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Category Buyer Total Talent Management – Europe (Fr/Ger)

Barcelona, Spain Permanent Posted on   Mar. 19, 2025 Closing on   Apr. 19, 2025
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Category Buyer Total Talent Management – Europe (Fr/Ger)

  • Location Barcelona (Spain)  
  • Job type: Permanent & Full time  

Ready to develop your career at the cutting edge of healthcare and to push the limits of what’s possible for patients?

Join Sanofi, an innovative global healthcare company headquartered in Paris, France and having one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. 

Within Sanofi, the Procurement function is a powerhouse maximizing savings to fund the company’s future growth. The Chief Procurement Officer is reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, member of the Sanofi executive committee. The Procurement organization is divided into five Domains (Manufacturing & Supply, Marketing & Sales, Professional Services, Scientific & Medical and Digital) leveraging Global Procurement Operations and the Procurement Center of Excellence & Transformation.  The yearly spend coverage is around 15B€ with a special focus on Procurement excellence, Supplier Diversity and Sustainability. Closely collaborating with Finance, Business Operations and Business Units, Procurement is instrumental in achieving cost efficiency and savings. Procurement plays a critical role in optimizing Business Operational Impact with a focus on driving simplification, efficiency, and productivity. It forges strategic partnerships with suppliers, prioritizing innovation and data driven solutions.

This job offer is accessible to all, regardless of gender.

About the job

As Regional Category Buyer Total Talent Management Services (TTM) for Europe region you will be responsible for implementing sourcing strategies according to category management strategies and leading sourcing for the category of spend & geographic scope assigned, and across all business units. Core subcategories will be temporary workers, managed services, recruitment services. 

This includes activities such as, but not limited to, partnering with the internal business teams to support their objectives, assist with building project scopes, consolidate all business needs and specification, conduct Global Request for Proposal (RFP), negotiate contracts renewals, rate cards / discount schedules, and manage overall relationships with key suppliers. 

You will be the procurement expert in the Europe region for TTM services (meaning External Workforce) while managing all additional procurement categories of the professional services domain in Europe & France when required:

  • Real Estate and Workplace Services (Real Estate, Facility Management, Building Maintenance, Security Services, Working Garments, Personal Protective Equipment, Office Supplies, Translation)
  • Human Resource Services (Rewards & Performance, Car fleet, Learning & Development, Business Process Outsourcing) 
  • Corporate Services (Travel, Consulting, insurance, Legal & Financial services)

The overall spend under his/her supervision is about +85M€ spend/year.

Responsibilities

Operations Management

  • Supports the Global Lead Buyer or the Regional Category Manager of the category to ensure the strategy's execution 
  • Delivers savings pipeline in line with targets 
  • Data crunching: Collect, clean, organize and analyse large volumes of raw data. Leveraging advanced Excel formulas and functions (V/Xlook up, index Match, concatenate, SUMIF, IFAND etc.). Stripping out unwanted information and formatting, translating data into the required format and structuring it for analysis (pareto, charts etc.) or processing by other applications. Once these steps are completed, apply analysis tools to the data to glean business insights
  • Leads RFIs/RFPs and contract negotiations for his/her category  
  • Contributes to and/or leads local projects according to Category Management 
  • Reports on status, savings, performance, and risks on the sourcing activities he/she is in charge of  
  • Undertakes benchmarking against other industries and best practices 
  • Run SRM program with suppliers of his/her scope 
  • Support pre/post-audit management, Crisis management  
  • Maintains comprehensive understanding of Procurement Policies/Processes related to Risk/CSR/Compliance, and ensures that these are adhered to by relevant team members  
  • Identifies non-compliant processes and defines appropriate corrective measures Audit management

About you

Experience

6-10+ years' experience in Procurement or related field

Soft Skills/ Technical skills

  • Knowledge of best-in-class Procurement techniques and processes 
  • Consistency of focus upon delivery of outcomes and results 
  • Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to utilize tools/systems accordingly  (PowerBI, advanced Excel, Thinkcell etc.)
  • Ability to work independently on multiple concurrent priorities/projects 
  • Defines and balances strategic priorities against immediate operational challenges 
  • Able to quickly assimilate new information/skills  
  • Readily adapts to new environment, processes, ways of working, etc 
  • Willingness and ability to challenge the status quo
  • Creativity in imagining new processes, innovative ideas, and solutions 
  • Possesses strong competency in partnering with various stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes
  • Encourages collaboration within team and across other functions/groups 
  • Strong planning, problem-solving and responsive decision-making skills 
  • Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
  • Role model in compliance and ethics
  • Actively seeks feedback to identify opportunities for improvement

Education

Minimum Bachelor’s degree from accredited University (master degree is preferred) 

Languages

  •    Fluent in English and French
  •    German is a plus

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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!

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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 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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