Success Profile

Courageous
Results-driven
Proactive
Problem-Solver
Leadership
Team player

Our Team:

The CHC Procurement Indirect Team is part of the CHC Procurement. The Team covers a diverse area of categories considered as indirect spend, such as Digital, Medical & Scientific, Professional Services and Supply Chain. Currently the Team consists out of 7 Global Lead Buyers covering the different categories, all reporting to the Head of CHC Procurement Indirect. Total Spend covered in the Team ~500 Mio. Euro.

Main responsibilities:

Strategy

• Propose & Implement best in class and innovative strategies for specific product families based on market intelligence, assessing risks and opportunities, aligned on budget, product lifecycle to deliver value to the businesses

• Establish a multi annual roadmap to be executed to deliver savings for the business and to create value for the brands

• Ensure procurement technical excellence: TCO, sustainability, Innovation, supply continuity, quality / Compliance, …

• Identify and engage at appropriate level with business partners from the businesses

Operational

• Organize biddings, negotiate prices for the concerned perimeter, established prices list and contracts

• Step-in digital projects and/or supplier issues for the sites

• Drive the development of new market opportunities (new launchings, new technologies, sustainable components, ..)

• Set-up and drive S.R.M. with specific suppliers for the product families in collaboration with Sanofi Digital Procurement Team (when common suppliers )

• Management knowledge and product expertise

• Set-up and drive right supplier base with clear roadmap to reduce number of suppliers

• Optimize Working Capital / Free Cash-Flow by continuous improvement of Payment Terms according to Country / Group Standards

Business Partnering

• Partnering with different digital teams within CHC to ensure the appropriate level of interface and execution with functions

• Ensure the appropriate level of communication within procurement community to act as One Procurement community

• Facilitate and build Business Interaction across the Business Unit to drive initiatives / projects / strategies

• Build and maintain strong interfaces and partnering with other departments like finance, Digital, legal

About You:

• Experience: brought experience in Procurement or Project Management in relationship with Suppliers

• Soft skills: Leadership skills and experience with proven track record in building and leading cross functional teams / Effective communication skills (oral & written) / Strongly continuous improvement oriented

• Technical skills: Negotiation skills / Ability to understand the products, the supplier and product processes / Business acumen and strategic thinking / Understanding in Cost management, budgeting and controlling

• Languages: Fluent in English

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