Manufacturing and Supply
Where the
miracles of
science are made
a reality for patients

Job Title: Cross GBU Performance Lead
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Flexible working: 60% home office / week  

Job type: Permanent, Full time  

Our Team:

We at Sanofi are chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. In our Supply Planning Team we are contributing to this vision every day by building the bridge between Sanofi Manufacturing & Supply Sites and our Customers and Patients across 111 markets to ensure we supply our customers and patients with our Medicines and Vaccinations. We are a high performing team of c.2000 Supply Chain professionals with Patients and Customers at the heart of everything we do.

Main responsibilities 

Responsibilities Monthly Cycle:

• Define and Drive X-GBU KPIs: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) in the monthly cycle for inventories, cycle time, adherence, and other critical metrics across all business units and ensure proper integration into GBU IBP process.

• Prepare OneSanofi Meetings material: Support in the preparation of comprehensive materials for cross-GBU IBP meetings (OneSanofi Global Supply Review and Executive Business Review), coordinating with IBP Leads / Heads of Supply Planning /SC Performance & Supply Review Leads to support decision-making on top strategic trade-offs. This will cover 3 GBUs products, and all M&S manufacturing sites & EM&S escalations as per IBP process.

• Coordinate Supply Planning Activities: Support and coordinate supply planning activities across the three business units and the External Manufacturing team to ensure alignment and efficiency.

• Data Analysis: Conduct detailed data analysis to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement in supply planning processes.

• Reporting: Develop and distribute regular reports on supply planning performance, including insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.

Further Responsibilities:

• System Enhancements: Collaborate with the Center of Excellence to propose system enhancements and participate in testing to ensure improvements meet operational need, KPIs,  Sceye system,  Kinaxis processes and specific developments

• Prepare and run the community of users meetings (KPIs/ Kinaxis, processes, SMS2.0 ...) to push for standardization, tool adoption for the ~ 110 Supply planning users.

• Performance Improvement Initiatives: Identify and implement performance improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain operations and achieve business objectives.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitate collaboration and communication among supply planning teams, managers, and other stakeholders to drive cohesive efforts and solutions.

• Training and Development: Provide training and support to supply planning teams to enhance their skills and knowledge, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

• Project Management: Lead and manage projects related to supply planning and system enhancements (requirement definition, user testing, implementation), ensuring timely and successful implementation.

• Best Practices: Share and implement best practices across business units to standardize and optimize supply planning processes and tools.

​About you 

• Experience: You have significant experience in supply chain management, ideally within the biopharma industry. Your background includes coordinating activities across multiple business units. You have a proven record of implementing strategic initiatives and driving performance improvements at a global level.

• Soft skills: You excel in leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Your ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders across different functions and geographies is exceptional. You demonstrate high emotional intelligence, strong problem-solving skills, and uphold the highest standards of business integrity.. You have experience in training and capacity to transfer knowledge with pedagogy. Good capacity to synthesis a lot of different information in a comprehensive summary.

• Technical skills: You are adept at developing and managing key performance indicators (KPIs) for critical metrics. Your expertise includes proposing and testing system enhancements, and you are proficient in preparing materials for strategic meetings. You have strong analytical skills and are proficient in utilizing various tools and methodologies for data analysis and process improvement. Knowlegde of Kinaxis,  Power BI is a must. Sceye & SAP experience is a plus.

• Education: You hold a degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field. Additional certifications such as APICS are highly advantageous and reflect your commitment to continuous professional development.

• Languages: Fluency in English is essential for this role, given the global nature of the responsibilities. Proficiency in additional languages is a valuable asset, facilitating effective communication with diverse stakeholders and regions.

 Manufacturing & Supply - Leadership Skills

• Enterprise Leaders: Are able to have the E2E vision of the business, prioritizing the common interest for the benefit of Sanofi and the patients. Are able to connect the dots for their teams and keep them engaged with the vision.  

• Transformation Leader: Acts as change management and culture role model to foster employee’s engagement and build a psychologically safe and collaborative workplace.

• Decision Maker: Takes timely and data-based decisions in a fast moving and complex environment to drive performance and Progress. Promotes an environment where decisions are taken at the right level.

• Performance Champion: Embrace digital innovation, AI, GenAI to democratize data and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, safety, and cost effectiveness.

• Business Ally: Understand business landscape Industry & business/client groups knowledge to translate the challenges & bring added value. Stay current with global external trends and integrate insights into strategies achieving sustainable competitive advantage.

• People Developer: Unleashes the potential of each one and prepares the leaders of the future.  Takes bold decisions to ensure the right talents are at the right place.

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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.

Pursue progress, discover Extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But 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. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN videoand check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

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