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Distribution Network Design and flow manager

Barcelona, Spain
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Our teams produce and deliver over 4 billion units of medicines and vaccines every year, ensuring every breakthrough gets to the people who need it most.
Our state-of-the-art facilities, AI-powered smart factories, and cutting-edge automation are redefining what’s possible: ensuring treatments reach patients faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. This is where your skills, ambition, and passion can shape the future of healthcare.

Distribution Network Design and flow manager

· Location: Barcelona

· Hybrid 

- Full time 

About the job

The Global Distribution Network Design Manager has a key role in the development of the Global Logistics strategy. He or She will autonomously design, develop, and optimize distribution networks within SANOFI and supplier scope. The Manager will build up core teams between 5 and 10 people and drive projects with a global or regional scope. Strong analytical skills, extensive experience in logistics and supply chain management, and a deep understanding of network modeling and simulation. The projects require a strong transversal collaboration with other functions and the applicant is expected to understand Requirements within the bigger SANOFI picture accordingly.

Key Accountabilities

·Project Management: Lead and manage network design projects from project planning to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget.

·Design and Optimization: Develop, design, and optimize the logistics network, to reach optimal total supply chain cost and best service level possible, with sustainability and resilience in consideration.

·Modeling and Simulation: Utilize advanced modeling and simulation tools (AIMMS, Llamasoft) to analyze and simulate network performance under various scenarios.

·Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment with business objectives and operation practices.

·Data Management: Collaborate with SC Analytics and Digital SC to build system architecture for data need of network design models.

·Change Management: Manage change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption by developing and implementing effective change management strategies and communication plans.

·Benchmark: Stay abreast of industry trends, technologies, and best practices in distribution network design.

·Continuous Improvement: Continuously assess and improve the processes to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.

·Other projects: Support manager in other Logistics Solutions Design priorities and projects.

About you

Skills/Expertise/Experience:

  • Proven experience in logistics network design and optimization: Proficiency in network modeling and simulation software (e.g., Llamasoft, AIMMS).

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  • SC & Logistics Experiences: 5-8 years’ experience in different areas of the end to end SC or logistics process, proving a thorough understanding of value drivers and influence factors to drive SC optimization. Ideally within a highly regulated industry or cost driven such as pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or healthcare.

·Analytical skillset: Strong experience in analysis of extensive amounts of data towards data driven decision making. Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, PBI) and the ability to transform insight from data analytics into the solution.

  • SC & Logistics Experiences: 5-8 years’ experience in different areas of the end to end SC or logistics process, proving a thorough understanding of value drivers and influence factors to drive SC optimization. Ideally within a highly regulated industry or cost driven such as pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or healthcare.

    Preferred Skills/Expertise/Experience:

    ·Education: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.

    ·Strong Project Management Skills: 3-5 years’ experience in driving projects within the supply chain and more specifically logistics area. Proven track of complex projects covering all stages from initial assessment over business case to design and implementation.

    ·Cultural Competence and Global Mindset: A global mindset, with experience managing and leading cross-cultural teams in multiple regions.Ability to navigate complex regulatory, operational, and cultural landscapes across diverse markets.

  • Languages: Fluent spoken and written English


Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
• Contribute to a company that is not only a leader in healthcare but also a pioneer in digital transformation, shaping the future of global health. 
• Work on Global programs in a truly International and multi-cultural environment.
• Work with highly qualified teams using state-of-the-art technologies to shape the future of Sanofi.

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.


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