Project Lead, Procurement Excellence for PLUTON project M/F

Job description

Le contenu du poste est libellé en anglais car il nécessite de nombreuses interactions avec nos filiales à l’international, l'anglais étant la langue de travail.  

CONTEXT

In February 2020, Sanofi announced its intention to create a major leading European company dedicated to the production and marketing to third parties of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), which are the essential molecules responsible for the beneficial effects used in the composition of any drug. The project consists of creating a standalone company which would combine Sanofi’s API commercial and development activities with six of its European API production sites : Brindisi (Italy), Frankfurt Chemistry (Germany), Haverhill (UK), St Aubin les Elbeuf (France), Újpest (Hungary) and Vertolaye (France).

With increasing medicine shortages that critically impact patient care, the new entity would contribute to supporting and securing API manufacturing as well as supply capacities for Europe and beyond. In Europe, the new API industry champion is expected to help in balancing the industry’s heavy reliance on API sourced from the Asian region.

The new company would rank as the world's second largest API company with approximately €1 billion in expected sales by 2022. It is expected to include 3,100 skilled employees and to be headquartered in France. A planned IPO on Euronext Paris would be evaluated with a decision expected by 2022, subject to market conditions.

Within this context we have to establish a Procurement department with the objective to be independent of Sanofi who will remain the main customer of this NewCo with for ~50% of the turnover.

If the creation of such an independent company is confirmed, Performances delivered by Procurement department would have a direct impact on the profitability and sustainability of the "NewCo".

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
 

Reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer, member of the Procurement Board, you have the mission of providing strategic and transformational support for the upcoming procurement team across direct and indirect categories. You are responsible to put in place best practices and standards implementing relevant and measurable metrics across the Procurement function. You will work in close cooperation with the CPO, leadership members and all members of the procurement organization. You will create and implement procurement performance indicators and reporting tools. The scope and size of the new company which could be created from the project initiated by Sanofi must be considered, indeed we must put in place a lean and streamlined organization. Your role will be also to create and the support development of the procurement training academy.

As responsible of Procurement Excellence you must ensure that processes are understood and adhered.

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Identify, select and implement  best practice new tools and technology to support the procurement function

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Train and support users on relevant tools you have created and/or implemented

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In cooperation with the CPO, Category Managers and Lead Buyers as well as relevant partners develop and deploy tools related to:

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Contract life cycle management

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Supplier relationship management that includes appropriate metrics, scorecards and other performance measures

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Product and services catalogs across from the different procurement categories. Act as the focal point of contact for all users/vendors regarding to catalog support

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Maximization of collected and generated data
 

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Procurement initiatives: starting from value-added/strategic initiatives, you have to implement a tool to follow-up the procurement initiatives launched across the different categories of spends:

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Timelines

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Cost and added value

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Project management follow up involving all stakeholders (Operations, Procurement)
 

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Raw Materials: implement a unique tool to monitor and track raw materials (commodities, specialty chemicals and advanced intermediates) costs across our  6 sites in order to have a global and exhaustive overview of raw materials impacts and  detect synergies between sites and suppliers

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Mono Supply Exit Program: establish a mapping of the raw materials in sole sourcing, help to define and assign the strategic initiatives to implement a dual sourcing, follow-up of these initiatives (associated costing, potential savings, risk matrix)

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Implement tools, criteria and methods to focus decision making process on Total Cost of Ownership

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Monitor and report the financial performance of Procurement:

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Compared to budget

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Compared to the peers (if possible)

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Compared to trends

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Monitor the financial performances of different initiatives across the different spend categories
 

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Craft and track Development Training Program (for Procurement Teams but also including internal stakeholders to ensure awareness, common understanding and language

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Communication and Lead Competencies

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Develop and share procurement related communications

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Develop and maintain effective cross-functional working relationships and partnering

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Respond positively and constructively to request for support from across the organization

PROFILE

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5 to 10 years of experience in procurement

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Experience in procurement program management, change management

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Ability to set-up and follow up project management

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Interest in Technology to look for most effective IT tools for Procurement

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Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

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Entrepreneurship mindset

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Language: fluent in English
 

LOCATION

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Position is based in Paris area with travel to industrial sites (Europe)

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.

As part of its diversity commitment, Sanofi is welcoming and integrating people with disabilities.