As Category Buyer Raw Materials , you will be pivotal in developing, evolving, and executing strategic sourcing strategies for raw materials, contributing directly to our manufacturing and supply chain excellence. Due to one of the strongest launch product pipeline in the pharma industry, you will spearhead innovation & seamless collaboration with strategic partners to ensure supply security, speed to market, right cost base and manufacturability both for commercial and pre-launch activities.

Main responsibilities:

• Develop innovative sub-category strategies that have measurable benefit for Sanofi

• Negotiate worldwide and deliver savings based on anticipation and consolidation of all business needs

• Drive major transversal category initiatives to build up state of the art practices and innovation in sourcing

• Leverage both generative and predictive Artificial Intelligence in sourcing, scenario and result augmentation

• Ensure procurement technical excellence such as TCO, SRM, Market Intelligence, Risk Management, Innovation, Digital, CSR, HSE, Compliance, Quality at Global Level

• Manage Global Business Reviews with strategic partners to ensure ambition and execution in both sides.

Scope:

• Directly impact multi-billion company revenue and support as well new product launches across various modalities (mammalian, microbiological, gene therapy, vaccines) over the next 5 years

• Manage minimum € 65 million spend (2024 figures), targeting 10% net savings across

• Oversee key account management for strategic suppliers managing relationships

About you

Experience: Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management, for Raw Materials in R&D or in Manufacturing, specifically in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry

Qualifications

• Supplier landscape know-how & demonstrated track record of achieving significant cost savings

Soft Skills/ Technical skills:

• Confident and capable in interacting with key stakeholders and suppliers.

• Strong understanding of raw materials’ procurement value chain from R&D up to LCM, their supply chain dynamics and industry trends

• Good knowledge of Raw Materials suppliers landscape along with their respective capabilities

• Assertive, high-level communicator, good organizational skills, excellent presentation skills, Team player with excellent interpersonal sensitivity

• Experienced and confident in managing complex and undefined business situations in a multi-cultural environment.

• Influential management, ability to convince and persuade others regarding appropriate solutions

• Strong negotiation and contract management skills with the ability to lead complex supplier relationships.

• High sense of Ethics, Business integrity and compliance in doing business

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