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Job title : India Multi-category Buyer

• Location : Chennai

• Type: Full time

About the job

At Sanofi Consumer Health Care, we have one shared purpose - we work passionately, every day, to ‘serve healthier, fuller lives’. Our philosophy is driven by this purpose and everything we do is centered around people – our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees – across the world.

CHC Procurement - ‘Play to Win’ Ambitions

Accelerate Growth

• Generate savings for reinvestment

• Total-cost-of-ownership decision making focused on margin improvements

Organisation Alignment

• Co-create strategy, prioritize & deliver outcomes

• Collaborate to leverage ONE Sanofi scale

• An agile organization, empowered decision making

• The Multi-Category buyer – Marketing & Sales and Professional Services would have responsibility of overall business partnering with the local market team and full accountability to deliver all procurement KPIs for the Marketing & Sales and Professional Services categories in that market.

• The key focus of this role is to collaborate with the regional team in the category to formulate pragmatic and effective strategies combined with a robust approach / implementation plan in alignment with the local and regional stakeholders, and drive the projects. The candidate would demonstrate maturity to navigate in complex environments, a strong leadership & business acumen to drive priority initiatives for delivering the cost savings & maximum value to the business.

• This mission is aligned with the values, the ethical charter and the code of conduct of Sanofi.

Strategy

• Support in development of competitive & innovative procurement category strategies that are:

• based on market intelligence: assessing risks and opportunities.

• collaboratively built, full aligned with the business, delivering cost reduction and significant value.

• Translate marketing, P&C, Facility Management, Real Estate, etc. categories vision, strategy and projects in the region and execute to ensure delivery aligned with the targets

• Drive the development of new market innovation opportunities (new suppliers and technologies).

• Integrate sustainability strategic objectives into local project plans, be accountable for achieving domain targets in your regions

Leadership

• Create an integrated and effective marketing and Professional Services procurement network within the markets - working towards common objectives

Contract & Relationship Management

• Lead local supplier relationship management (SRM) and lead negotiations on local sourcing cases. Interface directly with local supplier leadership to assure objectives are met.

• Work with Bio-Pharma peers to ensure that shared suppliers are effectively managed, and synergies are maximized

• Set local KPIs and monitor supplier performance. Continuously drive improvements in performance of the suppliers in all relevant areas of service level, costs, delivery, quality.

• Ensure compliance with master service agreements

• Escalate / manage issues that may impact the global Marketing and Sales or Professional Services procurement

• Ensure that risk management assessment and risk mitigation strategies are in place in close collaboration with the business

Business Collaboration & Partnering

• Business partner role to the local marketing managers, the commercial operations, P&C, Real Estate and Facility Management Teams, other Finance Teams and the local GMs. Build credibility and trust with the stakeholders. Develop a deep understanding of the business to ensure all their needs are aligned and incorporated within the procurement strategic priorities

• Partner with the local sustainability teams to build a plan to deliver against B-Corp commitments

• Enable collaborative partnering within CHC internally and across the supplier network

• Simplify processes, increase speed of delivery

• Develop and strengthen strategic supplier partnerships to deliver innovation and competitive advantage

Digital

• Digital solutions and analytics to drive actionable supplier market intelligence and generate real time fact-based insights

• Leverage technology to improve external and internal connectivity

Sustainability

• Place sustainability at the core of everything we do and help accelerate B-Corp commitments

• Deliver on the 2025 carbon neutral goal

• 100% recyclable packing/POSM and 50% recycled/bio plastic by 2025

Required Competencies & Experience

• University degree in Business Administration, Procurement or equivalent

• At least 3 years of procurement experience

• Good understanding of marketing procurement

• Good hands-on experience in delivering significant cost savings initiatives

• Strong project management, negotiations and analytical skills

• Highly effective written and verbal communication, interpersonal and influencing skills Autonomous with a high level of drive and energy

• Ability to skilfully navigate in complex global/regional matrix environment & adaptability of style to fit the relevant audience

Language & Cultural

• Fluent in English and local language

• International and multi-cultural mind set

CHC Play to Win Competencies

• Stretch to go beyond the level we have operated until now

• Take action and don’t wait to be told what to do

• Put the interest of the organization ahead of own of those of his/her team

• Act in the interest of our patients and customers