Job title: Category Buyer Spare Parts

• Location: Budapest, Hungary

About the job

Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives. Ready? As the Global Buyer Spare parts, you will be responsible, for the management of spare part category, purchase, storage, and distribution of spare parts or components required for machinery, or equipment, for implementing sourcing strategies according to category management strategies and leading sourcing activities across all business units at global level.

We’re an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure the implementation and operational follow-up of action plans derived from the strategies, in close collaboration with the procurement network and stakeholders.
• Provide support to the Global Lead Buyer of the category to ensure the execution of the strategy and sourcing execution and work closely with procurement services to leverage as much as possible the middle and back-offices services.
• Maintain knowledge of supply chain best practices and industry benchmarks and provide solutions & alternatives for Spare parts process improvement including integrators & OEM’s management.
• Develop & implement and delivers savings pipeline in line with targets and lead global RFIs/RFPs and contract negotiations for maintenance category and report on status, savings, performance, and risks on the sourcing activities for maintenance category
• Stay informed on current industry trends and new market developments and undertake benchmarking against other industries and best practices while acting as a change agent
• Run robust Supplier Management with business reviews & performance management Ensure mastery of Procurement technical excellence (TCO, SRM, Market Intel, Risk Management, Innovation, CSR, HSE, compliance, quality…),
• Communicate departmental vision & goals and issue Resolution: Manage and resolve any issues with suppliers.

About you

Experience:

• 4+ years' experience in Procurement Maintenance experience in pharma industry.
• Technical knowledge of Spare Parts Management, reverse engineering, Additive manufacturing & Lathing/milling/coating technologies.
• Good understanding of inventory management and FIFO practices.
• Knowledge of Pharma GMP work environment.
• Proven experience into remote maintenance contract deployment and machinery connectivity and censoring.
• Good understanding of finance and legal aspects.
• Trained into crisis management.

Soft skills:

• Results oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, notably on large data sets.
• Knowledge of SAP MM module and any CMMS tool.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Flexible, receptive, resourceful, creative, and results oriented.
• Proven project management and technical and commercial Negotiation.
• Communication skills: Assertiveness, ability to convince/influence others and excellent presentation skills.
• Able to quickly assimilate new information/skills.
• Readily adapts to new environment, processes, ways of working.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal sensitivity.
• Role model in compliance and ethics.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business or another relevant field.

Languages:

• Excellent command of both written and spoken English required.

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
• Play an instrumental part in creating best practice within our Procurement Team having a great opportunity to be part of a diverse team.

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!

Discover our Code of Conduct, that serves as the moral compass that guides us when chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Please ensure to have read this document before applying.

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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!