
Manufacturing and Supply
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miracles of
science are made
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Key Market SC Demand Planning & Business Forecasting
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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.
Key Market SC Demand Planning & Business Forecasting
· Location: Barcelona, Spain
· Grade: L1-1
- Manager Romuald Kakaki
· Full time
· Hybrid
Job Purpose
- Support Key Market Performance to support top and bottom-line growth ambition of Commercial Operations of the markets in scope
- Optimize cross-functional support needs in the Key Market organization, ensuring effective performance between direct reports and with other teams serviced or impacted by the Supply Chain function, in particular Quality Operations, Sales & Marketing, Regulatory Affairs and Finance
- Contribute to the Key Market regular Region IBP review and actions plan completion
Key Accountabilities
- Demand Planning and Supply
- To manage a demand plan for importation that will ensure on-time availability of products and to lower potential impact of Out Of Stock
- Liaise with Sales & Marketing and Finance to ensure an effective rolling-forecast process is in place
- Lead the trans-functional S&OP and IBP process, bringing anticipation/long term visibility & one single set of data
- Reduce level of destruction while improving forecast accuracy
- Support key launches and ensure 100% In Time Launches
- Ensure local coordination on all Sanofi Group (internal) and third-party (external) sourcing issues
Education:
Degree in Business/Logistic/Engineering/Management
Experience & knowledge:
- Minimum 1- 3years operational experience and success in Supply Chain operations (purchasing, materials management, logistics, customer services, S&OP) Experience in a multi-national environment in Supply Chain
- Proven ability to support Demand Planning activity
Required Skills:
- Computer literate (Word/Excel/Analytical tools); knowledge / exposure to SAP and PowerBI
- Demonstrates capacity to understand key business issues which impact on Supply Chain activities and the role and impact of Supply Chain on commercial operations
- Soft skills: Effective communication, People Leadership, Strong negotiation and Stakeholder engagement skills
- Technical skills: Analytical, Strategic Thinking, Technology road-map, Process Improvement to drive simplification, Customer & Key Account Engagement, Vendor Management, Knowledge of GDP, Regulatory Requirements and Local Legislation.
- Languages: Fluency in written & spoken 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.
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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.
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- Growth happens here. With bold investments in R&D and world-class facilities, Sanofians across the entire vaccine lifecycle are shaping the future of global health.
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