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Job title: Global Supply Chain Product Leader

Location: Cambridge,MA

About the Job

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Our team is responsible for the End-to-End product supply for products within the Specialty Care Business Unit of Sanofi. Reporting into the Manufacturing and Supply organization, we support worldwide internal and external manufacturing for a portfolio of products representing € 18B in revenue and growing.

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

Job Purpose

• As a Global Supply Chain Leader you will be accountable for E2E (End to End) Supply Chain (SC) strategy, demand & supply balancing, new product launches for a product or specific set of products across the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) horizon and S&OE horizon at the optimal service, cost & inventory in close collaboration with Franchises ,Global Supply Planning, Sites Supply Chain, Market Supply Chain, Inventory lead, M&S & GBU Finance, Industrial Product Lead & Regulatory Affairs

Main Responsibilities:

Accountable for E2E Supply Chain strategy for a product or set of products.

• Defines in accordance with segmentation category the Supply Chain strategy for a product or set of products (safety stock, manage LCM timelines with Regulatory, target split between sourcing nodes, distribution network).

• Supports Products Resilience and Contingency Planning in accordance with products segmentation.

• Defines E2E product policies including inventory and safety stock policy across the network.

Accountable for E2E Supply Chain inventory levels for a product or set of products.

• In conjunction with Process and Business Excellence, drives continuous improvement on inventory policies and deployment processes.

• Drives inventory optimization for their portfolio and ensures product roadmap has inventory optimization strategies (including End to end Lead Time) to drive improvements year over year on inventory.

• Translates the inventory optimization Plan into the Financial inventory exercises (Budget, T1, T2, Strat plan) and contribute to improve the financial inventory process through effective usage of Kinaxis.

Accountable for Products or set of products Demand & Supply balancing on IBP & S&OE horizon.

• Represents product supply in the global IBP process & committees (GDR, TA demand review, GSR, MBR)

• Is accountable for correct validated & propagated net demand in Kinaxis across all nodes for his/her products (DS, DP, FG)

• Understands demand patterns and performance on a global level and deep dives when forecast deviation or larger changes occur (SKU, Indications, Demand Divers, Market performance)

• Accountable for supply continuity in the frame of products Life Cycle Management along the IBP horizon

• Focal Point for supply matters to GBU and Franchise for both internal products and external partnerships on S&OE and IBP horizon

• Leads recovery planning in case of OOS risk for maximum containment.

• Leads global crisis & allocation process coordinated with Franchises (SPC & Gen Med only; VGDM role in Vaccines) on IBP & S&OE horizon.

• Prioritization in case of constraints for respective products based on supply scenarios provided by Product Planners and Global Supply Planning Team

• Promotes & supports usage of technical solutions to automate scenario planning and optimize product supply planning (Kinaxis, dVSM, Plai)

Drives and supports new product launches & other life-cycle management programs.

• Drives E2E Supply Chain readiness for new product launches (master data, safety stock policy) aligned with IPL Team, Global regulatory, distribution network)

• Contributes to the convergence life cycle management process and developing supply assessments according to the regulatory changes across the IBP horizon.

• Manages the product through its lifecycle (from launch through decommission including SKU optimization)

Strategic Tasks:

• Ensure the product roadmap in the IBP is aligned with the Strategic Product Supply Chain Plan and is communicated with Supply Planning/sites and platforms (e.g., production of product in a new plant)

• Safeguards strategic decisions are reflected in Kinaxis (e.g., product can be produced starting 202x in site XYZ)

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain or equivalent.

• 8+ years in manufacturing or supply in biopharmaceutical industry or equivalent.

• 2+ years of leadership experience in highly complex global work environment (indirect management, ability to influence, and complex stakeholder’s management).

• 5+ years of experience of conducting data-driven analysis and communication findings to management.

• 4+ experience with managing financials and budgeting (including inventory management).

• 4+ years of experience of product launches or transitions

• 4+ years of experience of lifecycle management in the pharmaceutical industry, or equivalent.

• Fluent in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced understanding and experience with the Integrated Business Planning process.

• 8+ years of demand forecast or supply management experience

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems and regulatory submissions process.

• Knowledge of systems and tools such as Kinaxis, dVSM and PLAI

• 8+ years of successful experience and demonstrated ability working in matrix environments (cross Functional and multi global location stakeholders’ management).

• Apply TRT (Thoughtful Risking Taking) methodology to manage business risks and build contingency plans.

• Strategic thinking with a comprehensive approach to connect the end-to-end supply chain.

• Capacity to work transversally.

• APICS certification.

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.

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.

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Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; 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.

Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions.

With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi (https://youtu.be/96EwNjb1TLo)

As an organization, we change the practice of medicine; reinvent the way we work; and enable people to be their best versions in career and life. We are constantly moving and growing, making sure our people grow with us. Our working environment helps us build a dynamic and inclusive workplace operating on trust and respect and allows employees to live the life they want to live.

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