affiliates for appropriate management of SME spend and certifications

About you

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in procurement, vendor management, supplier diversity, or related roles.

• Experience in Life Sciences or Healthcare industries preferred.

• Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations impacting supplier diversity and GDPR compliance in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Strong understanding of procurement systems and tools like Power BI, click, ARIBA, evendor, Apex, resilinc, sievo and/or COUPA preferred.

• Strong understanding and experience with supplier io required

• Strong understanding of Tier 1 Vs. Tier 2 spend, supplier diversity Vs. Diversity in work force

• Familiarity with diversity certifications such as ESDP, MSDUK, WBENC, Inter-LGBT, MAG Jeunes LGBT, and Le Refuge, and other NGLCC Global Affiliates, etc., and their implications for GDPR compliance

Soft and technical skills:

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and generate actionable

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders across functions.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with experience in data management tools and software.

• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, with a passion for driving positive change through various innovative supplier diversity initiatives.

• Large event management or project management experience such as supplier day.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, economics, or a related field.

• Master's degree in relevant field, or MBA

Languages: Fluent in English is a must. Proficiency in additional languages is good to have.

Why choose us?

• You will play a crucial role in driving our supplier diversity agenda

• An opportunity to create impact, cross collaborate with various departments to identify, evaluate, and onboard diverse suppliers, emphasizing minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, LGBTQ+-owned, and other diverse businesses.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!